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Rep. Mark Pocan: Is it just coincidence that Trump is following Project 2025 outline?

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan doesn’t think Donald Trump’s following of the far-right Project 2025’s priorities is any coincidence — no matter how much one of the project’s chief creators tries to dodge questions about it.

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Melanie Stansbury on how she fights Marjorie Taylor Greene’s transphobia in Congress with smart preparation

New Mexico Democratic U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury wasn’t planning to go viral. But when she spoke up during a congressional hearing last month and calmly held aloft an uncropped photo that debunked a Republican smear — while Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the Georgia Republican and subcommittee chairwoman, slammed her gavel in exasperation — the moment …

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Combat vet Tammy Duckworth leads Democrats’ final plea to stop Pentagon purge as trans military ban begins

On the eve of the most sweeping purge of transgender personnel in modern U.S. military history, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat representing Illinois, is leading a last-minute attempt to halt what she and 22 other Senate Democrats call a “foolhardy,” “cruel,” and politically motivated expulsion of thousands of qualified service members.

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Trans athlete singled out by Trump wins gold anyway: ‘I’m not scared of them’

Even after she was singled out by the president of the United States, AB Hernandez is « living a normal life. »

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Eugene Levy reflects on fatherhood with a gay son, ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ and strategic allyship

As anti-LGBTQ+ laws and rhetoric surge across the United States, actor, writer, and producer Eugene Levy—known for his distinct comedic voice and one of television’s most beloved queer-affirming series—was honored Wednesday night with the 2025 Nancy Pelosi Equality Ally Award at Equality PAC’s National Pride Gala.

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Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala

With more than 70 members of Congress in attendance to hear music legend Dionne Warwick, 84, sing her 1985 hit “That’s What Friends Are For,” Wednesday’s Equality PAC National Pride Gala, hosted by drag queen Bianca Del Rio, served as a powerful rebuke to the Trump administration’s ongoing assault on LGBTQ+ rights — especially the …

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BarkBox CEO apologizes for leaked message exposing paused Pride ads — but they’re still paused

BarkBox’s CEO is « deeply sorry » for a leaked message that revealed the company’s plans to forgo advertising for its LGBTQ+ Pride collection — but they appear to have followed through on those plans.

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Live Out Loud’s 24th Annual Trailblazers Gala honors LGBTQ+ current and rising leaders

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BREAKING: Supreme Court sides with straight woman in so-called ‘reverse discrimination’ case

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously sided with an Ohio woman on Thursday who claimed she was discriminated against for being straight. She said her gay boss didn’t promote her. The ruling in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services will now allow similar suits to be brought in the U.S., making it easier for members …

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