Harmeet Dhillon, a senior DOJ official who oversaw Trump’s anti-trans initiatives, resigns
A senior official in President Donald Trump’s Justice Department senior official who consistently targeted the LGBTQ+ community is out after a controversial 18-month run.
Even Ron DeSantis thinks Republicans running on anti-trans ads was a bad idea
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2028 presidential contender with a long history of anti-transgender politics, suggested Republicans this year could have toned down anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
Democrats won big. Now trans Americans are demanding more than promises
Tuesday was the people’s victory. It was a victory for communities of color across the South and Midwest who have been organizing with their neighbors for decades. This election offers a clear roadmap for how we build lasting, multiracial, working-class power. I know right now there is an expectant energy of turning political tides. But …
Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis becomes first LGBTQ+ person in Texas to win statewide race
Amid a national rainbow wave with a blue Texas hue, the Lone Star State elected its first out LGBTQ+ chief justice to the state Supreme Court.
Lesbian combat veteran Cait Conley unseats Republican Mike Lawler in New York U.S. House race
New York voters have elected Cait Conley to Congress, sending a lesbian Army combat veteran who served under “don’t ask, don’t tell” to Washington and flipping a Republican-held House seat.
Deep-blue Washington State passes ballot initiative banning trans girls from sports
Voters in deep-blue Washington State, home to some of the most robust anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination protections in the country, have passed a ballot initiative that bars transgender girls from participating on girls’ sports teams.
Violences de classe dans les relations queer: déjouer la honte
Pourquoi les privilèges de classe restent-ils difficiles à nommer dans les milieux queer ? À partir de Maisons d’enfance d’Auror•404, récit d’une relation entre un garçon trans issu d’un milieu très pauvre et un universitaire gay bourgeois, Serena Sobrero interroge le camouflage des privilèges, les représentations dominantes et les pistes pour déjouer la honte. L’article …
Scott Wiener elected San Francisco’s first out gay member of Congress as Pelosi-backed rival concedes
California state Sen. Scott Wiener is poised to become the first out gay person to represent San Francisco in Congress after his Democratic rival, city Supervisor Connie Chan, conceded Wednesday evening in the race to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Vermont voters deliver LGBTQ+ rights victory with constitutional protections
Vermont voters approved a constitutional amendment Tuesday explicitly protecting LGBTQ+ people against discrimination, delivering a victory for civil rights advocates seeking stronger state safeguards against unequal treatment.
Op-ed: All that anti-trans money, and Republicans still got shellacked in Texas & everywhere else
I spent seven years on Capitol Hill and more than 25 years in public relations, so I think I know a thing or two about campaigns that fail miserably, messaging that falls flat and leaders who lose touch with constituents and consumers.

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