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Are There Any Democrats Left? Left of Bill Kristol, That Is?
Turns out the majority of the country thinks that ICE sucks. I’ve got people with whom I agree about very little writing things like, “[ICE and CPB are] doing [...]Read more about Are There Any Democrats Left? Left of Bill Kristol, That Is?
Grab the Chloroform Because Marjorie Tayor Greene Is Woke!
A few years ago I was in the home of two lovely gay men for a campaign event. Their home was gorgeous with lots of art. While I was looking at a cabinet of [...]Read more about Grab the Chloroform Because Marjorie Tayor Greene Is Woke!
In the Fascist Regime that is the U.S., We Are All Rosie O’Donnell
You can say whatever you want about Rosie O’Donnell. She’s a celebrity and people have some strong opinions about her. Some good, some bad. But since she hasn’t [...]Read more about In the Fascist Regime that is the U.S., We Are All Rosie O’Donnell
LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the 2024 Election: A Conversation with Governor Whitmer
Since becoming the governor of Michigan in 2019, Gretchen Whitmer has been a fierce ally for the LGBTQ+ community — not just through her words, but through [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Advocacy in the 2024 Election: A Conversation with Governor Whitmer
I'm Heavily Into How Tim Walz Scares Conservatives
It’s 4 in the morning, and I’m up eating a bowl of Froot Loops and strongly considering getting heavily into transgender. That’s what disgraced former president [...]Read more about I'm Heavily Into How Tim Walz Scares Conservatives
Trump Is Old And Tired, But That’s Not What Makes Him Objectively Terrible
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but old people get tired. Which is why disgraced former president Donald Trump fell asleep during day one of his criminal [...]Read more about Trump Is Old And Tired, But That’s Not What Makes Him Objectively Terrible
The Under-the-Radar Republican Amendment That Kills the Rainbow Flag
Republicans did something recently that went almost unnoticed. Through one simple act in 1970, the United States became the world's leader in making our [...]Read more about The Under-the-Radar Republican Amendment That Kills the Rainbow Flag
Super Ally' Tashawna Gill Is Building Bridges for LGBTQ+ Detroiters
When Tashawna Gill paused our interview to take a call from Lansing, it didn’t faze me. I knew Gill was simply conducting official business for LGBT Detroit [...]Read more about Super Ally' Tashawna Gill Is Building Bridges for LGBTQ+ Detroiters
Michigan State Rep. Candidate Noah Arbit on How His Identity as a Gay, Jewish Person Guides His Democratic Values
Noah Arbit, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to represent Michigan’s 20th State House District, may be gay and Jewish, but he says he’s much more than [...]Read more about Michigan State Rep. Candidate Noah Arbit on How His Identity as a Gay, Jewish Person Guides His Democratic Values
Alabama Takes The Lead in the National Race to the Depths of Anti-LGBTQ+ Depravity
In the race to be the most anti-LGBTQ+ state in the union, Alabama is pulling ahead.Gov. Kay Ivey (who, get this, is a Republican!) signed a law making the [...]Read more about Alabama Takes The Lead in the National Race to the Depths of Anti-LGBTQ+ Depravity
Power, Putin and, Yes, the Tiger King: John Cameron Mitchell on What We Can Learn About Abusing Authority From Joe Exotic
What could Joe “Tiger King” Exotic and fictional genderqueer arthouse punk-rocker Hedwig Robinson possibly have in common? John Cameron Mitchell.And so, the [...]Read more about Power, Putin and, Yes, the Tiger King: John Cameron Mitchell on What We Can Learn About Abusing Authority From Joe Exotic
LGBTQ+ Content Bans Offer Shelter for Fragile Conservatives
Remember when Donald Trump won the 2016 election and his supporters called Hillary Clinton voters sore losers for their outrage and disgust? And then, when [...]Read more about LGBTQ+ Content Bans Offer Shelter for Fragile Conservatives
The Ghost Of My Dad Possessed Joe Biden (and Matt Gaetz Is A Stupid S.O.B.)
A wise man once said, “What a stupid son of a bitch.” And that wise man was President Joe Biden, talking about Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy.I [...]Read more about The Ghost Of My Dad Possessed Joe Biden (and Matt Gaetz Is A Stupid S.O.B.)
Do You Believe in Life After Coming Out? This Emmy Winner Does
David Custer, now an Emmy-winning out news anchor in Michigan, is confident in who he is today, but it wasn’t always that way.Custer, who covers Flint, Saginaw [...]Read more about Do You Believe in Life After Coming Out? This Emmy Winner Does
Gabriela Santiago-Romero on Detroit City Council Win: 'I'm Still Processing My Emotions and Feeling Overwhelmed With Joy and Pride'
Gabriela Santiago-Romero, a first-generation Mexican American from southwest Detroit, became the first Latinx out LGBTQ+ woman elected to the Detroit City [...]Read more about Gabriela Santiago-Romero on Detroit City Council Win: 'I'm Still Processing My Emotions and Feeling Overwhelmed With Joy and Pride'
This City Council Candidate Stands to Become First Openly LGBTQ+ Councilwoman in Detroit
In middle school, when she bemoaned that cars were causing pollution and contributing to climate change, Gabriela Santiago-Romero's teacher suggested she [...]Read more about This City Council Candidate Stands to Become First Openly LGBTQ+ Councilwoman in Detroit
Liz Cheney Makes Brave Public Declaration: Her Sister Is Human and Deserves Human Rights
U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is not going to save us. I know it's all the rage to point to her as the one reasonably sane Republican in a sea of seditious [...]Read more about Liz Cheney Makes Brave Public Declaration: Her Sister Is Human and Deserves Human Rights
Caitlyn Jenner Throws Her MAGA Hat Into the Ring for California Governor
Congratulations, everyone! We did it! Anti-LGBTQ+ bias is over and done now that Caitlyn Jenner is running to be California's next governor! If we've learned [...]Read more about Caitlyn Jenner Throws Her MAGA Hat Into the Ring for California Governor
Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
The Presidential Inaugural Committee for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris is calling on the LGBTQ community to participate in [...]Read more about Biden, Harris Inauguration Events Mostly Virtual
Anti-Trans Ads Seeking to Win Votes for Trump Crash and Burn
Joe Biden, upon taking office as president, would enact legislation that would shut down Black churches and schools and compromise Black girls getting athletic [...]Read more about Anti-Trans Ads Seeking to Win Votes for Trump Crash and Burn
In 2020 Election Donald Trump Doubled his LGBTQ Vote
Early data from exit polls conducted with voters on Nov. 3 indicate that 2/3 of the LGBTQ vote went to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who appears [...]Read more about In 2020 Election Donald Trump Doubled his LGBTQ Vote
Downtown D.C. Storefronts Boarded up Ahead of Election Day
A growing number of businesses in downtown D.C. have boarded up their windows in anticipation of potential unrest after Election Day. The Washington Blade on [...]Read more about Downtown D.C. Storefronts Boarded up Ahead of Election Day
For Joe Biden, Push Relentlessly Until Nov. 3
By The National LGBT Newspaper Guild, BTL Member Among the many compelling reasons to make sure that Donald Trump and Mike Pence are not reelected on Nov. 3, [...]Read more about For Joe Biden, Push Relentlessly Until Nov. 3
Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
Faced with the Trump campaign's attempt at LGBTQ outreach — an unprecedented effort from a Republican presidential nominee, especially from an incumbent who [...]Read more about Facing Trump's LGBTQ Outreach, Advocates Hold Firm on Plan to Show his Record
Day 3 Democratic National Convention Overview
Emma González, a bisexual student who became one of the leaders of a youth movement against gun violence after a 2018 shooting at her high school in Parkland, [...]Read more about Day 3 Democratic National Convention Overview
A Preview and Schedule of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
There will be a lot of history made at this week's Democratic National Convention. Some of it will be highly visible – like prime-time closing night speeches [...]Read more about A Preview and Schedule of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
For anyone paying attention to the Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential race, polls have shown repeatedly that at the start of primary season voters [...]Read more about Bloomberg Campaign Reaches Out to Detroit's LGBTQ Community of Color
The Risk of Good Intentions
The road to hell is paved with well-intentioned white women. Or at least, it's paved with those white women activists who don't consider the impact of their [...]Read more about The Risk of Good Intentions
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
This impeachment stuff is stressing me out. Donald Trump keeps screaming that this whole thing is very bad for the country. And he is right! Impeaching a [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Politics, Touring and Drag: Lady Bunny Bares it All
Known as the queen of New York nightlife and, indeed, at one time one of Michael Alig's infamous Club Kids, Lady Bunny is a legend in pop culture and drag [...]Read more about Politics, Touring and Drag: Lady Bunny Bares it All
National LGBTQ Election Results
More than 75 percent of openly LGBTQ candidates running in Tuesday's off-year elections won. The total, 112, 106 Democrats, one Republican, one independent and [...]Read more about National LGBTQ Election Results
Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
If you've been following the news at all you may have noticed that there are huge protests against the political failure to address climate change across the [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Donald Trump
Creep of the Week: Trump Administration
In a parallel universe somewhere President Hillary Clinton is expanding access to health care in the United States and LGBTQ people are fully protected under [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Trump Administration
News Analysis: An Impressive Democratic Field
By Peter Rosenstein The Democratic field of contenders continues to grow and I am impressed by the wide range of talent in the party. On Nov. 7, 2018 I wrote [...]Read more about News Analysis: An Impressive Democratic Field
Exploring Pete Buttigieg's Path to the White House
Pete Buttigieg would make history if he becomes the first openly gay Democratic presidential nominee — and his path to the nomination may depend on whether the [...]Read more about Exploring Pete Buttigieg's Path to the White House
Babs Siperstein, Pioneering N.J. Trans Activist, Dies at 76
Barbra "Babs" Siperstein, a transgender Democratic activist in New Jersey who's credited with taking a lead role in pushing a pro-trans state birth certificate [...]Read more about Babs Siperstein, Pioneering N.J. Trans Activist, Dies at 76
Gay Mayor, Veteran Pete Buttigieg Signals Entry into 2020 Fray
Pete Buttigieg, a combat veteran and mayor of South Bend, Ind., has signaled he plans to throw his name into the pool of 2020 presidential candidates, raising [...]Read more about Gay Mayor, Veteran Pete Buttigieg Signals Entry into 2020 Fray
Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
For those still recovering from the shock that Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College — and, thus, the White House — in 2016, the prospect of [...]Read more about Democratic Guide to Election Night 2018
Supreme Court 2018-2019 Session Busy with LGBTQ Cases
Cases before the U.S. Supreme Court seem almost like an afterthought after last week's political slugfest over the confirmation process for President Trump's [...]Read more about Supreme Court 2018-2019 Session Busy with LGBTQ Cases
Q&A: Cher on Knowing When She Was a Gay Icon, 'Hope' Gleaned from LGBT Community & 'Breadcrumbs' of Her Legacy
Cher is so low-key about being Cher that calling her is like calling your mom. "Hi," she purrs with signature simplicity when I phone her presidential suite [...]Read more about Q&A: Cher on Knowing When She Was a Gay Icon, 'Hope' Gleaned from LGBT Community & 'Breadcrumbs' of Her Legacy
Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
It seems like it was only one week ago that I was writing about how Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh was a nightmare for LGBTQ people. That's because it [...]Read more about Creep of the Week: Brett Kavanaugh
LGBT Advocates Outraged Over Trump's Deference to Putin
The news conference that followed President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki led to jaw-dropping reactions across the globe, [...]Read more about LGBT Advocates Outraged Over Trump's Deference to Putin
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Challenges Tradition as Gubernatorial Candidate
He's an outsider with no formal elective office experience, but Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is the upstart candidate in the Democratic primary for governor. He is [...]Read more about Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Challenges Tradition as Gubernatorial Candidate
Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
Log Cabin Republicans officials are assailing Democrats for blocking the confirmation of Richard Grenell as U.S. ambassador to Germany. The Grenell nomination, [...]Read more about Log Cabin Assails Dems for Blocking Ric Grenell Nomination
Why won't they STFU already?
By Jasmyne A. Cannick The following article is Chapter Four in Jasmyne Cannick's ongoing series "A White Gay's Guide to Dealing with the Black Community for [...]Read more about Why won't they STFU already?
The Rick Warren whirlwind
by Wayne Besen Anything But Straight It could be that Barack Obama is simply smarter than the rest of us. The first black president of the Harvard Law Review [...]Read more about The Rick Warren whirlwind
Gay news from the presidential campaign trail...
By Lisa Keen Keen on the trail SCORE ONE FOR THE STIGMA: The question to Democratic candidates last Thursday night, June 28, was "What is the plan to stop [...]Read more about Gay news from the presidential campaign trail...
