Lambda Living, Cindy Brown Participants In PFLAG Event At The Capitol Claim Mistreatment From Rick Scott And Ted Cruz Staffers Participants in PFLAG’s Lobby Day who recently met with congressional offices of members representing their states and districts said they were mistreated by aides for Republican U.S. Sens. Rick Scott... Queer Up Politics Oct 25, 2023
HOLLYWOOD LGBTQ COUNCIL, Jeff Oliverio Queer Rights Activist To Take On Incumbent Republican For Missouri House Of Representatives Seat A Democratic queer rights advocate is officially in the race to represent the 48th District in the Missouri House of Representatives. He is a Fayette native. His name is Joseph "Joe" Jefferies and he ... Queer Up Politics Oct 24, 2023
Pridelines, Dr. Edward Summers New Report Shows Lawmakers Also Targeting LGBTQ+ Allies A record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were filed and passed across the country this year. They collectively have the effect of marginalizing LGBTQ+ people and driving even their mention from the public... Queer Up Politics Oct 24, 2023
Bad Papi 15-Year-Old Gives Ron DeSantis Verbal Smackdown, Gets Kicked Out Of GOP Event A 15-year-old political journalist named Quinn Martin was kicked out of an event organized by the New Hampshire Republican party because he once asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis a question whose answer... Queer Up Politics Oct 17, 2023
Bad Papi Ron DeSantis Suffers Another Loss At The Hands Of Florida's First Gay Latino Lawmaker Anti-Gay Governor Ron DeSantis often touts his record during the pandemic, even though it’s largely a myth. Florida ranks fourth in the country in total deaths behind California, Texas, and New York, ... Queer Up Politics Oct 17, 2023
BH Conflict Resolution Services, Dr. Bobby Huen Failed French Presidential Candidate Fined For Homophobic Comments Far-right French pundit and failed presidential candidate Éric Zemmour was given a 4,000-euro fine (about $4,200) for anti-LGBTQ+ comments that violated France’s anti-hate speech law. On October 15, 2... Queer Up Politics Oct 12, 2023
OutShine LGBTQ+ Film Festival, Dino Mosquera Republicans Push Resolution To Have Gay Rep. George Santos Expelled From The House Six House Republicans introduced a resolution to expel out Republican Rep. George Santos just after he was hit with 10 more federal charges related to allegedly using other people’s money to enrich hi... Queer Up Politics Oct 12, 2023
Matthew Darren Chicago's Lori Lightfoot Joins The Board Of The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund welcomed former Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot to its Board of Directors. LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public ... Queer Up Politics Oct 12, 2023
writer, Rick Karlin Shocking Allegations Of Homophobia From Acting House Speaker Patrick McHenry Acting House Speaker and North Carolina Republican Patrick McHenry has campaigned against LGBTQ+ rights, one of his hallmark stances in Congress. And now, out lobbyist Jimmy Williams is accusing the s... Queer Up Politics Oct 10, 2023
John Hayden UK's Prime Minister Says Misgendering Trans People Is "Common Sense" At Conservative Conference UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has shared his anti-trans views while speaking at the Conservative Party Conference. The Conservative party leader told the predominantly right-wing crowd that the Britis... Queer Up Politics Oct 5, 2023
Adrianna Tender More Trans People Are Running For Office To Fight Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws A new survey has revealed that the anti-LGBTQ+ legislative wave is pushing more trans people to run for office. The Victory Institute, an advocacy group that supports LGBTQ+ candidates for office, rel... Queer Up Politics Oct 2, 2023
Al Ferguson A Gay Republican Southern Indiana Egg Farmer Is Running For Senate A southern Indiana egg farmer has declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination for the state's open U.S. Senate seat in the 2024 election. The Indianapolis Star reported that John Rust, the ch... Queer Up Politics Oct 2, 2023