Democrats continue winning in elections. A Virginia ballot initiative to redraw congressional districts has passed by a narrow margin, setting off a new front in the national fight over redistricting and drawing immediate praise from LGBTQ+ advocates and Democratic leaders who cast the result as a check on partisan power.

According to Decision Desk HQ, the measure was approved by 51.26…

As LGBTQ+ rights face sustained political attack across the country, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund used its annual National Champagne Brunch in Washington, D.C., on Sunday to celebrate both rising queer leadership and the allies who have stood with them on difficult ground.

One of the afternoon’s most prominent honorees was Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic governor and a potential 2028…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will be honored Sunday in Washington, D.C., by the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, receiving the group’s Allyship Award at its annual national brunch, which draws LGBTQ+ elected officials, candidates, and major donors. The gathering has increasingly become a barometer of who, in American politics, is willing to take a visible stand on LGBTQ+ rights.

The award, given to public…

President Donald Trump marked Transgender Day of Visibility with a White House statement attacking transgender Americans and broader gender diversity, reviving rhetoric that LGBTQ+ advocates say stigmatizes an already vulnerable community.

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In a release published Tuesday, the…

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear appeared visibly offended when he sat down for an exclusive interview with The Advocate on Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on so-called "conversion therapy" for minors.

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"The Supreme Court is absolutely wrong," Beshear said…