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  • Published on May 24, 2026

    Hawaii offers support after Gabbard resigns to focus on husband’s health

    Prayers poured in for the family of Tulsi Gabbard on Friday after the former Hawaii political office holder announced her resignation as director of national intelligence in Washington, D.C., to support her husband battling bone cancer. Gabbard’s father, …

    Source: West Hawaii Today - Hawaii - Pending
  • Published on May 23, 2026

    Focus on the Family’s Complete Track Record of Anti-LGBTQ Hate

    Photo: David Shankbone Focus on the Family (FOTF) is a Christian ministry with a half-century history of anti-LGBTQ advocacy. Through the years, they have worked with the biggest American politicians and lawmakers to pass or maintain laws that treat LGBTQ …

    Source: Uncloseted Media - Left-wing
  • Published on May 20, 2026

    Barney Frank, Liberal Icon And Champion Of LGBTQ+ Rights, Dies At 86

    Former Rep. Barney Frank, a liberal icon and one of the first openly gay members of Congress, has died at the age of 86 after entering hospice care for congestive heart failure. Frank’s sister and a close family friend told NBC Boston the congressman died …

    Source: HuffPost - Left-wing
  • Published on May 20, 2026

    Former Rep. Barney Frank, champion of Wall Street reform and gay rights trailblazer, dies at 86

    He left Harvard to take a job as chief of staff to Democratic Boston Mayor Kevin White, serving in the role from 1968 to 1971 during a period of racial tumult in the city. Then came a staff assistant position in the office of Rep. Michael F. Harrington, a …

    Source: NBC News - Center-left
  • Published on May 21, 2026

    Barney Frank, Trailblazing Gay Congressman, Dies at 86

    Congressman Barney Frank delivers remarks in Newton, Massachusetts in October 1990. (Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe/Getty Images) This story was originally reported by Orion Rummler of The 19th. Meet Orion and read more of their reporting on gender, …

    Source: OutSmart Magazine - Texas - Left-wing
  • Published on May 20, 2026

    Barney Frank, liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer, dies at 86

    Barney Frank, the liberal icon and gay-rights pioneer who represented Massachusetts’ Fourth Congressional District for more than three decades and was known for his intellect and acerbic wit, died Tuesday night at his home in Ogunquit, Maine. A close …

    Source: WGBH - Massachusetts - Pending
  • Published on May 20, 2026

    Barney Frank, trailblazing gay former congressman, has died at 86

    Barney Frank, the trailblazing Massachusetts congressman whose razor-sharp political instincts and unapologetic visibility helped reshape both American liberalism and LGBTQ+ representation in public life, has died at 86, according to The Boston Globe. …

    Source: The Advocate - California - Left-wing
  • Published on May 23, 2026

    Prayers push politics aside for Hawaii family members

    Prayers poured in for the family of Tulsi Gabbard on Friday after the former Hawaii political office holder announced her resignation as director of national intelligence in Washington, D.C., to support her husband battling bone cancer. Gabbard’s father, …

    Source: Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii - Neutral
  • Published on May 14, 2026

    Sen. Rand Paul's Son Apologizes for Drunken D.C. Tirade About 'Gays, Jews'

    Kentucky Senator Rand Paul's son has issued an apology after he unloaded on New York Congressman Mike Lawler with an antisemitic and homophobic tirade Tuesday night. William Paul went off on his drunken rant at a D.C. bar ... when he butted into a …

    Source: WFVX - Maine - Pending
  • Published on May 16, 2026

    Capital Stonewall Democrats Endorse Lewis George in D.C. Primary

    Janeese Lewis George – Photo: Aimee Custis Capital Stonewall Democrats has endorsed a slate of candidates ahead of the June 16 primary election. The local LGBTQ political club endorses candidates who receive support from at least 60% of its active members …

    Source: Metro Weekly - Washington D.C. - Left-wing
  • Published on May 19, 2026

    Gretchen Whitmer Reflects on Her LGBTQ+ Legacy (So Far) and the Gay Daughter Who Shaped It

    Gov. Gretchen Whitmer isn't just a regular mom — she's a cool mom. She'll tell you herself. Or rather, her outfit will. She strides into the living room of her Lansing residence in all black, a rainbow lightning bolt off one shoulder, rainbow …

    Source: Pride Source - Center-left
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    When Gay-Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny Visited a College Class

    Left photo: Kameny in 1970 with a sign bearing the “Gay Is Good” slogan he coined. Right photo: Bob Connelly and Frank Kameny with Connelly’s AU students in 2008. Left photograph by Kay Tobin Lahusen/New York Public Library; right photograph courtesy …

    Source: Washingtonian - Washington D.C. - Left-wing
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    Pride faith services in Washington, D.C.

    D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George, a Democrat, is among just four candidates to receive the highest rating score of +10 from GLAA D.C. who are competing in the city’s June 16 primary election.   GLAA, formally known as the Gay and Lesbian …

    Source: Washington Blade - Washington D.C. - Left-wing
  • Published on May 23, 2026

    Illinois 250: Celebrating the state’s fabulous firsts

    This Fourth of July the United States marks its 250th anniversary (or semiquincentennial) of existence. Some might be conflicted when it comes to celebrating our divided country this year. And, it turns out, some Chicagoans in 1876 felt the same way. “ …

    Source: Chicago Tribune - Illinois - Center-right
  • Published on May 13, 2026

    This gay D.C. Council candidate wants Washington to live up to its progressive image

    Miguel Trindade Deramo is running for the Washington, D.C., City Council in one of the most politically progressive neighborhoods in America. But the candidate says a year, marked by federal crackdowns, immigration sweeps, armed patrols, and fear spreading …

    Source: The Advocate - California - Left-wing
  • Published on May 20, 2026

    U.S. attorney nominee confirmed despite anti-LGBTQ history, no trial experience

    Republicans confirmed Darin Smith as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming on Monday, regardless of his history as interim U.S. Attorney for Wyoming and a state senator. While serving as interim U.S. Attorney for Wyoming — after being appointed by …

    Source: Washington Blade - Washington D.C. - Left-wing
  • Published on May 18, 2026

    Franklin Graham Attacks ‘Transgenderism,’ Gay Marriage at Rededicate 250

    Evangelical preacher Franklin Graham used a speech at Sunday's Donald Trump-backed prayer festival to warn “America has become morally rotten," in an attack on same sex marriage and transgenderism. “America has become morally rotten, completely …

    Source: Newsweek - Left-wing
  • Published on May 12, 2026

    Blade finalist for D.C. Society of Professional Journalists awards

    D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George, a Democrat, is among just four candidates to receive the highest rating score of +10 from GLAA D.C. who are competing in the city’s June 16 primary election.   GLAA, formally known as the Gay and Lesbian …

    Source: Washington Blade - Washington D.C. - Left-wing
  • Published on May 22, 2026

    Ann Rostow: Okay Boomer

    By Ann Rostow— Okay Boomer Former Senator Barney Frank, who died of congestive heart failure on May 19, 2026, gave an interview to The New York Times shortly before his passing in which he decried the Democratic Party for insisting on a suicidal political …

    Source: San Francisco Bay Times - California - Left-wing
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