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LGBTQ+ Victory Institute names Roshni Powers as the 2026-2027 Victory Congressional Fellow
Roshni Powers is the newest Victory Congressional Fellow named by LGBTQ+ Victory Institute. This competitive 10-month fellowship brings one outstanding young LGBTQ+ professional to Capitol Hill to work in the Congressional Equality Caucus, supporting the Executive Director of the Caucus. As a fellow, Roshni will also participate in a leadership development program that explores the policy-making process and dives into the pressing issues facing the LGBTQ+ community. Her fellowship began in September and will end in June 2027 with a policy briefing. Learn more about Roshni below: Roshni Powers (she/her) is a recent graduate of Georgetown University, where she earned a Bachelors […]
“Disappointed and ashamed”: LGBTQ+ & ally groups slam Dem Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s anti-trans ads
Democrats and LGBTQ+ advocates in Ohio are speaking out after Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) ran anti-trans ads in the state. The Republican opponent in Kaptur’s re-election campaign, Derek Merrin, ran ads claiming that Kaptur supported trans people. Kaptur responded with ads that pushed anti-trans slogans. “We are joining the call to ask Representative Kaptur to take down these harmful ads,” the Lucas County Democrats wrote on social media. “Kaptur is a better candidate with better policies and a long history of supporting equal rights, and even gerrymandered districts shouldn’t make us stoop to Derek Merrin’s level.” Kaptur’s new ads started […]
Students & teachers rally to support trans homecoming queen amid brutal online backlash
Students and teachers rallied to support a transgender high school student who was selected as homecoming queen by her peers, causing backlash from angry adults. Sammi, a student at Pennsylvania’s Fairfield High School, was crowned queen of the annual homecoming dance the night of Saturday, September 26, after winning the most votes from her fellow upperclassmen, Your Erie reported. But what should have been a fun and special moment quickly took a turn after the story made the rounds on social media and reportedly inspired a slew of hateful posts directed at Sammi. “Sammi was voted by the students, and some parents didn’t like […]
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Arts & Entertainment
“Slave Play” Opens September 25 at The Left Edge Theatre
What happens when the past refuses to stay in the past?At the MacGregor Plantation, the old South lives on, in the cotton fields, in the master’s house, and in the complicated relationship between fear, desire, race, gender, and power. In SLAVE PLAY, acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris rips open the history we think we know and brings it into conversation with 21st-century America. Provocative, explosive, and unflinching, this daring play challenges audiences to confront the ways race, gender, sexuality, and power continue to shape our lives. SLAVE PLAY has been recognized with the Rosa Parks Playwriting Award, Lorraine Hansberry Playwriting Award, Lotos […]
Friday, September 25 @7 pm/Sunday Sept. 27 @ 3 pm : Acorn MusEcology Project: ‘The Earth Says’ at Occidental Center for the Arts
Friday, September 25 @7 pm/Sunday Sept. 27 @ 3 pm : Acorn MusEcology Project: ‘The Earth Says’ at Occidental Center for the Arts. Directed by Sarah Dupre, Acorn MusEcology Project is proud to present the Northern California premiere of Alex Berko’s Sacred Place, an immersive exploration of ecological spirituality set to the words of Wendell Berry, John Muir, William Stafford, and Rabindranath Tagore. Acorn’s 27-voice ensemble will be joined by violin, cello, and piano to offer up this song cycle of reverential texts within a richly-layered soundscape. Additional original music by co-directors Sarah Dupre and Robin Eschner includes a new setting of poetry by […]
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Gavin Newsom moves to shield California transgender patient records from federal scrutiny
California is adding new medical privacy protections for LGBTQ+ adults facing federal subpoenas and expanding access to injectable medicines for HIVprevention. That is thanks to a spate of six new bills passed by the Democratic-led state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday. Newsom said he signed the bills to strengthen LGBTQ+ rights in the state amid a federal crackdown on such protections. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. “The Trump administration has launched an all-out assault on the LGBTQ community, using medical records […]
MAGA Rages Over Republican CA Gov Candidate’s “Lesbian Lovers” Ad Titled “Just Try It, California”
A provocative, sexually suggestive ad by GOP gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is drawing heat from his fellow Republicans while drawing millions of viewers online. Two young women sit on a bed, with an LGBTQ+ flag in the background, with one urging the other to try a new experience. “I can’t believe I’m doing this,” one woman says, and the other replies. “Don’t be nervous. It’s not that bad … Just try it. Look, give me your hand. Close your eyes, and I’ll do all the work.” She leads the hesitant woman’s hand to mark her ballot for Hilton rather than […]
