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Rep. Mondaire Jones, first openly gay Black member of Congress, defeated in New York primary
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoU.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) has been defeated in a tumultuous primary election that will see the...
Ritchie Torres, the only openly gay Black man in Congress, on how he fights GOP ‘bullying’ of LGBT+...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe New York Democrat talks with Eric Garcia about how he deals with homophobes in Congress, his...
Openly LGBTQ members of Congress celebrate passage of Respect for Marriage Act, say there’s more...
The Hill via AOL· 1 year agoOpenly LGBTQ members of Congress on Thursday celebrated the historic passage of the Respect for...
Mondaire Jones, one of the first Black gay members of Congress, on ‘powerful forces’ trying to pull...
The Independent UK via AOL· 11 months agoMondaire Jones, one of the first Black and gay members of Congress, is only 36 years old, but he...
How Congressman Gerry Studds Made History by Coming Out as Gay
Time via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCongressman Gerry Studds addresses a crowd at the State House in Boston on March 30, 1985. Credit -...
LGBTQ representation in House could take a hit in midterms
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith just hours to go before polls close, the fate of multiple openly LGBTQ House incumbents is up...
For the first time in U.S. history, two openly LGBTQ+ candidates face off in congressional race
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoStory at a glance Two openly gay candidates next month will go head-to-head in a federal general...
MTG and George Santos are co-sponsoring a bill that could ban LGBTQ books in classrooms
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) talks to Rep. George Santos in the House Chamber during at the...
Julie Johnson may make history as first openly LGBTQ lawmaker from South
The Hill via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTexas state Rep. Julie Johnson, the early front-runner in the race for a U.S. House seat left open...
Becca Balint wins Vermont House race, NBC News projects, and will be state's first woman and LGBTQ...
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDemocrat Becca Balint is the winner of Vermont’s at-large Congressional District race, NBC News...