In today's #Transgender and #LGBTQ #news feed, we feature 74 stories spanning diverse and critical topics.

Included are 32 stories focused on the 2024 Election, analyzing the latest political developments.

15 stories cover US, State, and Local News.

13 Stories covering global LGBTQ News

Finally, 14 stories showcase LGBTQ individuals' significant contributions to our Society and Culture.

#LGBTQ #rights: Where do #VicePresident #KamalaHarris and #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump stand?

Harris and her #vicepresidential #pick, #Minnesota #Governor #TimWalz, have both made #LGBTQ #rights a #legislative #priority throughout their long #political #careers.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #DemocraticParty #Allies #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #RepublicanParty #ThePartyOfHate #EmptyThePews #Megathread

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LGBTQ rights: Where do Harris and Trump stand?

Have they expanded or restricted rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people? A scholar of the LGBTQ community examines the candidates’ records.

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#VicePresident #KamalaHarris May Finally Be Breaking Through to the Most #Critical #Voters.

A #Times/#Siena #poll shows #workingclass #voters are finally moving in the #Democrat’s direction. She may need them to #win in #November.

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Harris May Finally Be Breaking Through to the Most Critical Voters

A Times/Siena poll shows working-class voters are finally moving in the Democrat’s direction. She may need them to win in November.

^{The New Republic}

#TheView Reveals What #VicePresident #KamalaHarris Did During #CommercialBreak — Right After #View #CoHost #Blurts ‘#Trump Is A #Racist!’

#whoopigoldberg Listen she’s not going to get everything right for everybody on day one. But I believe she’s actually going to do her best to try to do it. I want that.

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Of course #VicePresident #KamalaHarris’ #favorite #F1 #driver is #LewisHamilton, one of the best #queer #allies in #sports.

In an interview Tuesday with #HowardStern, the #Democratic #presidential #nominee revealed she’s a big #Formula1 #racing #fan. “We love it. Our whole family does,” she told the former shock jock. When asked to name her favorite driver, the sitting Veep was unequivocal. “Lewis Hamilton, of course,” she replied.

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‘#Black #men, #weneedyou’: #Democrats offer #starstudded #push to #juice #Black #voter #turnout in #Detroit #Michigan.

The #HarrisCampaign is dispatching #surrogates to shore up #support among #BlackMen.

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In #Nevada, #Democrats #launch #bilingual #billboards and #ads #targeting #Latinos

The #DNC's #informational #campaign seeks to address #Hispanic #voters as #VicePresident #KamalaHarris participates in a #townhall with #Univision on Thursday night.

While #ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump keeps #dodging even the most friendly #interviews.

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In Nevada, DNC launches bilingual ads, billboards ahead of Harris Univision town hall

The full-page ads on Spanish-language newspapers in Nevada and bilingual billboards address Latino voters as Harris will participate in a town hall with Univision on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

^{Carmen Sesin (NBC News)}

#VicePresident #KamalaHarris is working around the #mainstream #media and it’s #brilliant

Harris has had surprisingly #indepth #conversations with former #shockjock Stern, “#CallHerDaddy” #podcast #host #AlexCooper, late-night staple #StephenColbert, and #WhoopiGoldberg and the #ladies of “#TheView,” covering topics like #policy, the #threat to #democracy posed by her #opponent, her #political and #personal #background and more.

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Baltimore Banner: Baltimore news coverage, including politics, business, entertainment, food, and events. In-depth investigation and thoughtful opinion on the Baltimore Region

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#HarrisCampaign Distances Itself From ‘#60Minutes’ #Edit #Controversy

‘We Do Not #Control #CBS’ #Production #Decisions’

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Kamala Harris Responds to '60 Minutes' Edit Controversy, Distances From CBS

Kamala Harris' campaign distanced itself from the '60 Minutes' edit controversy, saying: 'We do not control CBS's production decisions.'

^{Ethan Shanfeld (Variety)}

First #Black #gay #WhiteHouse #presssecretary made Biden’s #senior #presidential #advisor

“#KarineJeanPierre has been a #trusted #advisor to the #president and all of us here at the White House since day one,” #JeffZients, the #president’s #chiefofstaff, told #ABCNews. “Her #counsel will be critical to get as much done as possible for the #American #people in the coming months.”

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First Black gay White House press secretary made Biden’s senior presidential advisor

The White House's first Black gay press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, has been promoted to a senior advisor to the President.

^{Amelia Hansford (PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news)}

The #PoliticalViolence Spilling Out of #RedStates.

#ConvictedFelon #DonaldTrump's #America is trying to #impose its #vision on the rest of the #country through #intimidation, and in some cases even more. Red state–supported #vigilantes are specifically aiming to intrude into #blue #states and impose #MAGA #values.

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The Political Violence Spilling Out of Red States

Red America is imposing its vision on the rest of the country through intimidation, and in some cases even more.

^{Jon D. Michaels (The American Prospect)}