“Here in Cook County, there’s a philosophy that if you haven’t been sent for, there’s not a seat for you at the table, and I’m here to tell you I’m bringing the chair with me,” said Precious Brady-Davis.

“Yes, representation matters, but is representation always safe?”

“If they’re willing to have conversations with me in good faith, I’m happy to try to move the needle with them, but if they want to fight, I’ll tee up for that as well. Because I will fight them with everything I have in me.”

“I’m tired of white old men making decisions for me, a queer Cuban-American in Miami,” Janelle Perez told LGBTQ Nation.

Balint’s grandfather was killed in the Holocaust. For her, “issues around authoritarianism and fascism, they’re not abstract.”

For trans candidate Zooey Zephyr, all human rights – from LGBTQ rights to reproductive rights to voting rights – remain at the center of her fight.

“I am striving to pour as much love, strength and support as I can into the next generation.”

“I looked back at the life I’ve had, the advocacy work I’ve done, my life experiences…[and I realized] this aligns.”

Obergefell learned many lessons from his years of activism and Supreme Court case that he believes will serve him well at the statehouse.

Ashanti Martinez was born and raised in his district, and he maintains a deep love for the community he has always called home.

In Our Fair Share, Brian C. Johnson explores a concept called the Citizen Dividend, which calls for business profits to be distributed to all Americans.

The out Democrat who has helped get dozens of politicians elected across the country is running for Congress.

“The idea of being able to be elected getting to be my whole self is never something I thought would be celebrated.”

Sheila Nezhad doesn’t want to just break barriers. She wants to dismantle entire systems.

“It’s so important for other people to see someone they can relate to or someone that looks like them or comes from where they come from.”

Drag Race and drag racing are “similar with a lot of pomp and circumstance,” he says, including “unnecessary drama. But they’re vastly different. We’re a little quicker.”

Grindr has launched an investigation to get to the bottom of the alleged use of their data to out a high-ranking priest. It’s a lot more complicated than you think, CEO Jeff Bonforte tells LGBTQ Nation.

“I knew that unless we were represented at tables where decisions were being made, that nothing would progress.”

Reuters’ new executive editor, a trans woman of color, speaks on objectivity, humanity, and normalcy.

In an interview with LGBTQ Nation, “Pose” star Angelica Ross calls for solidarity in the face of anti-trans legislation… and for Joe Biden to work to stop it.