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“American Idol” alum Clay Aiken to run for U.S. Congress in North Carolina
Clay Aiken, a singer and former runner-up of "American Idol," has announced he will run for an open congressional seat in North Carolina.
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Trans male Iszac Henig beats trans female Lia Thomas at women’s swim meet
UPenn trans female swimmer Lia Thomas lost the 100-yard freestyle to Yale trans male swimmer Iszac Henig at a recent swim meet.
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Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez becomes first trans Golden Globes winner
Pose star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez made history at the Golden Globes, winning for her role as Blanca Evangelista
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Top 10 Notable LGBTQ News Stories of 2021
Here are the national and international headlines that grabbed our attention last year.
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Metro Weekly’s 10 Most Popular News Stories of 2021
From scandal to murder, bigotry to celebration, it was an eclectic year for LGBTQ news. Here's what grabbed our readers the most.
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Advocates seeking transgender people to complete the U.S. Trans Survey later this year
The National Center for Transgender Equality and its various partners, including many longtime activists are circulating a pledge among their networks and close contacts to...
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Chasten Buttigieg calls out anti-gay troll, who subsequently gets fired
Chasten Buttigieg called out an anti-gay troll -- and his past and present employers who hurled a homophobic slur at his family.
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‘Luca’ director “talked about” the film being a gay love story
Luca director Enrico Casarosa says he "talked about" making it a gay coming-of-age tale
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Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider robbed at gunpoint
Police are investigating after Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider had her phone and bank cards stolen by an armed robber
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Oklahoma might allow parents to ban books with LGBTQ or “sexual” content from libraries
A proposed bill in Oklahoma would empower individual parents to ban books with LGBTQ or "sexual" content from school libraries.
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UFC fighter Sean Strickland says having a gay son would mean he’d “failed as a man”
UFC fighter Sean Strickland said he'd have "failed as a man" if he fathered a gay son and suggested being gay is a choice
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Lil Nas X accuses music industry of ‘sanitizing’ LGBTQ artists
Lil Nas X says that, unlike other gay artists, he won't let his work be "sanitized"
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Arizona Republican wants to jail doctors who provide medical care to transgender youth
An Arizona lawmaker has sponsored a bill to jail doctors who prescribe gender-affirming medical treatments to trans youth.
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Crunch Fitness tells members to stop having sex in the men’s locker room
Crunch Fitness has warned members of a West Hollywood gym to stop having sex in the men's locker room
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AOC: Republicans fixate on LGBTQ people because of “deranged sexual frustrations”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to an attack from a former Trump advisor by slamming Republicans' obsession with women and LGBTQ people
