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Allegheny County Council unexpectedly bans conversion therapy
In an unexpected move, the Allegheny County Council passed a measure barring licensed mental health providers from attempting to change the sexual orientation or gender...
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Federal court dismisses lawsuit from evanglical professor disciplined for misgendering trans student
Judge finds Nicholas Meriwether failed to show he was discriminated against or had his free speech rights violated
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California Democrat introduces bill to end insurance discrimination against people with HIV
A California state senator has introduced legislation to stop insurance companies from denying life and disability income insurance based solely on HIV status. On Tuesday,...
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Three female athletes sue Connecticut over transgender women competing in sports
Lawsuit claims Connecticut's policy violates Title IX by disadvantaging biological females in sports
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Texas sues California over law banning official travel to anti-LGBTQ states
Ken Paxton says the travel ban is a form of "economic sanctions" against Texas, and should be overturned
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Sanders wins New Hampshire, Buttigieg continues to lead in overall delegates
Buttigieg is the first openly gay candidate to lead the Democratic nominees for president -- and sustain that lead
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Jussie Smollett indicted by special prosecutor in Chicago
Special prosecutor Dan Webb clams there's no evidence to suggest past charges against Smollett should have been dropped
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Idaho man who beat Oregon transgender woman for using the restroom sentenced to 6 years in prison
Victim says she hopes to use her experience to "make the world safer for transgender people"
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Gay Salvadoran asylum seeker sues Trump administration for deporting him to Guatemala
Lawsuit challenges "safe third country" policy that puts asylum seekers into similar circumstances that caused them to flee
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WATCH: California student arrested after racist, homophobic rant
Dayton Kingery is "no longer a student" at Chapman University after his slur-filled tirade
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South Dakota Senate kills bill to ban medical treatments for transgender youth
HRC calls on other states with similar anti-transgender bills to follow South Dakota's lead in rejecting them
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Trump is “too much of a man” for LGBTQ people, Christian pundit claims
E. W. Jackson also called former President Barack Obama "light in the loafers"
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Buttigieg on defensive during Democratic debate as Sanders, Steyer, Klobuchar pounce
Seven Democratic presidential candidates sparred on stage in Goffstown, N.H. on Friday night, digging deeper than they previously had on issues that are likely to...
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Gay dads say Uber driver called police because their son ‘needs his mother’
Uber allegedly responded by offering the couple a $10 refund
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California posthumously pardons gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
A new initiative will allow Californians convicted under the now-defunct sodomy laws to apply for, and obtain, pardons
