Nation
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Gay Republican calls Trump “the most pro-gay president in history”
Trump's administration has tried to rollback LGBTQ equality and protections in healthcare, employment, adoption, education, military service, and more.
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SNL’s Bowen Yang reveals he underwent conversion therapy as teenager
Yang experienced eight "completely crackers" sessions after his parents learned that he is gay
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Miss Trans America founder’s husband sentenced to life in prison for killing her
Mark Steele-Knudslien claimed he "snapped" and killed his wife in their North Adams home
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Republican lawmaker’s sister urges him to abandon anti-trans legislation
Christy Florence said state Rep. Brad Daw "knows little to nothing" of a transgender person's journey
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South Dakota Republicans consider restricting treatments that help trans youth transition
Bill would threaten doctors who prescribe hormones or surgery to trans youth with jail time and a possible fine
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HRC to honor CNN’s Don Lemon for LGBTQ visibility and advocacy at Time to THRIVE Conference
Lemon will be honored at organization's annual Time to THRIVE Conference focusing on LGBTQ youth
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Human Rights Campaign’s PAC issues endorsements in 5 U.S. Senate races
For the third year in a row, the LGBTQ rights organization hopes political endorsements will spur pro-equality voters to the polls
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Intersex Navy veteran asks 10th Circuit to uphold ruling allowing them to get gender-neutral passport
State Department refuses to issue a passport to Dana Zzyym with a third gender marker
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Janelle Monae to receive Equality Award at Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Los Angeles Dinner
The Human Rights Campaign will honor singer, songwriter, actor, producer and activist Janelle Monáe with its HRC Equality Award at the 2020 HRC Los Angeles...
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Utah’s ban on conversion therapy for minors takes effect
As of Thursday, Utah officially outlawed conversion therapy after a new regulation took effect that classifies the practice as “harmful” and a form of “unprofessional...
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Man gets six months in jail for assaulting gay couple at New York State Fair
A man who pleaded guilty to attacking a gay couple at a rock concert during the New York State Fair in August will serve six...
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Woman charged with setting fire to building housing a transgender advocacy organization
A Pittsburgh-area woman has been accused of allegedly setting fire to a building that housed a transgender drop-in center and service organization. Victoria Parker, 28,...
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Gay man’s killer charged with violating parole after being released from prison
A Texas man convicted in the 1991 beating and stabbing of a gay man outside a Houston-area nightclub is back in custody after being charged...
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New Jersey governor signs bill banning use of gay or trans panic defense
On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law prohibiting the use of “gay or trans panic” defenses by criminal defendants accused...
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California lawmakers seek pardon for gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin
A pair of California lawmakers have asked Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to issue a posthumous pardon to Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civil rights leader...
