Nation
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Illinois school district lifts requirement that transgender students use privacy stalls in locker rooms
An Illinois school board has voted to lift a restriction that required transgender students to use privacy stalls when they access locker rooms that match...
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Gay employee claims pay was slashed so he’d be paid the same as “other females in the office”
A former employee of a high-profile event company in New York City has filed a discrimination complaint against the company, claiming his boss cut his...
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Majority of Americans oppose transgender athletes in women’s sports, poll finds
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans don’t support allowing transgender females to compete in women’s sports, though even the pollsters seem to...
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LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Annise Parker predicts a “rainbow tsunami” in 2020
“I am absolutely convinced that the ‘rainbow wave’ we saw last year and this year is going to be even bigger next year,” says Annise...
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Amy Klobuchar says a woman with Pete Buttigieg’s resume wouldn’t be a viable presidential contender
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar is the latest female candidate to raise the question of whether sexism has played a role in the campaign, asserting that...
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Georgia’s Republican House Speaker reiterates opposition to anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” bills
David Ralston declined to comment specifically on a bill to criminalize helping a child undergo a gender transition
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FBI report shows number of anti-LGBTQ hate crimes in U.S. rose in 2018
Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes increased in 2018, with crimes based on gender identity rising 41% over the previous year
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Rhode Island, New York governors sign bills to help discharged gay veterans access benefits
Two Democratic governors recently signed legislation to help veterans discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation get state and local benefits. Rhode Island...
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Pete Buttigieg leads new Iowa poll, joins Warren, Biden and Sanders in top tier
Buttigieg also has highest favorability rating among Democratic candidates
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Baylor professor apologizes after guest speaker promotes conversion therapy
University regents recently met with students from the school's unofficial LGBTQ organization to hear their concerns
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California man pleads guilty to hate crime charge for threatening gay roommates
Man pleaded guilty to threatening his roommates with a knife and a gun while yelling anti-gay slurs at them
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WATCH: Gay Indiana teen punches homophobic bully in viral video
When a bully repeatedly called him "faggot," Jordan Steffy snapped
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HRC’s Alphonso David calls Trump “the worst president on LGBTQ issues ever”
Alphonso David says recent executive actions are trying to "erase" LGBTQ people and attack "the core of our identity"
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Grindr is operating like the Trump administration, ex-employee says
Gay dating app reportedly putting user privacy at risk and replacing LGBTQ employees with straight ones
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Family of transgender woman who died at Rikers Island moving forward with lawsuit against New York City
Layleen Polanco's family alleges prison officials didn't ensure she received proper medical care for her epilepsy
