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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
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Federal court strikes down Trump’s anti-LGBTQ health care rule allowing religious-based discrimination
Court calls rule allowing health care workers to deny certain types of care "a classic solution in search of a problem"
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Elizabeth Warren will reverse Trump’s “shameful” trans military ban on first day of her presidency
Warren pledged to undo the ban as part of a wider, pro-LGBTQ plan for service members, veterans, and their families
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Kamala Harris says “trope” that black voters are more homophobic is “simply wrong”
Harris responded to comments that Pete Buttigieg's sexuality was a problem for older African-American voters
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Gay man sentenced to death by homophobic jury executed in South Dakota
Jurors had fretted that sentencing Charles Rhines to life in prison would be "sending him where he wants to go"
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Pete Buttigieg says homophobic world leaders will “have to get used to” a gay president
Buttigieg was asked how he would respond to leaders from countries where being gay is illegal
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Kentucky Supreme Court dismisses Lexington Pride T-shirt case
The Kentucky Supreme Court has dismissed a case involving a print shop owner who was accused of violating the city’s Fairness Ordinance after he refused...
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Philadelphia mayor signs three bills protecting transgender and nonbinary residents
Bills protect trans and nonbinary youth from discrimination and provide for gender-neutral restrooms in city buildings
