Nation
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2018 Elections: Number of LGBTQ Congressmembers rises to 9
Sharice Davids of Kansas made history as the first LGBTQ Native American woman elected to Congress
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Anti-gay Pennsylvania Republican launches last-minute mailer attacking opponent’s sexuality
An anti-gay Pennsylvania state representative who has made headlines for his homophobic comments and stated opposition to homosexuality is under fire for launching a last-minute...
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Barbra Streisand records message urging LGBTQ people and allies to vote
Award-winning singer, actress, and global icon Barbra Streisand has a message for LGBTQ people and allies: vote. Streisand, a longtime supporter of the LGBTQ community,...
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UMass President says universities will keep transgender protections whatever outcome of ballot initiative
The president of Massachusetts’ public university system has said it will keep in place its policy allowing transgender students, faculty, and staff to use facilities...
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56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections
Fifty-six major companies are standing in solidarity with members of the nation’s transgender, intersex, and gender-nonconforming communities and expressing their opposition to a Trump administration...
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Long Island congressional candidate’s signs defaced with “Gay Lover”
A congressional candidate on Long Island, N.Y., has had his campaign signs defaced with the phrases “Baby Killer” and “Gay Lover” as the 2018 midterm...
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Retired military officers and veterans among groups opposing transgender ban
A number of former military officers, veterans’ and civil rights organizations, women’s groups, military scholars and historians, and states have filed briefs supporting efforts to...
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1,500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights protections
A group of parents of transgender children has written a letter to President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence blasting a recent administration proposal...
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Anti-gay baker Jack Phillips appeared in now-deleted ad opposing gay candidate for governor
A Colorado baker who asked the Supreme Court last year to rule that he can refuse to to bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples has...
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LGBTQ groups ask court to keep injunction blocking transgender military ban in place
Lawyers for anonymous transgender troops argue their clients will be harmed if the ban is allowed to be implemented
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D.C. fines Aetna for violating privacy and disclosing patients’ HIV status
Insurance company's mailings allowed people to see confidential medical information contained inside
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GLAAD’s “Electing Acceptance” survey shows GOP candidates less comfortable with LGBTQ people than Democrats
Most Republicans who responded expressed discomfort about children being taught LGBTQ history
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Caitlyn Jenner finally admits “I was wrong” about Trump
Jenner said that believing she could work with Trump on transgender issues was "a mistake"
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Child advocacy groups urge HHS to reject South Carolina’s request to permit foster care discrimination
Gov. Henry McMaster has asked for waiver allowing foster care agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christian or LGBTQ couples
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Transgender woman’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to decline to hear appeal
ACLU says court should allow decision finding a funeral home director unlawfully fired a trans employee to stand
