Nation
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Lesbian couple responds to homophobic neighbors by painting house in rainbow colors
Lisa Licata and Sherry Lau were fed up with their neighbor's homophobic slurs and actions
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California lawmakers pass bill allowing transgender foster youth to access transition-related care
California lawmakers have passed a historic bill ensuring that transgender youth in foster care will be able to access medical care, including hormones and mental...
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California lawmaker pulls bill declaring conversion therapy a “deceptive business practice”
The California lawmaker behind a measure that would effectively ban conversion therapy for adults by declaring it to be a “deceptive business practice” has pulled...
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Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit from Catholic foster agency that wants to discriminate against same-sex couples
Supreme Court refuses to take up Catholic foster care agency's lawsuit against Philadelphia
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Malaysian court postpones caning of two lesbian women
Activists argue that caning is cruel and inhuman punishment, and violates international treaties
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Demands for action after gay nine-year-old commits suicide following homophobic bullying
Jamel Myles took his own life just days after coming out to classmates
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Texas father who complained about lesbian art teacher defends his actions
A Texas father who lodged a complaint that led to a former Teacher of the Year being disciplined is defending his actions, even though it’s...
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Trans United Fund endorses Cynthia Nixon for New York governor
Transgender advocacy group also endorses Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor
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HRC endorses Christine Hallquist for Vermont governor
On Wednesday, the Human Rights Campaign announced it was backing Christine Hallquist, the first transgender woman to win a major party’s primary for governor, in...
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Kyrsten Sinema becomes first openly bisexual U.S. Senate nominee
Sinema joins a number of LGBTQ candidates who triumphed in primaries on Tuesday
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder to address HRC National Dinner
Annual fundraising dinner will be preceded by event featuring Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams
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Transgender BYU student faces possible expulsion for pursuing top surgery
After receiving a warning from their bishop, Kris Irvin must either forego the surgery or transfer to a non-private institution
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Transgender woman hospitalized after attack in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Police are investigating an assault that left a transgender woman hospitalized, reports ABC affiliate WCIV. Police say they were flagged down around 2 a.m....
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InfoWars’ anti-transgender Alex Jones caught watching trans porn
Jones has a long history of making transphobic and homophobic statements
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16 states urge Supreme Court to rule employees can be fired for being LGBTQ
Amicus brief asks high court to overturn 6th Circuit decision finding that a funeral home discriminated against trans employee
