Nation
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California man to stand trial for gay former high school classmate’s murder
Samuel Woodward has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder and hate crime charges in the death of Blaze Bernstein
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Joe Biden to headline Human Rights Campaign’s 22nd National Dinner in D.C.
Former Vice President joins Eric Holder, Danica Roem, and others as speakers at crucial fundraising event
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Gay Kenyan student who escaped conversion therapy awarded $10,000 grant
Mahad Olad will use prize money to pay for college and for a project highlighting experiences of LGBTQ Africans
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Texas restaurant apologizes and fires employee who called customers gay slur
Restaurant says it does not accept or condone homophobic behavior
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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
