Nation
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Hawaii governor signs bill banning conversion therapy
Hawaii Gov. David Ige (D) has signed a bill into law that prohibits licensed therapists and counselors from subjecting LGBTQ-identifying youth to conversion therapy in...
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HRC demands investigation of Republican candidate’s harassment of transgender woman
Republican Jazmina Saavedra filmed herself harassing a trans woman in a restroom stall at a local Denny's
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Do No Harm Act would prevent RFRA from being used to discriminate
Earlier this week, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) introduced a bill that would prevent the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act from being used to avoid complying...
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California congressman loses realtors’ endorsement for anti-gay comments
A national realtors group is pulling its endorsement of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) after the Orange County congressman said that homeowners should be allowed to...
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3rd Circuit refuses to halt Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit challenging a Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender policy. The decision affirms a lower court decision...
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New poll shows more LGBTQ Americans and greater acceptance of marriage equality
The number of LGBTQ Americans has risen steadily since Gallup first started tracking in 2012
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HRC shames Betsy DeVos with messages projected on Education Department headquarters
Projections cite statistics from survey showing LGBTQ youth face high levels of stress, anxiety, and rejection
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Four LGBTQ candidates win Democratic nominations in Texas runoff elections
Texas Democrats selected four out LGBTQ candidates as their party’s nominees in Tuesday’s runoff elections. Lupe Valdez, the former sheriff of Dallas County, defeated Andrew...
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Drag Race’s Mimi Imfurst apologizes after sexually harassing men online
Imfurst claimed she thought the messages were consensual, but one recipient says he told her to stop
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Virginia store refuses service to Scout because the organization “let in homos”
An employee at Nichols Hardware in Purcellville has apparently since been fired
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Federal court: Missouri prisons must allow transgender inmates to access transition-related care
Judge Noelle Collins finds "freeze-frame" policy violates trans inmates' Eighth Amendment rights
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Two fired at Oregon high school after LGBTQ student told she was “going to hell”
It was one of several incidents of LGBTQ discrimination, including a bisexual student being forced to read the Bible
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Rhode Island House votes to ban “gay and trans panic” defenses for violent crimes
Lawmakers vote 68-2 to prevent defendants from using a victim's LGBTQ status to argue for less severe punishments
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Kansas governor signs anti-gay adoption discrimination bill
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer has signed a “license-to-discriminate” bill into law granting special exemptions to adoption and foster care agencies that refuse to place children...
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Michigan Civil Rights Commission: LGBTQ people are protected by law banning sex discrimination
Commission's action may trigger lawsuit, as the Attorney General claims only the legislature can make such a change
