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Sen. Murray urges “no” vote on Rep. Jim Bridenstine as Trump’s pick to head NASA
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has sent a letter to her colleagues on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, urging them to oppose...
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Louisiana sheriff’s office accused of discriminating against deputy with HIV
A Louisiana man is suing a local sheriff’s office for discrimination after it rescinded a job offer to be a sheriff’s deputy because he is...
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Pennsylvania’s Children’s Health Insurance Program held hostage by anti-transgender amendment
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has tacked on an anti-transgender amendment to a bill aimed at renewing the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, through...
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Lesbian political action committee issues endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia elections
LPAC, the country’s first and only lesbian political action committee, has announced it is endorsing seven candidates seeking political office in New Jersey and Virginia...
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Transgender inmate in Oregon settles lawsuit over denial of medical care
The Oregon Department of Corrections has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender inmate who claimed she was denied medical care while in...
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LGBTQ groups slam government’s request to dismiss second lawsuit over trans military ban
Just as it did with a case out of Washington, D.C. challenging President Trump’s ban on transgender military members, the U.S. Department of Justice has...
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Roy Moore: Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling “worse” than pro-slavery decision in 1857
Moore made the comments in a recently unearthed 2016 interview
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Oregon councilor told gay man he’d spit on his grave after he dies of AIDS
Echo City Council was forced to issue an apology after Councilor Lou Nakapalau refused
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Hillary Clinton and Jeff Bezos to speak at HRC National Dinner
Selection of speakers signals HRC's commitment to opposing the Trump administration's actions on LGBTQ rights
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High school football coach told players to mock lesbian parents
Allegedly told players to taunt a student with two mothers by shouting "Who's your daddy?"
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Kerry Washington: Trump’s White House preaches “division and discrimination”
Scandal star said LGBTQ people are "living through a horrific dream" under Trump
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9th Circuit hears challenge to California laws criminalizing sex work
On Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in a case challenging California laws that criminalize sex work, which, if overturned,...
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North Carolina governor issues order extending limited LGBTQ protections
North Carolina LGBTQ residents may get some relief from both an executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper and a proposed settlement to lawsuit over...
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Morgantown City Council approves pro-LGBTQ ordinance
The Morgantown, W.V., City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission to include language protecting various characteristics including sexual orientation and...
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White House refutes story alleging Trump joked about Pence wanting to hang gays
White House Press Secretary: New Yorker story "relied on fiction rather than facts"
