Nation
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Hornet launches billboard campaign to counter anti-gay “hate groups”
The gay app Hornet has announced it’s launching a new billboard campaign to counter the divisive rhetoric that is commonly spouted by anti-LGBTQ groups. Throughout...
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Retired generals ask Mattis not to reinstate ban on transgender troops
Three retired Army generals and a group that advocates for allowing LGBTQ individuals to serve openly in the military service are calling on U.S. Secretary of...
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Texas governor calls special session, reviving anti-trans bathroom bill
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session designed to force Lone Star State lawmakers to pass a slew of 20 bills, including a...
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Anti-gay minister goes on trial for beating gay man in attempted exorcism
A North Carolina minister is on trial for her actions related to the kidnapping and assault of a man in an attempt to exorcise him...
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Trump to address anti-LGBTQ leaders at Faith & Freedom Coalition conference
Just days before Washington, D.C. is set to celebrate Capital Pride festivities and host the national Equality March for Unity and Pride, President Donald Trump...
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HRC issues proclamation urging resistance against erosion of LGBTQ rights
To coincide with the recognition of June as LGBTQ Pride Month, the Human Rights Campaign has issued a proclamation urging its followers to take action to...
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Lesbian parental rights case appealed to Mississippi Supreme Court
Lawyers representing a lesbian woman who is being denied her parental rights have appealed a lower court’s ruling against her to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The...
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Trump birth control regulation could threaten LGBTQ health rights
Regulation would allow more employers, even for-profit companies, to refuse to cover medically necessary treatments
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Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission seeks public comment on LGBTQ protections
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has finished seeking public input on proposed guidance that sets forth legal protections for people who are discriminated against because of their...
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7th Circuit rules in favor of allowing transgender student to use boys’ restroom
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision allowing a transgender boy in Wisconsin to continue using the boys’ restroom. A three-judge panel of the...
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Transgender woman does not want man charged for botched transition sugery
The transgender woman who asked an acquaintance to perform an illegal transition surgery on her says the man shouldn’t be charged with a crime, and blames...
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North Carolina man working out plea deal over Key West hate crime
The man accused of driving his rented scooter into the back of a bicyclist while yelling anti-gay epithets and telling him, “You’re in Trump country now!” is working...
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Illinois lawmakers pushing slate of 3 pro-LGBTQ bills
Lawmakers in the Illinois House and Senate are weighing two pro-LGBTQ measures, and have sent a third to the desk of Gov. Bruce Rauner to...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott mulling special legislative session
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said he plans to announce later this week whether he will call a special legislative session that would keep lawmakers...
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Bill targeting transgender student-athletes dies in Texas House
A bill that could have blocked transgender athletes from competing in interscholastic sports died unceremoniously in the Texas House on Friday. The bill, which was...
