Nation
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Tennessee plans to beef up its anti-gay counselor exemption bill
Not content to have passed an anti-LGBT law last year, Tennessee lawmakers are trying to add additional teeth to the measure to ensure it’s as...
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Every LGBT Person Should Be Terrified of Trump’s Administration
Trump is assembling a vehemently anti-LGBT cabinet. We break down its members by the threat they pose.
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Could Pat McCrory become the next Trump cabinet member?
Don’t cry for Pat McCrory. If the rumors are true, he may already have found a way to rebound from his re-election loss — by...
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Even Trump voters supported LGBT rights, poll shows
Even as Donald Trump was rolling to victory on Election Day, the electorate that elevated him into the White House was generally in favor of...
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LGBT groups ask Obama to commute Chelsea Manning’s sentence
The American Civil Liberties Union and over a dozen LGBT groups have sent a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to commute the sentence...
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Bowser to meet in person with Donald Trump on Tuesday
Mayor Muriel Bowser is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday morning. As part of the meeting, which is closed...
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Pat McCrory concedes defeat in North Carolina governor’s race
The closest and most expensive governor’s race in North Carolina history has ended with Gov. Pat McCrory conceding in a video message posted to his official...
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Anti-LGBT Ben Carson is Trump’s pick for Housing Secretary
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Ben Carson Position: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development LGBT record: As a presidential candidate, opposed LGBT rights, including the right to...
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Jeff Sessions tried to ban LGBT conference from University of Alabama campus
It appears Sen. Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s pick to be the next U.S. Attorney General, was not a fan of the First Amendment during his...
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Federal judge hears motions in Pine-Richland transgender student case
Juliet Evancho and Elissa Ridenour just want everything to go back to the way it was before their decision to use the girls’ restroom became...
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Ann Arbor neighbors mount rainbow flags in show of solidarity
A group of neighbors in Ann Arbor, Mich., are flying rainbow flags after one of their fellow neighbors got an anonymous letter from someone complaining...
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Trump picks Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: James “Mad Dog” Mattis Position: Secretary of Defense LGBT record: Reportedly opposed allowing open service and the repeal of the military’s...
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Anti-LGBT amendment stripped from defense bill
The Republican lawmaker behind an anti-LGBT provision that was added to the annual defense bill has withdrawn his amendment, according to Bloomberg News. Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.) had...
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Roy Cooper’s edge in North Carolina governor race surpasses 10,000 votes
LGBT groups who supported Democrat Roy Cooper’s bid for governor of North Carolina are declaring victory on his behalf after Cooper’s lead over Gov. Pat...
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Trump selects Elaine Chao as next Secretary of Transportation
Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and was George W. Bush's Secretary of Labor
