Nation
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Most Americans oppose anti-trans bathroom bills, support LGBT rights
Sanders, Clinton and Trump voters all support LGBT rights
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ACA pulls 2017 national conference over Tennessee counseling exemption bill
The largest counseling association in the world has announced it has canceled its 2017 conference scheduled for Nashville in response to Tennessee’s recently passed counseling...
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Risky Business: Homeless LGBT Youth Turning to Illegal Trades
Homeless LGBT youth are turning to sex work and other illegal trades in order to survive.
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Gay man settles with Catholic school in Mass. discrimination lawsuit
An all-girls Catholic school in Massachusetts that was found to have discriminated against a gay cafeteria worker when it found out he was married to...
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Business leaders file amicus brief in Washington State discrimination case
An alliance of businesses and trade associations is coming to the aid of a gay couple who claims that they were discriminated against by a...
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Sparring lawsuits over HB 2 set off battle over “state-sponsored discrimination”
The Obama administration has taken its firmest stance in favor of transgender rights after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state...
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ACLU sues Mississippi over “religious freedom” law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Mississippi have filed a challenge to Mississippi’s HB 1523, a purported “religious freedom” law that...
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North Carolina sues Justice Department to defend anti-trans law
Lawsuit comes decision day for Tar Heel State to announce whether they'll continue to defend HB 2
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Furies Collective becomes first lesbian site on National Register
This week was good news for lovers of gay history, as the National Register of Historic Places added its first lesbian site and its first Latino LGBTQ...
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New York City mayor responds to calls to boycott Chick-fil-A
Bill de Blasio says he will not patronize the fast food chain, but it has a right to set up shop
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Clinton to trans woman attacked on subway: I’m on your side
Clinton reaches out on Facebook to offer support to a trans women assaulted in New York
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Franklin Graham calls gay rights monument a “monument to sin”
Franklin Graham opposes erection outside Stonewall Inn
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Trans United Fund releases historic ad featuring parents of transgender children
Ad aims to educate public about trans issues, in response to various forms of anti-trans hysteria
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North Carolina officials react to Justice Department letter about anti-trans law
North Carolina’s Republican officials responsible for pushing through the state’s discriminatory HB 2 law responded to a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice telling...
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Arrest made in stabbing of transgender woman in Kansas
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested and faces second-degree murder charges after stabbing a transgender woman to death in Wichita, Kansas, according to Wichita-based ABC affiliate...
