Nation
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Transgender Sheriff’s Deputy Wins Lawsuit Over Surgery Denial
Last month, a Georgia jury ruled in favor of a transgender sheriff’s deputy who sued for reimbursement after the county she worked for refused to...
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Pentagon Report: Fears of Out LGB Military Members Were Unfounded
An overlooked Pentagon report issued last year by the Joint Chiefs of Staff has debunked decades-old claims that integrating out LGBTQ soldiers into the ranks...
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Supreme Court Allows Video of Proposition 8 Trial to Be Made Public
Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request from opponents of same-sex marriage who had sought to block video of the 2010 trial...
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Twitter Users Call for Boycott After Grindr CEO’s Conservative Tweets
Some Twitter users are calling on users of the popular gay app Grindr to boycott the company by deleting their accounts in response to tweets...
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Christian Adoption Agency Can Discriminate Against Gay Couples
A federal judge ruled last month that New Hope Family Services, a Christian adoption agency, can continue refusing service to same-sex and unmarried couples in...
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GLAAD Releases Ads Urging LGBTQ People and Allies to Vote
The LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD has released two new ads highlighting the stakes for LGBTQ Americans in the upcoming midterm elections in order to...
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Parents Outraged After Anti-Gay Slur Used Against Special Needs Son
An Oklahoma special needs student’s parents say their son’s fifth-grade teacher encouraged students to use an anti-gay slur directed at their son when he was...
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VA to Extend Benefits to Spouses of Deceased LGBTQ Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will extend survivor benefits to the surviving spouses of certain LGBTQ veterans, effective immediately. In a...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Brags Supreme Court Could Overturn Gay Marriage
Georgia Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene told supporters at a fundraising event that the potential of overturning marriage equality has become more likely due to...
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U.S. Selective Service Says Trans Women Must Register for Draft
The U.S. Selective Service says that transgender women must still register for the military draft, regardless of whether they have transitioned. According to the Selective...
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Police Seek Suspects in Assault of Oregon Trans Woman
Police are seeking four suspects in a possible hate crime, in which a transgender woman was assaulted in the West University neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon,...
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Vermont Transgender Teen Faces Hate After Media Maelstrom
A Vermont transgender teen, her family, and her school have been threatened and harassed after she changed clothes in the girls' locker room.
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Police Arrest and Charge Man with Trans Woman’s Murder
Police have arrested a man accused of murdering a trans woman in a shooting that occurred in Milwaukee in August. Clayton Hubbird, 31, was arrested...
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Drag Queen Calls Out Marco Rubio for Using Her Image in Campaign Ad
A drag queen is attacking U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio for using her image and likeness in a campaign ad warning of the “radical left” as...
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Colorado Baker Challenging Ruling on “Gender Transition” Cake
Bakery first agreed to create a custom cake, but refused after learning that the design celebrated a gender transition.
