News + Politics
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Salah Czapary Appointed to Lead Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has appointed Salah Czapary, a gay former candidate for the D.C. Council, to a post within her administration following her re-election...
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Tina Kotek, Out Lesbian, Declares Victory in Oregon Governor’s Race
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek’s campaign has declared victory in the state’s gubernatorial race based on reported projections from The Oregonian/OregonLive and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Although The Associated...
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Tennessee Mom Passionately Defends LGBTQ Community
With conservatives pushing for anti-LGBTQ laws, one Tennessee woman rebuffs their attacks.
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D.C. Elects Gay Councilmember Amid Pro-LGBTQ Wave
Amid what appeared to be a generally positive night for LGBTQ candidates, voters in Washington, D.C.’s northeast quadrant elected Zachary Parker, a Democrat, to the...
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LGBTQ Candidates Celebrate Significant Victories
For the third straight electoral cycle in a row, LGBTQ candidates for political office broke a previous record, with at least 340 out LGBTQ candidates...
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Out Lesbian Maura Healey wins Massachusetts Governor Race
Massachusetts Democrat Maura Healey becomes the first openly gay woman elected governor of a U.S. state.
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Mother of Murdered Gay Man Campaigns for Republicans
The mother of a gay D.C. resident who was murdered in Manhattan in May is blasting New York Democrats for being soft on crime.
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Australian Commission Hears Evidence on Suspected Anti-LGBTQ Murders
On Wednesday, an Australian special commission has heard evidence about homophobic murders that took place in deserted locales across New South Wales over span of...
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Irish Priest Says Deputy Prime Minister, Gay Politicians Going to Hell
An Irish Catholic priest is receiving blowback after controversially declaring that gay politicians, including Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister, or tánaiste, Leo Varadkar, are doomed to...
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Florida Bans Gender-Affirming Treatments for Transgender Youth
Two Florida medical boards finalized a draft rule to ban medical interventions for transgender minors. The Florida Board of Medicine and Board of Osteopathic Medicine...
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Equality PAC Urges Voters to Back LGBTQ Candidates for Congress
A congressional LGBTQ political action committee is urging voters to elect or re-elect 16 LGBTQ people seeking seats in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. Equality...
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Tulsa Doughnut Shop Firebombed After Hosting Drag-Themed Art Installation
A doughnut shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma was vandalized for the second time this month after a masked person broke its windows and threw a Molotov...
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Election 2022: The Tipping Point of D.C.’s Initiative 82
D.C. will vote -- for a second time -- on whether to eliminate the current wage structure for tipped employees.
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Election 2022: Queering the ANCs
LGBTQ candidates talk about running for Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, the most thankless elected position in D.C.
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Election 2022: Pathways to LGBTQ Victory
For the first time in history, every state and territory in America has an out LGBTQ candidate seeking political office.
