News + Politics
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Children’s Hospital Receives Threats Over Gender-Affirming Care
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh has received online threats for providing gender-affirming care treatment options to transgender youth. The hospital,...
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Virginia School District Approves Trans Bathroom Restrictions
A Virginia county in the Richmond suburbs has approved a policy restricting the ability of transgender students to use facilities matching their gender identity. Last...
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COVID-19 is God’s Punishment for Homosexuality, Republican Says
A former congressional candidate in Virginia has claimed that COVID-19 is God’s punishment for homosexuality, which he maintains must be criminalized in the United States....
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Senate to Hold Marriage Equality Vote in “Coming Weeks”
A bipartisan group of senators has begun finalizing last-minute language to be added to a bill that would enshrine the right to same-sex marriage and...
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Ted Cruz: Workers Paying for Degrees in “Queer Pet Literature”
Ted Cruz says President Biden's student debt relief plan will force workers to pay for college students' degrees in "queer pet literature."
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Miami-Dade School Board Rejects LGBTQ History Month
The Miami-Dade School Board rejected recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month, saying doing so might violate Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law.
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Judge Rules Employers Don’t Have to Cover Cost of PrEP
Texas judge claims requiring employers to provide insurance coverage for HIV prevention drugs violates their religious beliefs.
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Appeals Court Upholds Washington’s Conversion Therapy Ban
A three-judge panel rejected various arguments from a Christian therapist who claimed the law violates his First Amendment rights.
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Transgender Man Dies in Assault Following Pride Parade in Germany
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man for a fatal assault that killed a 25-year-old trans man after a Pride parade in Münster, Germany.
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Out Lesbian Maura Healey Wins Democratic Primary for Governor
The Massachusetts Attorney General, seeking to become state's first out LGBTQ governor, is favored in the November general election.
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Citi Adds Trans-Friendly ‘True Name’ Feature to U.S. Debit Cards
Citi expands trans-friendly "True Name" feature to its U.S. Debit Cards.
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Yeshiva University Seeks to Block LGBTQ Club
New York's Yeshiva University sent an emergency petition to the Supreme Court to stop it from recognizing the YU Pride Alliance.
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J.K. Rowling’s New Book Features Character Persecuted for Transphobia
The YouTuber at the heart of J.K. Rowling's new book faces online backlash and accusations of racism and transphobia.
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Court Sides with Anti-Gay Photographer, Blocks Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
A federal court has sided with a Louisville photographer who refuses to shoot same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs, finding that a local nondiscrimination...
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South Florida Locales Repeal Conversion Therapy Bans
Last week, the Palm Beach County Commission repealed an ordinance that banned conversion therapy in the South Florida county, following a string of unfavorable court...
