News + Politics
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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...
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Campaign Launched to Support Casa Ruby Employees
The Capital Pride Alliance and The DC Center for the LGBT Community have partnered to raise funds to support former and current employees of Casa...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese Can Fire LGBTQ Employees, Court Rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis can fire Catholic school teachers who enter same-sex marriages or don’t live by Church...
