News + Politics
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U.S. Offers to Release Convicted Arms Dealer in Exchange for Brittney Griner
The Biden administration has offered to exchange convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout as part of a deal to release WNBA star Brittney Griner and...
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Anti-LGBTQ Posts Proliferated on Facebook, Instagram During Pride Month
A media watchdog organization claims Facebook and Instagram allowed anti-LGBTQ content and misinformation to flourish during pride month. A recent study conducted by Media Matters for...
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Researchers: Florida Report on Trans Health Care is Flawed, Biased
Researchers from Yale are slamming a report from Florida health care officials that takes a hardline stance against the use of Medicaid dollars to pay...
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Marco Rubio Calls Gay Marriage Bill a “Stupid Waste of Time”
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is being criticized for a comment he made to a reporter panning a bill to codify same-sex marriage into law....
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Green Bay Diocese Compares Being Trans to Sexual Abuse
The Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, released a new policy regarding LGBTQ students in its Catholic Schools that equates being transgender to being sexually abused. ...
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GOP Congressman Attends Gay Son’s Wedding After Voting Against Marriage Equality
A Republican congressman attended his gay son’s wedding, just three days after voting against federal legislation that would require states to recognize same-sex marriages. Last...
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DC Health Delays Second Dose of Monkeypox Vaccine
DC Health has decided that the most urgent priority is providing first doses of the vaccine to high-risk residents.
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Study Claims 94% of Trans Youth Persist in Gender Identity Post-Transition
A new study published by the American Association of Pediatrics claims that children who transition younger in life are very likely to persist in their...
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Meteorologist Receives Homophobic Email from Disgruntled Viewer
A local meteorologist in New Orleans, Louisiana, recently received a homophobic email from a disgruntled viewer. On July 17, David Bernard, the chief meteorologist at...
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Florida District Rejects Sex Ed Textbooks for Violating “Don’t Say Gay” Law
A Florida school district has rejected sex education textbooks after the county’s school board rejected two proposed textbooks for allegedly violating the state’s “Parental Rights...
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Homophobic Attacks Take Place Following Berlin Pride
Police in Berlin say two attacks that appear to be motivated by anti-LGBTQ bias occurred after the city’s Christopher Street Day celebration, a Pride Parade...
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W.H.O. Declares Monkeypox a “Global Health Emergency”
The World Health Organization has declared the spread of monkeypox to be a global health emergency as infections continue to increase across the globe, with...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Posts Willfully Transphobic Tweets
Marjorie Taylor Greene's awful, transphobic comments, directed at Assistant Secretary of Health, Admiral Rachel Levine, were not taken down by Twitter.
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Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC Pageant Returns After Hiatus
The Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC pageant, which had become an annual staple of summer in D.C. prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, will return in...
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Pulse Survivor Brandon Wolf is Fulfilling His Promise
Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf on the tragic night that changed his life, and why the LGBTQ community must remain vigilant in its fight.
