News + Politics
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Team DC’s “Night OUT at the Nationals” Scheduled for June 14
Team DC and the Washington Nationals baseball team will host the 17th annual “Night OUT at the Nationals,” honoring the team’s extensive LGBTQ fanbase, during...
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New LGBTQ Health Care Provider to Open in Northern Virginia
Inova Health, Northern Virginia’s largest nonprofit healthcare provider, will open The Pride Clinic, the first-ever LGBTQ-specific health center in northern Virginia beginning this week. The...
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Montgomery County Announces Schedule of Pride Month Events
Montgomery County Council Vice President Evan Glass announced a series of LGBTQ+ Pride Month events throughout June, the month commemorating the anniversary of the 1969...
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San Francisco Pride Reaches “Compromise” over Uniformed Police Officers
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and members of the city’s police department will march during this year’s Pride parade following a compromise brokered between police...
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Someone Is Suing Mariah Carey Over Her Christmas Hit
Carey has been slapped with a $20 million lawsuit by a musician claiming she ripped off his work to create "All I Want for Christmas...
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Woman Checks Out All LGBTQ Library Books to Preserve Children’s “Innocence”
A candidate for public office in Maryland says she checked out all of the books from an LGBTQ Pride Month display at the Brunswick Public...
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Employers’ Health Insurance Must Cover Gender-Affirming Care, Court Rules
A federal court in Georgia has ruled that employers who exclude gender-affirming medical care from their health insurance coverage are violating federal law. The decision,...
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LGBTQ Groups to Boycott NYC Mayor’s Pride Month Reception
Several prominent LGBTQ clubs in New York City are boycotting a Pride Month reception being hosted on Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams in protest of...
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Port Authority Police to Stop Restroom Stings
Port Authority Police settle lawsuit that alleged officers targeted gay and bi men in restrooms and falsely arrested them for public lewdness.
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South Dakota Governor Threatens to Sue Feds Over Trans-Inclusive School Lunch Policy
South Dakota’s Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is threatening to sue the U.S. government if it attempts to enforce a new policy that would cut funding...
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Kuwait Slams U.S. Embassy for Tweet Supporting Pride Month
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait has received backlash from the government of Kuwait for a tweet supporting LGBTQ Pride Month. On June 1, the United...
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Pastor Who Calls for Death Penalty for Gays Calls Pride Month an “Abomination”
A minister who regularly preaches against homosexuality, and has advocated for the death penalty to punish people who engage in homosexual behavior, recently railed against...
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DeSantis Press Secretary Sparks Outrage With Pride Month Tweet
The press secretary for the governor of Florida has been called out by an LGBTQ lawmaker for her hateful comments surrounding the LGBTQ community. Christina...
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Gay Congressional Candidate in Alaska Receives Death Threat
A gay assemblyman from Anchorage who is running for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives recently received a homophobic death threat...
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Americans Divided on Including LGBTQ Topics in Classroom Instruction
A recent national tracking poll find Americans overwhelmingly support teaching sexual education in schools, but are divided when it comes to the discussion of LGBTQ-related...
