News + Politics
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NYPD searching for two suspects in anti-gay robbery in the Bronx
NYPD is seeking the help identifying two robbers who beat a man while yelling anti-gay slurs at him.
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Supreme Court takes up anti-gay website designer’s case
The Supreme Court will decide whether a website designer should be religiously exempt from abiding by Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act.
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Texas AG declares trans-affirming health care is “child abuse”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued an opinion declaring trans-affirming health care treatments to be "child abuse."
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Trans woman awarded $1.5 million for bogus drug arrest
An Atlanta jury has awarded $1.5 million to a transgender woman who was wrongfully imprisoned for five months of a drug charge.
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White House blasts South Dakota governor over trans depression comments
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is being criticized for saying she doesn't know why LGBTQ people in her state experience depression.
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Trans swimmers smash records at Ivy League Women’s Championships
Trans athletes smashed records during the Ivy League Women's Swimming Championships
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Trans girl pretended to have broken arm to justify using nurse’s bathroom
A South Dakota transgender youth's friends worried she had cancer because of her frequent trips to the nurse's office.
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WATCH: Principal caught on video popping “Gay is OK” support balloons
The principal accused of comparing student LGBTQ-affirming artwork to Nazi symbolism is seen on video popping a Pride-themed balloon package.
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Illinois teenager accused of attempting to kill a man for being gay
A 19-year-old is accused of breaking into a man's home, tying him up, beating him with a wrench, trying to kill him for being gay.
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Kuwait overturns law used to prosecute trans people
Kuwait has overturned a law prohibiting "imitation of the opposite sex" that critics say was used to arrest and imprison transgender people.
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LGBTQ students are under attack. GLSEN’s Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is ready to fight back.
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers is taking the reins of LGBTQ advocacy organization GLSEN in the midst of rising bigotry in schools nationwide.
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Israel’s Health Ministry bans conversion therapy
Israel's Health Ministry has passed a directive barring medical psychotherapists from engaging in so-called "conversion therapy."
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NYC mayor taps anti-LGBTQ pastors for city posts
New York City mayor Eric Adams has appointed two anti-LGBTQ pastors to key city posts, and seems intent on naming a third.
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LGBTQ group airs ads slamming “Don’t Say Gay” bill
Equality Florida is airing two ads slamming a bill that seeks to censor discussions of LGBTQ issues in primary grade classrooms.
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Capital Pride to revive in-person celebrations in June
After two years of scaled-back events, Capital Pride will return in person this year.
