News + Politics
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LGBTQ people in Afghanistan face violence, rape and extortion, say human rights watchdogs
A report released last week details the violence, sexual assaults, and threats facing LGBTQ individuals in Afghanistan.
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Teacher resigns rather than sign contract calling gay people pedophiles
Helen Clapham Burns, former teacher at Citipointe Christian College, refused to sign the school's new anti-LGBTQ contract
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Florida police use Grindr, Scruff to arrest more than 60 people in drug sting
Florida authorities have arrested more than 60 people in a drug sting using Grindr and other gay dating apps.
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Donald Trump promises to ban trans athletes from women’s sports if reelected
Donald Trump promised at a recent rally to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's sports if he is reelected president in 2024.
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School removes student’s “Gay is OK” artwork, comparing it to the Nazi flag
Elementary school administrators have been accused of removing a student's pro-gay drawing from the wall and comparing it to Nazi symbolism.
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National Guard told lesbian to be ‘more feminine’ to progress, lawsuit claims
Kristin Kingrey accuses the West Virginia Air National Guard of blocking her from progressing after she was told to wear makeup
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Pope Francis: Parents should “never condemn” gay children
Pope Francis said that parents should refrain from adopting a "condemning attitude" when dealing with gay children
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Governor’s chief of staff compares transgender athletes competing to “terrorism”
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s interim chief of staff compared banning transgender girls from participating in women’s sports to thwarting terrorism. Mark Miller, Noem’s interim...
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Biden urged to appoint a Black LGBTQ woman to Supreme Court
LGBTQ advocates are urging Biden to nominating a Black LGBTQ woman to the Supreme Court.
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Gay men warned about rise of “extremely drug-resistant” STI
Gay and bisexual men are being warned about increasing rates of an antibiotic-resistant STI
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GLSEN names its first-ever Black, nonbinary executive director
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers has become the first Black, nonbinary executive director of GLSEN, an LGBTQ+ education advocacy organization.
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Gay Hyattsville mayor dies from “self-inflicted gunshot wound”
Kevin Ward, the openly gay mayor of Hyattsville, was found dead in an apparent suicide in a public park in McLean, Virginia.
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Amy Schneider’s history-making Jeopardy! streak ends after 40 wins
Amy Schneider's record-breaking Jeopardy! run has finally come to an end
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Mayor withholds $110,000 from libraries until “homosexual materials” are removed
A U.S. mayor is withholding funding from the local library system until all "homosexual materials" are removed from the shelves.
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California senator yanks bill to ban genital surgeries on intersex infants
A bill to ban doctors from performing medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex infants has hit resistance in the California Senate.
