News + Politics
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North Carolina brewery launches LGBTQ fundraiser after Lt. Gov called gay people ‘filth’
North Carolina brewery will donate to LGBTQ causes in Lt. Gov.'s name after he calls LGBTQ people "filth"
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Gay Catholics to be denied sacraments unless they ‘repent,’ Michigan diocese orders
The Diocese of Marquette will deny LGBTQ people Catholic sacraments until they have "repented"
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Philadelphia schools will allow students to select nonbinary gender markers on virtual platforms
Philadelphia School District will allow students to select their own gender markers for online platforms.
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Gay skier Gus Kenworthy could miss Winter Olympics due to health issues
Gun Kenworthy could miss the Winter Olympics after concussion and long Covid left him feeling "disoriented and nauseous"
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At least 20 million Americans identify as LGBTQ. But where do they live?
At least 20 million Americans, or 8% of adults, identify as LGBTQ, based on data gathered from a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey.
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Gay Indian-American becomes highest-ranking LGBTQ White House staffer
Gautam Raghavan, a gay first-generation immigrant and former Obama staffer, has been named director of the Office of Presidential Personnel.
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Conservatives accuse Sephora of ‘sexual perversion’ over gay holiday ad
One Million Moms is furious after Sephora featured a gay couple kissing in a holiday ad
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Georgia prison system pays family of trans inmate $2.2 million after death by suicide
A transgender woman's family is demanding an investigation after she died by suicide in a Georgia prison
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Transgender youth receiving hormone therapy experience lower rates of depression
A newly published peer-reviewed study finds transr youth who receive hormone therapy have a lower risk of depression or suicide attempts.
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Kim Petras says US record labels dismissed her as ‘gay club music’
Kim Petras says US record labels dismissed her as "gay club music"
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Suspect arrested for allegedly beating a gay man with a metal pole in Coney Island
The NYPD says it has arrested a suspect accused of beating a gay man with a metal bar on the Coney Island boardwalk last month.
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Depression rises among LGBTQ people as Poland stirs up anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, study finds
Rates of depression have risen among LGBTQ people in Poland as the conservative government has embraced anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, a study finds.
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Maryland transgender inmate claims correctional officers choked her, dropped her on her face
Recently released video appears to back up claims made by a transgender inmate suing the state of Maryland after being assaulted in custody.
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New Jersey lawmakers poised to pass bill locking marriage equality into law
New Jersey lawmakers are trying to write marriage equality into state law, in case the Supreme Court tries to reverse course on the issue.
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Transgender teen being forced to leave Boy Scout troop, despite policy allowing female scouts
A transgender teenager in New York says she’s being forced out of the Boy Scout troop she’s been in for the past six years due...
