News + Politics
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World AIDS Day 2021: How to take part in DC and beyond!
Various HIV advocates and organizations are holding educational events, vigils and testing opportunities to mark World AIDS Day on Dec. 1.
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Jussie Smollett: Trial begins 3 years after Empire star allegedly faked anti-gay hate crime
Jussie Smollett's trial begins almost three years after allegedly faking a hate crime in Chicago
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Bisexual Michigan teacher resigns after being told to remove Pride flag
Bisexual teacher Russell Ball resigned from his Michigan middle school after being told to remove his Pride flag
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Iowa court rules Republicans can’t deny health coverage to transgender Medicaid recipients
An Iowa court has ruled that a law barring Medicaid from covering transgender recipients' surgical expenses is unconstitutional.
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British man stabs gay man 12 times after sexual encounter while yelling, “I’m not f***ing gay!”
A British man was sentenced to three years in prison for stabbing a gay man 12 times after the victim declined to perform a sex...
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Russia may suspend Netflix under ‘gay propaganda’ ban
Russia may suspend Netflix after accusing the service of violating a ban on "gay propaganda"
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Students protest at Baltimore Catholic school after priest forces girl to remove LGBTQ shirt
Dozens of students wore rainbow masks to mass after a priest at St. Francis of Assisi in Baltimore objected to a pro-LGBTQ shirt
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Milwaukee parents sue school district for affirming their child’s gender identity
Parents in Milwaukee are suing a local school district for affirming their child's gender identity
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Indiana court sides with gay Catholic school teacher fired for entering same-sex marriage
An Indiana appeals court ruled that a gay teacher fired for marrying his same-sex partner can sue over his termination.
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Utah bill would require trans athletes to undergo hormone therapy for a year before competing
A proposed bill in Utah would require transgender teens to change their birth certificates and undergo a year of hormone therapy before becoming eligible to...
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Fairfax County Public Schools returns challenged LGBTQ books to high school libraries
Fairfax County will allow two LGBTQ books back in high school libraries after a review that found calls for their removal unfounded.
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Pro-Trump pastor claims gays are coming for children, calls Big Bird ‘demonic’
A far-right Trump-supporting pastor has called Big Bird "demonic" and claimed that gays are coming for children.
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Santa finds love in heartwarming gay Christmas ad from Norway’s postal service
Norway's postal service created a gay Christmas ad that gives Santa an epic love story
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. says maggots have more “purpose” than gay couples
North Carolina's Mark Robinson says heterosexuals' ability to procreate makes their relationships "superior" to same-sex couplings.
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Gay, bi men in anti-LGBTQ countries at increased risk of suicidal ideation
Yale researchers found that, among gay and bisexual men in Europe, those in intolerant countries had worse mental health outcomes
