News + Politics
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Minnesota furniture company must pay $60,000 to job applicant rejected for being transgender
A Minnesota furniture retailer will have to pay $60,000 to a transgender job applicant after a federal investigation concluded that the company refused to hire...
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Virginia GOP Congressman rails against gay marriage, transgender shelter access in House floor speech
Virginia Republican railed against protections for LGBTQ people in bill, blaming society's ills on "failure to follow God's law."
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Election Day 2021 offers up a wealth of interesting LGBTQ storylines
At least 242 out LGBTQ candidates are on Tuesday's ballot in races throughout the country. Here are a few to watch.
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Virginia Elections 2021: What they mean for the LGBTQ community
Some pro-LGBTQ legislation or policies could be reversed or rolled back if Republicans take control of the Commonwealth
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Kal Penn comes out as gay, announces engagement to partner Josh
Kal Penn has come out as gay and revealed he is engaged to his partner of 11 years
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Conservatives fume over Twix video featuring non-binary child
Conservatives are furious about a Twix-sponsored video featuring a non-binary child.
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Florida teacher receives death threats after taking students to gay bar on field trip
A Florida teacher has received death threats for taking her students on an annual field trip to a gay bar and grill
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State Department issues first gender-neutral United States passport
The U.S. Department of State has issued the first official passport with an “X” gender-neutral marker, marking yet another development in the Biden administration’s attempts...
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Ohio high school students say their fall play was canceled because it had a gay character
Students at an Ohio high school claim their fall play was canceled because the script implied one of the characters was gay.
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Georgetown fellow Gigi Sohn could become first LGBTQ FCC commissioner
President Biden has nominated Gigi Sohn for a seat on the Federal Communications Commission, a potentially historic appointment.
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Josh Cavallo becomes world’s only openly gay professional soccer player
Australian soccer player Josh Cavallo has come out as gay, making him the only active professional to do so.
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Brooklyn men charged with attempted murder as a hate crime in anti-gay bodega attack
Two Brooklyn men face a charge of attempted murder as a hate crime, plus other charges, for an assault inside a bodega last month.
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Brooklyn Diocese fires gay Catholic school teacher for marrying his husband
The Brooklyn Diocese has become the latest American Catholic diocese to fire a popular gay teacher for marrying his same-sex partner.
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California high school students tear down LGBTQ Pride flag, defecate on it
A California school district banned Pride flags in classrooms after students tore one down and defecated on it.
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Oklahoma governor balks after State Health Department issues birth certificate with nonbinary gender marker
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and Republicans are promising retaliation after the State Health Department issued a nonbinary birth certificate.
