News + Politics
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EU launches legal action against Hungary and Poland for violating LGBTQ rights
Hungary and Poland have been called out by the EU for targeting LGBTQ people with harsh laws and restrictions.
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Whitman-Walker Health breaks ground on new St. Elizabeths health center in Ward 8
Whitman-Walker Health broke ground on its new health center, slated to open in 2023 on St. Elizabeths Campus East in Southeast D.C.
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Minnesota governor signs executive order banning conversion therapy
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed an executive order to make his state the 21st to ban the practice of conversion therapy on minors.
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Anti-gay West Virginia lawmaker under fire for graphic TikTok videos giving oral sex advice
A West Virginia lawmaker who sponsored an anti-gay bill is being criticized for posting a TikTok video offering graphic advice on oral sex.
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China deletes LGBTQ accounts from social media in new crackdown
WeChat removed accounts for student LGBTQ groups, saying they "violated regulations"
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HIV vaccine trial launched, 40 years after virus first detected
Oxford University has launched a limited trial of the vaccine, which has been developed to target a "broad range" of HIV variants
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Texas Senate passes bills barring trans athletes from sports teams matching their gender identity
The Texas Senate passed a pair of bills to bar transgender athletes from competing on sports teams matching their gender identity.
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Tomorrow’s All-Stars: Meet Team DC’s 2021 Scholarship Recipients
Team DC’s student awardees talk about being out in high school sports, efforts to restrict trans athletes, and what a scholarship means to them.
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Appeals court upholds Florida trans student’s right to use boys’ restroom
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has released a narrow decision finding a school district's anti-trans restroom policy unconstitutional.
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Alexandria gay couple claims neighbor shouted anti-gay, anti-Asian slurs at them
Alexandria gay couple claim they endured anti-gay abuse from neighbor due to ongoing dispute over parking space
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New Jersey GOP governor hopeful Jack Ciattarelli rails against “teaching sodomy in sixth grade”
Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican nominee for New Jersey governor, says he wants to "roll back" LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in public schools.
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Beaumont Police seeking information about transgender woman found dead in Port Arthur Canal
Police are asking for information about the death of Aidelen Evans, a Texas transgender woman whose body was found in a canal in March.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene calls Caitlyn Jenner a “man in a dress” in transphobic Twitter rant
Marjorie Taylor Greene also slammed Republicans for working with Caitlyn Jenner on her campaign for governor of California
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Wyoming biker bar sold T-shirts calling shooting gay people the “cure for AIDS”
A Wyoming biker bar came under fire on social media for selling T-shirts promoting the shooting of gay people as a "cure for AIDS."
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Gay lawmakers want to block Chick-fil-A from New York’s highway rest areas
Gay lawmakers want the New York State Thruway Authority to prevent Chick-fil-A from opening restaurants, citing anti-LGBTQ donations
