News + Politics
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New Jersey appeals court requires conversion therapy practice to pay $3.5 million in legal fees
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled a conversion therapy practice must pay $3.5 million for violating a settlement in a consumer fraud lawsuit.
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President Biden nominates lesbian to ambassador-level post in historic first
President Biden has tapped Chantale Wong as the first lesbian and LGBTQ person of color to be U.S. Director of the Asian Development Bank.
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Gay man tortured and killed in Cancún after revealing he was living with HIV
A gay man in one of Mexico's famous resort towns was tortured, burned, and killed, allegedly for revealing to fellow revelers that he had HIV.
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Doctor has his jaw wired shut after anti-gay attack in New York City
A 29-year-old New York City doctor will have his jaw wired shut for a month after having his jaw broken in an anti-gay attack.
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Pete Buttigieg slams the GOP’s “terrible” attacks on transgender youth
Pete Buttigieg criticized Republican lawmakers "whose position basically is that transgender people don't exist."
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Brazilian governor and potential presidential challenger Eduardo Leite comes out as gay
A Brazilian governor who's thought to be a potential challenger to anti-LGBTQ incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro has come out as gay.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks LGBTQ people and trans equality in lengthy Twitter rant
Greene complained about an "invasion" of transgender people and told LGBTQ people their identities don't matter
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Presbyterian Church in America leaders vote to bar gay men from being ordained as clergy
Leaders of the Presbyterian Church in America began a year-long process aimed at prohibiting gay men from becoming ordained ministers.
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‘Teen Wolf’ star Tyler Posey comes out as queer and sexually fluid
Tyler Posey has come out as sexually fluid and queer, after previously revealing he has "hooked up with guys"
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New York passes Gender Recognition Act, a comprehensive pro-LGBTQ law
New York has passed a law allowing trans and nonbinary New Yorkers to change their names and gender markers on vital documents and state IDs.
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Trump supporter arrested after damaging rainbow crosswalk in Florida
Trump supporter Alexander Michael Jerich faces multiple charges for defacing Delray Beach's rainbow crosswalk
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Ohio governor allows doctors and nurses to deny care to LGBTQ patients
A new "conscience" provision signed into law in Ohio allows medical providers to refuse to perform procedures based on religious objections.
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Nellie’s liquor license in jeopardy after complaints referred to DC Attorney General
D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration has referred Nellie’s Sports Bar to the office of Attorney General Karl Racine, setting into motion an investigation that could...
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U.S. Supreme Court declines appeal from Washington florist who refused to serve gay couple
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a florist who refused to provide a same-sex couple with flowers for their wedding.
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US and UK embassies in the UAE defiantly fly Pride flags in historic gesture
UK and US embassies in the UAE face backlash after flying Pride flags
