News + Politics
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Gay dads sue New York school after son endures two years of homophobic bullying
Gay dads allege that Albert Shanker School administrators dismissed complaints after their son was allegedly called anti-gay slurs and repeatedly bullied
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Billionaire takes Pride flag to space while LGBTQ people suffer on Earth
Sir Richard Branson said he carried a Pride flag on his Virgin Galactic flight to honor victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting
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Queens man slashed in face in apparent anti-gay hate crime
New York City police are looking for the suspect caught on surveillance video slashing a man in the face in Queens.
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Teen charged with attempted murder for beating and choking victim he thought was gay
A Baltimore teen faces attempted murder and hate crime charges for beating and choking a man he thought was gay, leaving him in a coma.
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New York City to have record number of LGBTQ City Councilmembers
A record number of six out LGBTQ candidates won their primaries and are poised to become members of the New York City Council.
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Texas governor wants to ban transgender athletes from sports during special legislative session
Texas Republicans will take up several bills during the session, including one to bar trans athletes from competing in their gender identity.
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FDA issues warning about poppers due to “serious adverse health effects”
The Food and Drug Administration suggests that people avoid poppers during sex due to "an increase in reports of deaths and hospitalizations"
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Anti-gay Catholic priest accused of having sex with men to “heal” their homosexuality
French priest Tony Anatrella faces multiple allegations of abuse and sexual assault after claiming he could "heal" gay men of their sexuality
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Three arrested after young gay man beaten to death by mob in Spain
Samuel Luiz, a young gay man, was attacked and killed by at least 12 people outside a nightclub in Spain
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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.
