News + Politics
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Billy Porter reveals he’s been living with HIV for 14 years
Billy Porter, award-winning star of FX's Pose, feared his HIV status would become "another way for people to discriminate against me"
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Tennessee governor bans transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming medical care
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed yet another anti-LGBTQ bill into law, this one banning trans youth from accessing affirming medical care.
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Bucknell University launches investigation into “horrific” attack against LGBTQ students
Bucknell University officials have hired an outside firm to investigate an alleged attack on a campus house designated for LGBTQ students.
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State Department will recognize citizenship of children born abroad to married same-sex U.S. residents
The U.S. State Department has changed its policy to grant automatic U.S. citizenship to children born abroad to married same-sex couples.
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Tennessee forces private businesses to post “warning signs” if they have trans-friendly restrooms
Tennessee will force private businesses to post "warning signs" if they allow trans people to use restrooms matching their gender identity.
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LGBTQ youth suicides may have increased during COVID-19 pandemic, bucking national trend
The Trevor Project found that 42% of LGBTQ youth seriously considered attempting suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Demi Lovato comes out as nonbinary, changes pronouns to they/them
Demi Lovato said coming out as nonbinary and using they/them pronouns "best represents the fluidity I feel in my gender expression"
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Queer people more likely to be stopped by police, study says
Queer people are more likely to report having had negative interactions with police, according to a recent study by the Williams Institute.
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NYC Pride will reduce police presence and bar officers from marching in the parade
NYC Pride plans to keep officers at least a block away from its official events, and will ban uniformed officers from marching in its parade.
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Gay teacher shot and set on fire in brutal murder
Brazilian professor Lindolfo Kosmaski, 25, was found in a burned-out car beside a highway
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Mormon professor apologizes after calling gay student an anti-Christ
Brigham Young University professor Hank Smith labeled a gay student a "Korihor," a Mormon term for an anti-Christ
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Tennessee will allow students to sue if they see a trans person using a multi-occupancy restroom
Tennessee's governor has signed a bill allowing students to sue for "emotional harm" if they see a trans person using a multi-user restroom.
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Queer people stage public protest in Iran after gay man beheaded by family
LGBTQ people in Iran wore Pride flags in public after Alireza Fazeli-Monfared was murdered by his family for being gay
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DC moves trans woman out of men’s prison, but her lawsuit continues
A trans prsioner in D.C. Jail has been moved to a women's unit, but her class-action lawsuit challening DOC's housing policy will continue.
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President Biden recognizes International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
President Biden touted his record on LGBTQ rights in honor of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
