News + Politics
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Selena Gomez credits gay people with helping launch her music career
Selena Gomez said she doesn't take her LGBTQ fans for granted and urged the Senate to pass the Equality Act
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Arkansas lawmakers override Gov. Hutchinson’s veto of bill banning health care for trans youth
Arkansas lawmakers have overridden their own governor's veto of a bill barring transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming treatments.
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Two sons criticized their dad for anti-LGBTQ comments. He stabbed them.
A British man admitted to stabbing his sons multiple times after they called him out for making anti-LGBTQ comments.
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NCAA president opposes anti-trans sports bills, refrains from penalizing states that pass them
NCAA Mark Emmert opposes trans athlete bans, but won't say whether states with them will lose opportunities to host championship games.
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Arkansas governor vetoes ban on transgender health care
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson delivered a surprise veto on a bill that criminalized gender-affirming health care for transgender youth
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Lesbian White House official Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black woman in 30 years to hold a press briefing
The Principal Deputy White House Press Secretary is also the first out Black woman to ever hold a briefing
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Kate Winslet knows multiple actors who believe coming out will harm their career
Kate Winslet has called out "discrimination and homophobia" in Hollywood and said she knows "at least four" actors who hide their sexuality
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Montana judge asked to overturn “sex offender” registration requirement for consensual gay sex
Man was convicted in 1994 at age 18 for engaging in consensual same-sex relations under now-defunct Idaho law.
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Dr. Rachel Levine speaks out against bills targeting transgender athletes, health care
Assistant Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine said recent bills targeting the trans community are motivated by fear and misunderstanding.
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Study could end blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men
An FDA-funded study seeks to develop screening tools that could lead to the end of a blanket deferral period for gay and bi male blood...
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Trump-appointed judge says professor has First Amendment right to misgender trans student
6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals restores professor's lawsuit over being compelled to refer to student using female pronouns
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Pentagon issues new guidance allowing transgender troops to serve
The Pentagon has issued new guidance allowing transgender military members to serve openly and obtain gender-affirming health care.
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LGBTQ students from faith-based colleges sue Education Department for discrimination
Several dozen LGBTQ students and alumni have sued the Education Department over Title IX exemptions for religiously affiliated colleges.
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Biden is the first president in history to recognize Trans Day of Visibility
President Biden issued a presidential proclamation on Wednesday recognizing the importance and power of the trans community.
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South Dakota governor signs anti-trans executive orders after ban on trans athletes fails
South Dakota's governor signed two executive orders seeking to ban trans female athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports.
