News + Politics
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Mara Keisling, founder and executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, to step down this summer
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, will be retiring from her post sometime this summer.
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HRC video highlights absurdity of Republican anti-trans athlete bills
The GOP's latest target is trans athletes, but HRC is highlighting the lack of evidence to support their legislation
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Five years after passing anti-trans “bathroom bill,” North Carolina lawmakers introduce anti-trans sports bill
Almost five years to the date of the passage of the HB 2 "bathroom bill," North Carolina lawmakers are pushing an anti-trans sports bill.
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Boulder shooting suspect had a history of anti-LGBTQ comments
Analysis of the Boulder shooting suspect's Facebook page found posts opposing same-sex marriage, but no motive for the attack
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Senate confirms Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Senate made history when it confirmed Dr. Rachel Levine, a transgender woman, as Assistant Secretary of Health at HHS.
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LGBTQ students at Christian colleges more likely to experience harassment than their peers
A new survey finds LGBTQ students at Christian colleges are more likely to experience harassment, assault, and other harms than their peers.
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Minnesota school district to pay $300,000 to transgender student barred from boys’ locker room
A Minnesota school district has agreed to pay $300,000, and adopt pro-transgender policies, as part of settling a lawsuit over locker room access.
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Fox News has consistently enabled anti-trans misinformation since Biden took office
Media Matters for America analyzed Fox News segments and found multiple instances of misinformation and harmful rhetoric
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College basketball player EJ Liddell received racist, anti-gay messages after Ohio State loss
Ohio State player was told he should "die" after team's loss in NCAA Tournament
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Rapper and porn star charged with robbing a gay man and killing another in Detroit
An amateur rapper and pron star stands accused of robbing one gay man and killing another, both of whom he met through a dating app.
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Italians demand protections for LGBTQ people after anti-gay attack
An Italian man crossed subway tracks to attack a gay couple after they kissed in public, leading to calls for hate crime legislation
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LGBTQ advocates launch national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act
A coalition of 16 LGBTQ organizations has launched the Freedom and Opportunity for All campaign urging passage of the Equality Act
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Anti-LGBTQ Family Research Council: Gay people are “unnatural,” “against nature” and “deserve death”
Family Research Council attacked LGBTQ people and the Equality Act, referencing a Bible verse that says gays are worthy of "death"
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Louisiana man who tried to dismember Grindr date indicted on federal hate crime and kidnapping charges
A Louisiana man faces federal charges for attempting to kill and dismember a man he met on Grindr, and allegedly kidnapping two other men.
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South Dakota governor wants to remove collegiate sports from anti-trans athlete ban
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is asking lawmakers to remove college sports from a ban on trans athletes in women's sports -- for now.
