News + Politics
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Virginia school board asks Supreme Court to block transgender students from restrooms and other facilities
A Virginia school board is refusing to give up on its attempts to permanently block transgender students from restrooms and other facilities that don’t match...
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LGBTQ Victory Fund calls for Donna Nesselbush to be named Rhode Island lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Dan McKee will name his own replacement if Gov. Gina Raimondo is confirmed as Commerce Secretary
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COVID-19: Nonwhite LGBTQ people tested positive at double the rate of white straight people
New data from fall 2020 shows a stark difference in the impact of the pandemic on LGBTQ people and people of color
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Merrick Garland: “It is the job of the Justice Department to stop” anti-trans hate crimes
Biden's nominee for Attorney General commits to dedicating resources to stop anti-trans violence and discrimination
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Judge dismisses transgender Georgia fire chief’s employment lawsuit
Rachel Mosby alleges she was terminated because of her gender identity after she transitioned on the job.
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Biden administration taps D.C. brewery owner for Small Business Administration
Julie Verratti, cofounder of LGBTQ-owned Denizens Brewing, has been tapped by President Biden to join the Small Business Administration.
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Anti-LGBTQ televangelist: Gay men have “secret ring” to transmit HIV through handshakes
A resurfaced clip shows Pat Robertson making a claim so outrageous that the network was forced to edit it
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Pete Buttigieg reacts to historic cabinet role: “You can really feel the history swirling around us”
Buttigieg: “There have been times in living memory where you couldn’t have any job in the federal government if you were gay."
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Biden has an “obsession” with LGBTQ people, conservative Catholics claim
The Catholic League claims that the rights of Christians "count less" than LGBTQ people under a Biden presidency
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Gay throuple have all 3 fathers’ names on children’s birth certificates
Ian Jenkins is speaking out about his family's fight to have all three fathers names listed on their children's birth certificate
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TikTok star condemned after racist, anti-gay texts leaked
Isabella Avila, known as @onlyjayus on TikTok, was also criticized for her "scripted" apology
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Gay Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for U.S. Senate
Kenyatta was one of several "rising stars" who gave part of the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention
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Human rights body calls on Jamaica to repeal its colonial-era ban on gay sex
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights find anti-sodomy laws violate LGBTQ people's human rights
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DC offers COVID vaccine to people with chronic health conditions, including HIV, from March 1
People over age 16 with chronic conditions will be allowed to sign up for appointments in next wave of vaccinations
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Rush Limbaugh mocked gay people dying from AIDS on his radio show
Far-right media figure reportedly said "Gays deserved their fate" during the HIV/AIDS epidemic
