News + Politics
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Joe Biden sworn in as president: “A new day has begun” for LGBTQ Americans
Human Rights Campaign celebrates the start of what is expected to be "the most pro-equality presidency in history"
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FBI raids home of far-right gay activist who boasted about attending Capitol riots
Kristopher Dreww tried to retract claims that he'd helped storm the Capitol after receiving death threats
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Bronx restaurant employee fired after asking married gay couple to leave
La Isla Cuchifrito Restaurant in Mott Haven apologized to the couple
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Biden picks trans woman Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health is the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmable position
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Gay adult performer Matthew Camp’s home set on fire in suspected arson attack
Police are investigating after a man poured gasoline on OnlyFans star Matthew Camp's porch and lit it on fire
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Three North Carolina cities pass LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinances
Pro-LGBTQ laws are the first passed since a 2017 moratorium imposed as part of repealing the HB 2 "bathroom bill"
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Lincoln Project cofounder comes out, apologizes for ‘inappropriate’ messages to men
John Weaver allegedly sent unsolicited photos to young men and offered work in exchange for sexual favors
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Biden administration taps gay man as presidential environmental advisor
Jeff Marootian is set to become Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel
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Lying about someone being gay no longer defamation per se, NY court rules
New York law previously put calling someone gay on par with accusing them of a heinous crime
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Presidential historian Tim Naftali on Trump, Biden, and what’s next for America
Presidential historian Tim Naftali on how Donald Trump crashed his party, and what Joe Biden can do to reunite our nation.
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Capital Pride Alliance is seeking input on economic impact of Pride celebrations
Survey hopes to examine financial impact of Pride during celebrations prior to 2020
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More than 150 businesses oppose Montana’s anti-transgender bills
Measures seek to bar trans athletes from competition and deny transition-related care to minors
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Virginia Democrats introduce ban on gay and trans panic defense
Separate bill also ensures LGBTQ victims of crime can receive justice
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Gay former ambassador Rufus Gifford tapped by Biden for State Department
The former ambassador to Denmark will be nominated for Chief of Protocol
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Trans athlete sues USA Powerlifting over its policy barring her from competing as a woman
JayCee Cooper says the organization's ban on transgender competitors "violates...the very spirit of sports."
