News + Politics
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Twitter flags tweets by Turkish official claiming LGBTQ people are “deviants”
Interior Minister's tweets continue pattern of Turkish officials attacking critics, including the LGBTQ community
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Biden issues memo calling for protection of LGBTQI+ rights abroad
Memo signals Biden administration's commitment to defending LGBTQI+ people from persecution and human rights abuses
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Man indicted for fatally shooting transgender woman in the Bronx
The victim, Alexandria Winchester, is believed to be the 44th trans person killed in 2020
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Country singer TJ Osborne, of Brothers Osborne, comes out as gay
Osborne said he's "very comfortable being gay" in interview with TIME
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Martina Navratilova demands exemption for women’s sports from Biden’s pro-LGBTQ executive order
Tennis star says she wants to ensure a "level playing field" for cis women while allowing for trans participation
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Conservatives slam White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki over ‘homophobic’ tweet about Lindsey Graham
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell demands Psaki apologize to the LGBTQ community
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Biden’s education secretary nominee confirms support for trans athletes
Miguel Cardona confirmed support for trans athletes while facing transphobic questions from Sen. Rand Paul
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WATCH: Pete Buttigieg sworn in as transportation secretary
Vice President Kamala Harris conducted the ceremony and Buttigieg's husband Chasten held the Bible
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SNL’s Michael Che accused of transphobia over Biden joke
Che's joke about repealing Trump's ban on trans people serving in the military fell flat with some
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Here are the 13 senators who voted against confirming Pete Buttigieg
There are few surprises in the list of Republicans who voted against Buttigieg becoming Biden's Secretary of Transportation.
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Republican lawmaker calls LGBTQ equality a ‘rebellion against God’
Republican lawmaker Richard Cash called LGBTQ equality a "rebellion against God" in a rant that even drew rebuke from his GOP colleagues.
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Pete Buttigieg confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Openly gay former mayor makes history as youngest secretary to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation
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Gay couple on Staten Island says they were threatened by man yelling anti-gay slurs
Man launched into homophobic rant after gay couple asked neighbors to keep down the noise from a party next door
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Federal judge declares Alabama’s transgender surgery requirement unconstitutional
Law in question required transgender people to undergo surgery in order to change the gender marker on their IDs
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Elliot Page and Emma Portner file for divorce
Elliot Page and Emma Portner have filed for divorce after Page came out as transgender late last year
