News + Politics
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Anti-LGBTQ Republican says drag queens reading books to children is “child abuse”
Failed Virginia politician E.W. Jackson said parents who normalize the events should have their children removed
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Gay Virginia Delegate Mark Levine announces run for lieutenant governor
A progressive Democrat, Levine would be the first LGBTQ and first Jewish person elected to statewide office in Virginia
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Virginia county GOP censures Rep. Denver Riggleman for officiating gay wedding
Outgoing Republican congressman says he's weighing a bid for governor as an independent
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Andrew Rannells goes ‘back and forth’ on straight actors playing gay roles
Rannells plays a straight character in "The Prom," which features James Corden in a gay role
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LGBTQ households disproportionately affected by COVID-19
LGBTQ people experience more job losses, reduced access to healthcare, and greater social isolation
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DC to temporarily end indoor dining at 10 p.m. on Dec. 23
Latest restrictions on bars and restaurants were prompted by higher number of new COVID-19 cases
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Debra Messing apologizes for ‘homophobic’ Trump prison tweet
Will & Grace star said she hoped Trump would be a "popular boyfriend" to other inmates in prison
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Shawn Mendes calls constant gay rumors ‘so frustrating’
Mendes said the rumors had led him to question his mannerisms and that he "suffered" because of it
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Federal judge strikes down Ohio law blocking trans people from amending their birth certificates
Court finds Ohio's policy, which was made more restrictive in 2016, "does not pass constitutional muster"
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Federal judge orders Wisconsin to provide surgery to trans inmate
Judge James Peterson found that prison officials' denial of surgery to Nicole Campbell violated her constitutional rights
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Global religious leaders call for ban on conversion therapy
A new initiative, "The Good Fruit Project," has been launched to educate people of faith about the harms of conversion therapy
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UK removes restrictions for some gay and bisexual blood donors
Gay and bisexual men in relationships can now donate blood without restrictions
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WATCH: Pete Buttigieg upstages his own historic nomination with airport proposal story
Biden's transportation secretary nominee referenced proposing to husband Chasten at O'Hare Airport
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New Jersey makes it easier for trans people to change their name
Trans people were previously required to announce their desired name change in a local newspaper two separate times
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DC Council passes hate crimes omnibus bill, bans gay and trans “panic” defenses
Bill expands types of crimes that can be prosecuted, and allows D.C.'s Attorney General to seek civil damages for hate crimes
