News + Politics
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Trump appoints Richard Grenell to Holocaust Memorial Council
Former Acting Director of National Intelligence will serve a five-year term on the Council, which meets twice each year
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Trump administration sued for blocking most LGBTQ or HIV-positive refugees from obtaining asylum
New rule would radically overhaul immigration system by creating narrow criteria for asylum eligibility
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Biden taps gay Obama staffer Gautam Raghavan for Office of Presidential Personnel
Former Obama White House staffer will be entrusted with recruiting and vetting more than 4,000 government appointees
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New York City Police seeking man who punched bus rider because he thought teen was gay
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has called on New York's Hate Crimes Task Force to investigate alleged bias-motivated attack
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Providence City Council member resigns from leadership post after calling transgender activist “it”
Michael Correia made comments about a Black trans activist's breasts and misgendered her in recorded conversation
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Switzerland votes to legalize same-sex marriage
The European nation also made it easier for some transgender people to have their gender legally recognized
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Grindr reveals which country has the most tops in 2020 recap
'Grindr Unwrapped' also shows that D.C. is the app's most active city on Earth
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Gay couple says someone smeared feces on their Christmas lawn decorations
Eureka Police are investigating the vandalism incident as a hate crime
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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
