News + Politics
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Laverne Cox speaks out about ‘deeply traumatizing’ transphobic attack
Emmy-nominated actress said she was harassed last month while walking with a friend
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Teenage girl pelted with cans of food by men yelling anti-gay slurs
Police are looking for three suspects who attacked a 17-year-old in a Bronx park
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Gay nurse arrested after having sex with COVID-19 patient in hospital toilet
Two men were investigated after a patient tweeted a photo of the nurse's PPE on a hospital bathroom floor.
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Bisexual men more likely to develop eating disorders, study finds
Bisexual men experience eating disorders at higher rates than gay men and heterosexual men
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Advocates call on health experts to include LGBTQ people in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Experts say significant outreach to LGBTQ people will be needed to overcome distrust of medical establishment
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Franklin Graham urges ‘God’s Army’ to stop Democrats passing pro-LGBTQ Equality Act
Graham told his followers to vote in Georgia to stop Democrats passing the landmark LGBTQ legislation
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Athletes, women’s and civil rights groups support Idaho transgender runner’s lawsuit
Amicus briefs urge courts to strike down law prohibiting trans athletes from competing in women's sports
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AmazonSmile lets shoppers donate to anti-LGBTQ groups
A new report claims that several dozen organizations working against LGBTQ rights are receiving donations through the AmazonSmile program.
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Hope for the Holidays: A Metro Weekly Forum
As we close out this most challenging of years, we asked our readers if they still felt festive.
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Lesbian couple turned away by North Carolina wedding venue
The company has cited "Christian values" as justification for not hosting same-sex marriages.
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Tucker Carlson attacks nonbinary CDC worker for being a “left-wing activist”
Fox News host uses worker's Twitter bio to suggest that CDC recommendations are being influenced by politics
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Italian man hires hitman to break his gay son’s hands
A homophobic man in Italy will serve two years in prison for hiring a hitman to break his gay son's hands.
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Kathy Griffin shades ex-NFL player’s Trump-supporting gay son on Twitter
In a slightly unhinged video posted to his Twitter last week, NFL icon Herschel Walker’s son Christian went on a rant claiming President Trump won...
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FDA study could lead to end of restrictions on gay and bisexual blood donors
Study hopes to asses whether individualized risk assessments would be just as effective as categorical bans
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Federal judge blocks Trump order prohibiting workplace diversity and sensitivity trainings
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing and enforcing an executive order prohibiting federal contractors and grantees from...
