News + Politics
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Mondaire Jones, historymaking gay congressman, elected House freshman leader
Jones said he was proud to be "part of the boldest, most diverse Congress in American history"
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance commemorates those lost to violence
Annual event, first started in 1999, remembers those trans people who lost their lives to anti-trans violence or bigotry
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Gay congressman loses bid for Assistant Speaker in Democratic House leadership elections
Rep. David Cicilline, endorsed by Equality Caucus, falls short against Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark
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Karine Jean-Pierre, lesbian political trailblazer, on shortlist for White House press secretary
Jean-Pierre has been called a "superstar" by former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett
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Injectable PrEP receives ‘breakthrough therapy’ designation from FDA
Bimonthly injections were previously found to be more effective than daily pills at preventing HIV transmission
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Anti-LGBTQ Republican who claimed Bible was his “vaccine” gets COVID-19
Failed GOP politician E.W. Jackson has called gay people "perverted" and "very sick"
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Creating Change 2021: Registration opens for LGBTQ leadership conference
Annual conference, focusing on racial and social justice, will be held virtually from Jan. 28-31
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Barack Obama “ashamed” he used anti-gay slurs as a teenager
Former president also discussed his lesbian great aunt in new memoir A Promised Land
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Human Rights Campaign issues report on anti-trans violence as U.S. deaths reach record high
Report's release coincides with Transgender Day of Remembrance and new FBI data showing rise in anti-trans hate crimes
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Gertrude Stein Democratic Club elects new board for 2021
Last week, the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, the city’s top LGBTQ political organization, elected a slate of new board members for the upcoming year. The...
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HIV diagnoses reach record low among gay and bisexual men
Public Health England attributed the record low to increased testing, condom usage, and the availability of PrEP
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Lindsey Graham allegedly pressured Georgia to dump legal ballots
Democrats called Graham's alleged actions "illegal" "unacceptable" and "shameful"
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ABC’s ‘Big Sky’ makes TV history with nonbinary star
Jesse James Keitel will be the first nonbinary series regular in a prime time show
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Trump supporter yells “f**k all you f****ts” during MAGA march in DC
Video shows the man hurling abuse and homophobic slurs at counter-protesters
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European Union reveals plan to tackle rising anti-LGBTQ discrimination
Plan would respond to Poland's "LGBT-free zones" and increasing anti-LGBTQ discrimination
