News + Politics
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Pope Francis calls for civil union laws for same-sex couples
Pontiff's comments mark a revolutionary departure from church doctrine on the issue of same-sex relationships
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State Department aides balked at Mike Pompeo’s plan to address anti-LGBTQ group
Aides took issue with Pompeo's participation in event after learning the group supports conversion therapy
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Lara Trump tells gay Republicans that ‘dead cats’ are voting for Biden
Trump repeated a discredited claim about voter fraud at a "Trump Pride" event
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One Million Moms demands Oreo boycott over ‘homosexual agenda’ rainbow cookies
The limited edition Oreo Rainbow cookies are part of a new campaign with PFLAG to showcase allyship for LGBTQ people
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Pete Buttigieg is worried about his marriage if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed to Supreme Court
Buttigieg said his marriage to husband Chasten "might depend" on the Supreme Court should Barrett be confirmed
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Algerian authorities convict 44 people for attending gay wedding
Attendees were charged with public indecency and violating COVID-19 quarantine following police raid
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Trans woman beaten by mob claims police laughed at her while she ‘bled on the floor’
Kendall Stephens claims police were "unsympathetic" and "trivialized" her injuries
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Metro Weekly Magazine: 2020, October 27 — A Complete Guide to Reel Affirmations 27
In this week's issue, we review all the films in the annual LGBTQ festival that we could get our mitts on.
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Lesbian student says Moody Bible Institute threatened her for tweeting about sexuality
Megan Steffen says a joke about her sexuality led to being threatened with "stringent" disciplinary measures
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Texas allows social workers to turn away LGBTQ people
Under a new rule change, social workers in Texas will now be allowed to turn away LGBTQ clients based on their personal religious beliefs.
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Texas teen charged with murder after luring victims through Grindr
Darmarion Degrate is accused of shooting at least two men, killing one, after meeting them through Grindr
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Campaign pushing for pro-LGBTQ ballot initiative in Michigan turns in more than 480,000 signatures
Legislature has 40 days to approve amendment adding LGBTQ protections to civil rights law, or else it ends up on 2022 ballot
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Florida county sheriff accused of targeting gay men in sex sting
LGBTQ advocates question whether sheriff's decision to publicize arrests is an "election-year stunt"
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HRC president Alphonso David will help create Ruth Bader Ginsburg statue in Brooklyn
Commission is comprised of family, friends, and colleagues of Ginsburg's, as well as civil rights leaders
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Scottish restaurant bars those with symptoms of ‘COVID-19, racism, homophobia, or transphobia’
Wee Mexico in Dundee wanted to let customers know that "anyone is welcome here"
