News + Politics
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Idaho man sues to stop state from enforcing anti-gay “crimes against nature” law
Plaintiff was forced to register as a sex offender for a 20-year-old conviction for consensual oral sex under a now-unconstitutional law
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Woman charged as part of mob attack against Philadelphia transgender woman
Victim was mercilessly beaten by nine assailants after she attempted to break up a fight occurring outside her home
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Idaho Republican defends law barring transgender females from women’s sports
State Rep. Barbara Ehardt says she's trying to ensure cisgender women can benefit from expanded athletic opportunities under Title IX
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South Dakota GOP criticized for ‘petty, obnoxious’ debate over trans student athletes
Republicans want high schools to reconsider allowing trans athletes to compete according to their gender identity
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Black trans woman shot to death in Missouri
Aerrion Burnett is at least the 27th trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in 2020
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Trump SCOTUS pick Amy Coney Barrett would “dismantle” LGBTQ rights
Social conservatives celebrate the prospect of Amy Coney Barrett succeeding liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Trump administration boycotted for pushing anti-LGBTQ “religious freedom” at United Nations
One human rights advocate accused the U.S. of suggesting that "too many" LGBTQ people are "asserting their rights"
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Trump selects social conservative Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court seat
The 48-year old appeals judge is on record criticizing courts for ruling in favor of marriage equality and transgender rights
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Republican senators introduce bill to bar transgender females from women’s sports
Bill would strip federal funding from schools that allow transgender female athletes to compete based on their gender identity
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A New Chapter for Capital Pride
The Capital Pride Alliance outlines its steps as it opens a new chapter on the meaning of Pride to the LGBTQ+ community.
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Biden to HRC: “You deserve a partner in the White House”
Democratic nominee pledges commitment to LGBTQ community if elected, vowing to be an "ally of the light, not the darkness."
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JK Rowling promotes anti-trans shop selling ‘f*** your pronouns’ merch
Rowling shared a T-shirt she had purchased from the store, which is owned by the cofounder of a transphobic group
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HRC Foundation launches campaign to combat anti-trans stigma and violence
PSAs showing the personal lives of various trans and nonbinary people will air throughout the fall on WarnerMedia channels
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Black ‘Drag Race’ queens ask fans to address racism in new PSA
"We need to collectively stop the threats, stop the racism that is affecting this community."
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Appeals court denies Virginia school board’s request to rehear Gavin Grimm case
If Gloucester County appeals, as expected, transgender people's ability to access facilities could rely on a Supreme Court decision
