News + Politics
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Florida man sentenced to two years in prison for assaulting gay couple
A Florida man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to hate crime charges for beating up two gay men who...
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The Magazine: NY Congressional Candidate Ritchie Torres
An interview with Ritchie Torres, who will likely become the first gay Afro-Latino elected to Congress. Plus arts, news, photos, more!
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Louisville council votes to ban conversion therapy on minors
The Louisville Metro Council has voted to ban the practice of conversion therapy designed to change youths’ sexual orientation or gender identity. On Thursday, the...
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Pete Buttigieg endorses 54 Democrats seeking office this November
Most endorsees are incumbents running in competitive states or districts.
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Gay Democrat wins Delaware primary
An openly gay Democrat in Delaware won a primary challenge defeated a six-term incumbent state legislator who criticized his participation in drag events. Eric Morrison,...
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Maryland man who killed transgender woman gets 35 years in prison
The 25-year-old man who pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for fatally shooting a transgender woman outside a local shopping center in 2015 has been sentenced...
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WATCH: Lesbian North Dakota alderwoman defends decision to fly Pride flag in Minot
Carrie Evans responded passionately to hateful residents who criticized the decision to fly a rainbow flag in Minot, North Dakota.
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Federal court rules same-sex partners are entitled to receive Social Security survivor’s benefits
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Social Security Administration’s categorical denial of survivor’s benefits to surviving same-sex partners who were barred from marrying...
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Sarah McBride wins Democratic primary for Delaware State Senate seat
Sarah McBride, a transgender activist and health care advocate who serves as the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign, won the Democratic nomination...
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JK Rowling’s new book sparks anger over ‘transvestite serial killer’
Rowling's novel "Troubled Blood" features a character who dresses as a woman in order to kill his victims
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Christians threaten to hang gay people ‘in a loving way’ in leaked WhatsApp chats
Religious leaders in the Cayman Islands reportedly participated in the WhatsApp group, which urged criminalizing homosexuality
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VA allegedly didn’t tell Navy veteran he was HIV-positive for 20 years
The VA allegedly didnāt tell a Navy veteran he was HIV-positive for 20 years.
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Centaur MC cancel Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2021 due to COVID-19
MAL is one of the LGBTQ leather community's oldest, most cherished, and popular annual events.
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Florida man dubbed ‘Captain America’ arrested after tearing down and stealing gay Pride flag
Fort Myers restaurant owner says 38-year-old Jason Jocque swung at him with the flag's metal pole during the theft
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Andrew Gillum, former mayor of Tallahassee and Democratic rising star, comes out as bisexual
Former Florida gubernatorial candidate tells talk show host Tamron Hall about his struggle with alcoholism and the state of his marriage
