News + Politics
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Alex Morse and Robbie Goldstein lose their Massachusetts Democratic primaries
Victory Fund denounces attacks seeking to "weaponize" candidates' sexual orientation for political gain
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Massachusetts organization purchases building to help LGBTQ asylum seekers fleeing violence and persecution
Church-sponsored ministry seeks to link LGBTQ clients with financial and logistical support as they apply for asylum
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New York City transgender woman’s body found on Orchard Beach in the Bronx
Victim, later identified as Elijah Williams, told a friend she was heading to the beach but never returned
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California bill bans insurers from discriminating against people living with HIV
Supporters of the law argue that HIV is now a manageable condition and that people with the virus now live longer lives
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‘Love, Simon’ author Becky Albertalli comes out as bisexual after criticism over books
Albertalli responded to criticism that she was "profiting" from the LGBTQ community, saying she had spent years denying her own feelings
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Anchorage bans conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth
Opponents claimed it would violate religious rights and compared LGBTQ people to mental illness
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New York City settles wrongful death lawsuit from trans woman’s family for $5.9 million
Polanco's family had claimed that prison officials did not provide her with appropriate medical care that could have saved her life
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Trump’s press secretary says denying gay couple’s daughter citizenship has ‘nothing to do’ with sexual orientation
Kayleigh McEnany defends president's record on LGBTQ rights, citing decriminalization efforts and relaxed restrictions on gay blood donors
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Transgender woman sues Florida county sheriff’s office, alleging mistreatment while in jail
Karla Bello claims prison officials misgendered her and denied her access to hormones, violating her Eighth Amendment rights
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Man sentenced to 4 years in jail for attempting to shoot LGBTQ bar patrons in St. Louis
Prosecutors say Freddie Doyle took a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle and threatened to shoot people in a popular LGBTQ neighborhood
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Christian group that believes gay people cause ‘disease’ declared COVID outbreak site
Focus on the Family's headquarters were declared an "outbreak" site after staff members tested positive
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California bill would end policy forcing transgender women to be housed in men’s prisons
Bill also requires prison officials to use correct names and pronouns in all interactions with trans and nonbinary inmates
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WATCH: Freshman goes viral after drowning out racist homophobe with trombone
Trump supporter tried to spread hate on USC's campus, but was drowned out by Trey Hogan's trombone
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National LGBT Chamber of Commerce endorses Joe Biden, calls him ‘champion for inclusion’
Biden campaign said it was "deeply honored" by NGLCC's endorsement
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Mondaire Jones: ‘I’ve experienced more racism than homophobia on the campaign trail’
Mondaire Jones, an openly gay New Yorker likely to win a seat in Congress, is one of the Democratic Party's newest rising stars
