News + Politics
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Daniel Radcliffe responds to J.K. Rowling’s transphobic tweets: ‘Trans women are women’
"We need to do more to support transgender and nonbinary people, not invalidate their identities, and not cause further harm," Radcliffe wrote
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Chris Cooper, gay victim in Central Park racist confrontation, endorses Ritchie Torres for Bronx congressional race
Cooper says Ruben Diaz, Sr., has repeatedly "come after" LGBTQ community and tried to "stifle our fundamental equal rights"
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Indianapolis City-County Council will recognize queer and trans people of color in Pride Month resolution
Resolution also encourages Hoosiers to find different ways to display Pride and to register to vote
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Village People lead singer demands Donald Trump stop playing group’s songs, in solidarity with Black Lives Matter
Popular disco-era group previously said they were "absolutely fine" with their music being played at Trump rallies
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Federal court hears oral arguments over gay couple’s daughter’s citizenship
State Department refuses to recognize the citizenship of children of legally married same-sex couples born abroad
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Bronx District Attorney will not pursue charges in the death of trans woman Layleen Polanco
Layleen Polanco's family claims that prison authorities didn't provide proper care for her epilepsy while she was in solitary confinement
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Minneapolis transgender woman was beaten in viral video following traffic accident
Iyanna Dior says she implored convenience store employees to call police, but they accused her of causing "too much drama"
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Wisconsin to fly Pride flag above State Capitol for the rest of June
But a pair of Republican lawmakers say the flag is a divisive symbol that seeks to "advance a cause"
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Lawyers for trans Naval officer granted waiver to drop lawsuit against Trump’s military ban
Lawyers say the granting of "one single waiver" doesn't negate the harm done by the ban on transgender military personnel
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LGBTQ groups urge progressives to drop out of N.Y. congressional race and support Ritchie Torres
Fears abound that a split among progressives could enable anti-LGBTQ Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr. to win
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WATCH: Mayor Bowser paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ on street in front of White House
Mayor Muriel Bowser has also renamed a section of 16th Street to Black Lives Matter Plaza
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Earl Fowlkes: George Floyd and the American Dream – Opinion
It is time we finally made true amends for American sins if there is to be a future for the American Dream
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NBJC’s David J. Johns: “What Pride Looks Like” – Opinion
The public demonstrations are more in line with Pride's roots than the parades that have been canceled due to COVID-19.
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DC Latinx Pride announces slate of virtual events for June 2020
Organizers have several "at home" events planned throughout the entire month of June
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Spanish porn star arrested after man’s death during toad venom ritual
Nacho Vidal had allegedly promoted the powerful hallucinogen as a medicinal treatment among Valencia's gay fashion circles
