News + Politics
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Human Rights Campaign makes congressional endorsements ahead of November’s election
Most endorsees are challenging Republican incumbents who narrowly won their districts in 2018
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City of Tallahassee will delay releasing name of police officer who shot trans man Tony McDade
City's decision is meant to give police union more time to appeal a judge's ruling rejecting a motion to withhold the officer's name
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Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus endorses resolution condemning police brutality
Resolution calls for end to racial profiling and excessive force, and additional oversight to hold police accountable
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Councilmember Evan Glass announces upcoming Montgomery County Pride Month events
Glass says Pride events are in keeping with the legacy of Stonewall Riots, providing spaces where LGBTQ people feel respected, safe, and secure
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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
