News + Politics
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Number of anti-LGBTQ hate groups rises, gay White House spokesman blames “radical left”
An SPLC report noted that anti-LGBTQ groups have "become intertwined with the Trump administration"
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FDA lowers deferral period for donating blood to 3 months for gay and bisexual men
Reduced deferral period comes amid concerns of blood and plasma shortages due to COVID-19 pandemic
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Equality Virginia seeks to honor 2020 OUTstanding Virginian award winners
While the annual Commonwealth Dinner is canceled, people can still send messages of support to the 7 honorees
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Bigots blame LGBTQ people for spread of COVID-19
As concerns increase over the virus's spread, LGBTQ people are finding themselves blamed for being vectors
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Gay asylum seeker threatened with beheading in Ghana will have his case reheard
Immigration officials initially rejected his claim, telling him one attack was not sufficient justification for asylum
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Group behind NYC COVID-19 tent hospital is forcing medical workers to abide by anti-gay “statement of faith”
Advocates worry that LGBTQ people will be denied care due to Samaritan's Purse's views on human sexuality
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Colorado lawyer who called judge a “gay fat f*g” claims he’s “not a bigot”
Robert Abrams was ordered to attend sensitivity training, a decision he branded "political correctness"
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The Task Force’s “Queer the Census” is designed to ensure all LGBTQ Americans are counted
The Task Force's “Queer the Census” is designed to ensure all LGBTQ Americans are counted.
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Pride season isn’t canceled. It’s moving online with ‘Global Pride.’
Pride organizations worldwide are collaborating on a live-streamed 'Global Pride'
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Gay couple told to leave home because ‘homosexuals are contaminated by COVID-19’
"This is the first warning," the note threatened
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Tiger King’s Joe Exotic files $94 million lawsuit claiming he was targeted for being gay
Exotic, who tried to have his rival Carole Baskin murdered, claims the U.S. government violated his civil liberties
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4 Local Organizations to Support on Transgender Day of Visibility
These D.C.-area groups provide essential programs and services to the transgender community
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LGBTQ groups mark Transgender Day of Visibility through online campaigns
Advocates launch social media campaigns and virtual meet-ups to show their support for the community
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Idaho governor signs two bills that discriminate against the transgender community
Bills bar trans athletes from women's sports and block trans people from changing the gender on their birth certificates
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Seattle man accused of threatening to stab two gay men with a syringe released from prison
Francisco Calderon also allegedly attacked a black woman in her car and yelled a racial slur at her
