News + Politics
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Federal appeals court blocks Trump administration from discharging HIV-positive Air Force members
Court calls justifications for discharges based on HIV status "outmoded and at odds with current science"
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British military celebrates 20 years of gay people serving openly
Ministry of Defence buildings are lit in rainbow colors, as military recognizes end of ban on gay personnel in January 2000
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Virginia General Assembly to take up LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill
"Virginia Values Act" would permanently enshrine legal protections for the LGBTQ community into law
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WATCH: Cate Blanchett is anti-gay, antifeminist Phyllis Schlafly in ‘Mrs. America’ trailer
FX miniseries will follow the fight for women's equality in the 1970s, and anti-LGBTQ Schlafly's opposition to it
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Trump advisor Jenna Ellis endorsed conversion therapy and called HIV “God’s moral law”
Advisor to Trump 2020 campaign has a long history of anti-LGBTQ statements
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GLAAD Awards will honor Janet Mock and Taylor Swift for LGBTQ advocacy
Plus, Netflix scores 15 nominations, including 'Queer Eye,' 'When They See Us,' and 'Tales of the City'
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Florida football coach who called gays ‘wrong and disgusting’ says he’ll quit rather than stop being homophobic
Johnnie Saunders was criticized by his community after decrying gay youth on Facebook
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Kentucky judge suspended after alleged bisexual threesome in courthouse
Dawn Gentry faces nine charges of misconduct, including engaging in sexual relations with a male lover and a female court employee
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Arizona Republican introduces three bills targeting transgender and nonbinary people
John Fillmore's bills challenge any recognition of transgender individuals' gender identity by schools or government
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HIPS holds volunteer orientation for supporting sex workers and other vulnerable populations
The D.C.-based sex worker advocacy organization holds two orientation sessions per year
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Michigan coalition launches petition calling for ban on anti-LGBTQ discrimination
If measure gathers enough signatures, it will either end up before the legislature or on the 2020 ballot
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Longtime LGBTQ ally Jack Evans to resign from D.C. Council
Ward 2 councilmember to step down Jan. 17 following investigation into alleged "ethical lapses"
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Man charged with sending fake anthrax to New York gay bar that tried to ban him
Suspect is accused of harassing bar employee via email before sending letter with white powder through the mail
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Teenager sues New York for preventing transgender minors from amending their birth certificates
Minor at center of lawsuit has been able to change almost all of his identification documents, except his birth certificate
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Gavin Grimm elected to ACLU Board of Directors
The ACLU represented Grimm while he was suing his school district over its trans-exclusive restroom policy
