News + Politics
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Former Olympic athlete claims drag is ‘like blackface’
Sharron Davies called drag shows a "parody of what a real woman is, like black face"
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3 states introduce bills to restrict transgender athletes to competing based on their birth sex
Spate of bills targeting transgender athletes shows social conservatives believe they've found a salient wedge issue
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Chicago trans woman wins lawsuit to allow strippers to perform topless
Bea Sullivan-Knoff sued the city, arguing that its policy prohibiting women from performing topless was discriminatory
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Iowa man sentenced to 16 years in jail for burning LGBTQ Pride flag
Adolfo Martinez was found guilty of stealing and burning the flag after being kicked out of a strip club
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Man rejected on Grindr threatens to ‘wipe out’ gay community in Tampa
Ralph Perkins is accused of making threats to commit a mass shooting
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Federal court orders Pentagon to turn over documents behind transgender military ban
Documents could reveal who and what influenced the administration to ban trans individuals from serving openly
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Buttigieg draws fire from other Democrats in PBS debate
For the first time, moderators pose question on anti-transgender violence to Democratic candidates
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Elizabeth Warren pledges to honor transgender victims, reinstate protections as president
Bernie Sanders pivoted to Medicare for All when asked about the epidemic of violence against trans women of color
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Virginia’s incoming House Speaker promises to pass LGBTQ protections in 2020
Virginia’s incoming House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station) promised that her caucus would successfully pass laws prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ Virginians after Democrats take control...
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Petition to ban Netflix comedy featuring gay Jesus gains more than 2 million signatures
Social conservatives are demanding that Netflix remove the satirical comedy "The First Temptation of Christ"
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Washington man accused of killing teen after learning she was transgender
Nikki Kuhnhausen's remains were found in a remote part of Clark County six months after she went missing
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New Jersey Senate approves bill banning gay or trans “panic” defense
Bill now heads to desk of Gov. Phil Murphy for his signature into law
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Pennsylvania postal worker claims he was fired for being gay
Former letter carrier claims his co-workers called him anti-gay slurs and lied about his conduct to get him fired
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Texas judge who refused to officiate same-sex marriages sues for religious freedom violation
Dianne Hensley seeks a religious exemption for justices of the peace who do not want to perform same-sex marriages
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Gay man attacked in Queens claims police and doctors did nothing to help him
Victim claims police and hospital staff did little to assist him after he was injured in attack
