News + Politics
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Minnesota mother sues school district for discriminating against her transgender son
Helene Woods takes issue with school officials' decision to bar her son from the boys' restroom and locker room
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Photographer who opposes gay marriage sues to overturn Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
Chelsey Nelson claims LGBTQ nondiscrimination law could force her to violate her beliefs by photographing same-sex weddings
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New York man thrown onto subway tracks in anti-gay attack
Police are investigating the incident as a hate crime
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Young Americans oppose restrictions on bathroom use for transgender people
Americans overall are split on whether to allow restroom access based on gender identity
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“Open to All” campaign partners with Yelp to release its first holiday gift guide
Open to All, the national campaign based around encouraging businesses and nonprofits to be affirming of LGBTQ employees and customers, has released its first-ever holiday...
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Pope Francis says politicians who rant about gay people remind him of Hitler
The Catholic leader noted the resurgence of Nazi symbols and an increase in politicians targeting gay people, Jewish people, and gypsies
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Advocates ask federal court to force Social Security to grant same-sex survivor’s benefits
Lawyers for lesbian widow argue denial of spousal benefits is continuation of harm caused by bans on same-sex marriage
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Third judge strikes down Trump rule allowing health care workers to deny care to LGBTQ people
Judge rules overly-broad religious exemptions disrupt "uninterrupted effective flow of health care to Americans"
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Trump campaign’s new advisor called gays an “abomination” and “evil”
New member of Black Voices for Trump previously asked "What's wrong with being homophobic?"
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West Virginia public library postpones decision on whether to ban LGBTQ children’s book
Book featuring a fictional male couple was pulled from the shelves and may be moved to the young adults section
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Idaho nixes restrictions on birth certificate gender marker changes for trans minors
Department of Health and Welfare says temporary rule did not receive enough votes to go into effect
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Brian Sims has dedicated his life to achieving equality — and he won’t stop until it happens
The gay Pennsylvania state rep. is passionate, outspoken, and unwilling to censor himself
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Paul Kawata: “HIV has completely fallen off the radar”
NMAC's Paul Kawata on 30 years of fighting HIV, and the current state of the epidemic
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DC Center offers food and fellowship to LGBTQ locals on Thanksgiving
In D.C. and alone for the holidays? Head to the DC Center for food, games, and conversations
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Democratic debate ignores anti-trans violence on Transgender Day of Remembrance
A number of 2020 candidates did acknowledge anti-trans violence prior to the debate
