News + Politics
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Trump adviser said lesbian teen “seriously” considering suicide should undergo conversion therapy
Dallas pastor Robert Jeffress has described gay people as "filthy" and "miserable"
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MPD Special Liaison Branch Supervisor Brett Parson to retire after 26 years of service
Lt. David Hong will succeed Parson as SLB supervisor, which oversees MPD's LGBT Liaison Unit
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MAL Weekend hosts Centaur MC are a leather “band of brothers”
The Centaur MC are a social club dedicated to brotherhood, philanthropy, and promoting the leather/kink community
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Two Virginia Senate subcommittees pass pro-LGBTQ measures
Bills to ban conversion therapy, eliminate surgical requirement for changing gender marker on birth certificate approved
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Tennessee Republicans pass bill allowing adoption agencies to turn away gay couples
Bill shrinks pool of available foster and adoptive parents in the name of protecting religious beliefs
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Elizabeth Warren again highlights anti-trans violence at Democratic Debate
Warren noted the epidemic of violence against trans women of color during a debate light on LGBTQ issues
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Presidential candidates make closing arguments in last debate before Iowa caucuses
Unfortunately, LGBTQ issues go unmentioned save for a fleeting reference from Elizabeth Warren
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Fox News host questions Pete Buttigieg’s sexuality: “Are we really sure he’s gay?”
Conservative Mark Steyn also asked whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren is a woman while attacking the diversity of Democratic candidates
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Grindr accused of sharing users’ sensitive data to multiple companies
New research claims Grindr outs users as LGBTQ to more than a dozen companies
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Crew Club to close after 25 years serving DC’s gay community
Founder and co-owner DC Allen says attempts to negotiate a rental agreement fell flat
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Arizona Republican backtracks after criticism for banning LGBTQ topics from sex ed classes
Sylvia Allen says her bill is being misinterpreted, but she will make clear that it does not prohibit discussions about homosexuality
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Chinese retail giant Alibaba praised for gay-themed ad
LGBTQ people cheered the subtle, humorous ad for showcasing a same-sex couple
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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
