News + Politics
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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
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Anti-gay college professor and church elder accused of soliciting men on Grindr
Barry Poyner is accused of offering money and gifts to young men in exchange for sexual favors
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Anti-LGBTQ forces call for boycott over Hallmark Channel’s reversal on gay wedding ad
Anti-gay radio host Bryan Fischer calls ad's reinstatement "another victory for the gay Gestapo"
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Man convicted of hate crime for punching transgender woman
Dominick Gonzales has been released on probation after being sentenced to 75 days in jail, with credit for time served
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Two Texas men plead guilty to hate crime for using Grindr to assault gay men
Defendants are accused of using Grindr to lure gay men to an abandoned apartment and rob them
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Hallmark Channel yanks LGBTQ ads, then reverses course
Channel initially caved to pressure from socially conservatives who objected to depictions of homosexuality
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Texas judge removed from trans child custody case due to Facebook posting
The judge in a highly-publicized and controversial Dallas child custody case has been removed from the case after posting about it on Facebook. Dallas County...
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Woman who spoke out against conversion therapy found dead in Colorado
Alana Chen, who previously shared her story with The Denver Post, was found dead at a local reservoir
