News + Politics
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Activists call for head of French Football Federation to resign for anti-gay chant order
Noël Le Graët has advised referees not to stop matches when fans are shouting anti-gay slurs or chants
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Gay Bronx teenager sentenced to 14 years for stabbing classmate
Abel Cedeno claimed he stabbed two of his classmates, one fatally, after he was bullied for being gay at school
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Stafford County School Board passes LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination policy
The Stafford County School Board has approved two new policies that prohibit discrimination against students and staff in the county’s schools based on sexual orientation...
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New Orleans radio station tweets anti-gay slur about its own employee
Seth Dunlap previously critiqued Drew Brees' response to criticism for appearing in Focus on the Family-sponsored video
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North Carolina “bathroom bill” author wins seat in Congress
Dan Bishop wins special election, while Democrats continue to hemorrhage voters in rural areas
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Richmond City Council passes non-binding resolution condemning conversion therapy
The Richmond City Council has passed a non-binding resolution condemning the use of conversion therapy both within the city limits and across the commonwealth of...
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Original author of North Carolina’s “bathroom bill” seeks seat in Congress in special election
The author of HB 2, the infamous North Carolina “bathroom bill” that placed restrictions on transgender people’s ability to access single-sex facilities in schools, government...
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Gay Jewish man harassed for wearing pink kippah, told to “stay in the closet”
A gay Jewish New Yorker posted a video to social media of a man demanding that he take off his pink yarmulke, also known as...
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Uber bans driver accused of kicking lesbian couple out of her car
Cell phone video appears to show driver confirming to passenger that she's kicking her out because she's gay
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Interfaith leaders in California support Drag Queen Story Hour against anti-LGBTQ protest
DevOUT and other pro-LGBTQ groups will hold a "love demonstration" to counter anti-gay protesters at Sept. 10 event
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Norton demands answers from U.S. Attorney’s Office on prosecuting hate crimes
Congresswoman wants information on office's decision-making process for prosecuting acts of anti-LGBTQ violence
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Los Angeles County becomes first jurisdiction to ensure medical examiners investigate and record LGBTQ violent deaths
Motion seeks to ensure data is collected and can be used to shape policies to better protect at-risk LGBTQ people
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Florida transgender woman’s body found after being shot, tied up and set on fire
Bee Love becomes the 18th transgender person to be violently murdered in the United States this year
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WATCH: Pete Buttigieg debuts first TV commercial in Iowa, focuses on “real solutions, not more polarization”
The openly gay mayor is currently fifth in polling, trailing Warren, Harris, Sanders, and Biden
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Professional gamer SonicFox comes out as non-binary: ‘Identifying as a cis-man just isn’t right’
Dominique McLean came out in a series of tweets, less than a year after coming out as "super gay" at the Game Awards
