News + Politics
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Lesbian soccer player refuses to sing national anthem to protest Donald Trump
Megan Rapinoe stood still during the national anthem at the Women's World Cup in France
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Philadelphia’s first openly gay deputy sheriff found dead in office
Those close to Dante Austin, who took his own life, believe he was struggling with depression prior to his death
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Congressional bill would ban use of gay and trans panic defenses
Bill would prevent defendants from using a victim's LGBTQ identity to justify crimes like murder and assault
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Confirmed: Straight people ruined the Capital Pride Parade
When is an ally not an ally? When they wave a gun at Pride.
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New Jersey judge orders conversion therapy provider to dissolve — again
Group was ordered to dissolve 4 years ago, but reconstituted under another name to continue promoting conversion therapy
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Trump administration sued for allowing health care workers to deny care to LGBTQ people
Lawsuit argues that the exemption violates federal law and threatens patients' ability to access health care
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Mike Pence says Trump banning embassies from flying Pride flags is “the right decision”
Embassies are banned from flying rainbow flags on flagpoles, unlike during the Obama administration
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AIDS Walk & Music Festival Baltimore raises more than $150,000 for HIV services
Proceeds from event nearly double the amount raised from last year's AIDS Walk and Run
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New Jersey minister accused of using oral sex to extract “evil spirits” from men
Rev. William Weaver allegedly manipulated vulnerable men into letting him perform oral sex during counseling sessions
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Vatican says transgender people ‘annihilate the concept of nature’ in new document
LGBTQ advocates said it would encourage "hatred, bigotry, and violence" towards trans people
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Capital Pride 2019: The Parade may have ended abruptly, but DC’s LGBTQ community vows to keep celebrating
Pride-goers describe the chaos as false reports of a shooting spread through the crowd: "Everyone was just running. It looked like a movie scene."
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Reports of gunshots lead to panic at Capital Pride Parade, police confirm no active shooter
One man has been arrested for possession of a firearm, with police confirming no shots were fired
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Florida Republican Mike Hill apologizes for laughing at suggestion that gays be executed
Mike Hill says he regrets the "tone" of his response to question about introducing a bill to put gay people to death
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Donald Trump celebrates Pride month by banning U.S. embassies from flying Pride flag
Embassies can hang or display the flag elsewhere on their grounds, but not on flag poles
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Lesbian couple attacked on London bus after refusing to kiss for men
Police have arrested five teenagers over the "disgusting, misogynistic attack"
