News + Politics
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Trump administration will push anti-gay “natural law” with new human rights panel
"Natural law" is frequently used by anti-LGBTQ organizations to justify discrimination
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Colorado’s openly gay governor signs conversion therapy ban and birth certificate bill
Jared Polis approves pro-equality legislation seeking to make LGBTQ people's lives easier
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Almost half of employed LGBTQ Americans believe being out at work will harm their career
LGBTQ employees worry about losing promotion opportunities or even their job if they come out
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Russia deletes gay sex scenes from Elton John biopic ‘Rocketman’ over “gay propaganda” fears
Distributors feared falling foul of Russia's ban on "gay propaganda"
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Lesbian couple sues Trump administration and South Carolina over foster care discrimination
HHS-granted waiver allows agencies to turn away same-sex couples and others based on agencies' religious beliefs
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Lyft will include gender neutral pronouns in its app
Update is part of the ridesharing app's "Two is Too Few" campaign highlighting how ingrained the gender binary is in society
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Capital Pride Alliance names grand marshals of annual Pride Parade
Earline Budd, Brandon Wolf, BYU's Matt Easton, and "Pose" cast members to be honored at Pride in the nation's capital
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Maine bans “harmful, widely discredited” anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy
Maine becomes the 17th state to ban conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth
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Catholic Church forces New Jersey school to paint over “obscene” LGBTQ mural
The school's landlord, Holy Trinity Church, called the mural "offensive" to parishioners and demanded they "take care of it"
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Team DC’s Night OUT at the Nationals pays homage to a legion of LGBTQ baseball fans
Annual LGBTQ basecall event expects its biggest night ever
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Trump administration sued over anti-LGBTQ “denial of care” rule
Exemption allows health care workers to refuse to provide care to LGBTQ people and others based on religious beliefs
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Alabama Republicans want to abolish marriage licenses so homophobes don’t have to issue them to gays
One gay lawmaker said the legislation was "born out of prejudice"
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Supreme Court leaves Pennsylvania school district’s trans-friendly restroom policy in place
Supreme Court refuses to hear lawsuit brought by students who object to sharing facilities with trans students
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Texas governor to sign “Save Chick-fil-A” bill into law
Opponents see the bill as an attempt to circumvent local ordinances prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination
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California sues Trump administration over health care worker exemption
The state of California is suing the Trump administration over its recently issued rule allowing health care workers to refuse to perform medical procedures or...
