News + Politics
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Iowa governor signs bill barring Medicaid from paying for transgender health care
Gov. Kim Reynolds has been heavily criticized for not removing the discriminatory provision
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Lambda Legal seeks class action status in LGBTQ Social Security survivor benefits lawsuit
If granted, class action status would allow all LGBTQ widows denied survivor benefits to avoid filing separate but identical lawsuits
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cancels U.S. trip amid outcry from activists over LGBTQ record
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrates Bolsonaro's withdrawal, telling him "your hatred isn't welcome here."
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Madonna at GLAAD Awards: “It is every human’s duty to fight, to advocate” for equality
Musical icon honored with Advocate for Change Award for her longtime advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community
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Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon fails to make American Idol Top 5 after judges save another contestant
Harmon's emotional coming out story and powerful vocals weren't enough to keep him in the competition
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Transgender woman’s face left paralyzed after being severely beaten in Denver
Victim had to have jaw wired shut and has facial paralysis after late-night assault
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Nancy Pelosi slams Trump’s ‘bigoted, deadly’ attack on LGBTQ healthcare
Speaker Pelosi criticized a new rule that would allow healthcare providers to deny care based on religious objections
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Brunei says it won’t stone gays to death after global condemnation of new law
Sultan says there will be a "de facto moratorium" on executing gay people
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Pete Buttigieg interrupted by anti-gay protesters in Dallas
Protesters told Buttigieg to "repent" and decried his marriage to husband Chasten
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Amazing Race’s Tyler Oakley helps launch The Trevor Project’s new 24/7 text and chat lines
The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people, has launched “Anytime, Anywhere,” a public service announcement featuring...
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Director Greg Berlanti says Hollywood execs wouldn’t let him cast gay actors in straight roles
Openly gay actor Daniel Franzese says there is a "glass ceiling" in Hollywood that kept him from getting certain parts
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Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon’s father delivered anti-gay sermon while he was performing on ‘American Idol’
Rev. Harmon complained about being "forced to accept" that homosexuality is normal
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Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds denounces conversion therapy at Billboard Music Awards
Reynolds, an LGBTQ ally who was raised Mormon, has criticized the LDS Church's stance on LGBTQ issues
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Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten dubbed ‘First Family’ on cover of Time
Buttigiegs were profiled for an article on Mayor Pete's rise among the Democratic candidates for president
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LGBTQ advocates alarmed at Trump’s religious exemption for health care workers
To coincide with the National Day of Prayer, President Trump announced the issuance of a finalized rule from the Department of Health and Human Services...
