News + Politics
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HRC Foundation and UCLA to host 2020 Democratic presidential candidates forum
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will co-host a forum for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates later this fall....
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Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot decries anti-gay flyers handed out near churches
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot condemned misleading flyers that have been distributed to parishioners at majority-black churches on the South Side that highlight her sexual...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from Hawaii B&B owner who turned away lesbian couple
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the owner of a Hawaii bed and breakfast who refused to rent a room a lesbian...
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Pete Buttigieg says he has amassed enough donors to qualify for Democratic presidential debates
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Peter Buttigieg has announced he’s raised enough from individual donors to guarantee him a spot at the first Democratic presidential debate...
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Investigation reveals significant levels of hiring discrimination against gay and lesbian Virginians
An investigation by a D.C-based nonprofit civil rights organization finds that there appears to be a significant level of hiring discrimination against gay and lesbian...
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Syracuse man on trial for murder of transgender woman serves as his own lawyer
A Syracuse man who is being retried for the 2008 shooting of a transgender woman and is serving as his own lawyer made a potentially...
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Detroit man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and burning of gay man
Last week, a man could serve up to 20 years in prison for the murder and burning of a gay man in southwest Detroit in...
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Botswana High Court hears case challenging country’s statute outlawing gay sex
On Thursday, Botswana’s High Court heard a challenge to the country’s laws criminalizing gay sex, reports Reuters. The country’s penal code outlaws “carnal knowledge of...
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Richard Grenell, openly gay U.S. ambassador to Germany, has reportedly received death threats
Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and highest-ranking out LGBTQ person in the Trump administration, has been receiving threats, including at least one against his...
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Irish prime minister says gay people shouldn’t be judged for their sexual orientation in front of Mike Pence
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar said gay people should not be judged by their sexual orientation in a pointed speech delivered in front of Vice...
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Democrats shoot down anti-transgender amendments to Violence Against Women Act
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that contained protections for transgender victims of intimate...
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Utah’s hate crimes bill adds “political expression” to list of protected characteristics
After years of blocking a bill to add hate crime protections for LGBTQ people, Utah’s Republican-run Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive “victim targeting” law that...
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GLOE’s Purim Party celebrates being true to yourself
Queen Esther's embrace of her Jewish identity mirrors the journey of self-acceptance for LGBTQ people
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Lawmakers introduce Equality Act in Congress
On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers introduced the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would update the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include federal...
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
