News + Politics
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West Virginia assistant principal accused of harassing transgender student will lose job at end of school year
15-year-old student says assistant principal demanded he use the urinal to "prove" he was a boy
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Federal judge slaps down Trump administration’s efforts to jump-start trans service member ban
Administration cannot begin barring transgender troops until all appeals have been exhausted
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Us Helping Us celebrates three decades of growth with an anniversary gala on April 2
Additionally, organization plans to expand its services in the coming months
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DC Eagle to temporarily close while license is suspended for 7 days
Eagle license suspended for one week and fined due to an altercation between D.C. Councilmember Vince Gray and a bouncer
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HRC launches video of civil rights leaders calling on Congress to pass the Equality Act
On Wednesday evening, the Human Rights Campaign released a video on its social media channels featuring more than a dozen of the nation’s civil rights...
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NYC Pride announces route for WorldPride NYC 2019/Stonewall 50 Pride March
NYC Pride, the official host of WorldPride NYC 2019 and Stonewall 50, announced the official route for the march, which will kick off on Sunday,...
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Jersey City man sues police for alleged anti-gay beating as part of wrongful arrest
A New Jersey man is suing the Jersey City police department, alleging that two officers violated his civil rights when they unlawfully arrested him, beat...
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Arizona man is attacked by mob of people in possible anti-gay hate crime
An Arizona man is recovering after he says he was attacked by a mob of about 10 people in Downtown Phoenix last Friday night, reports...
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GLAAD accuses Trump of “normalizing” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
LGBTQ media advocacy GLAAD is criticizing President Trump for “normalizing” the anti-LGBTQ actions and rhetoric of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with whom he met in...
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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...
