News + Politics
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Karen Pence starts teaching at school that bans LGBTQ teachers, students and parents
The Virginia elementary requires employees to pledge not to engage in "homosexual activity."
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Brian Sims was called a “faggot” on Facebook. They banned him for sharing it.
The gay Pennsylvania lawmaker had his posting privileges revoked after sharing hate he had received
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New York lawmakers vote to pass transgender protections and ban conversion therapy
Activists celebrate two hard-won victories after more than a decade of obstruction
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Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for long history of anti-gay statements and actions
Gabbard has previously attacked "homosexual extremists" and worked for a organization that supported conversion therapy
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Trump’s gay German ambassador is a “vain, narcissistic person” according to German, American officials
Der Spiegel paints a different picture from the man gay conservatives said "lives and breathes foreign policy"
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Conservatives sue to block transgender women from Alaskan homeless shelter
Anti-LGBTQ Alliance Defending Freedom is making refusing entry to transgender women a "religious freedom" issue
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Lena Waithe wants “a really gay ass black person” to host the Oscars
Waithe said that Wanda Sykes would be an "amazing" replacement for Kevin Hart
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‘Weekend’ actor Chris New: “Being out has done nothing but restrict my career”
The actor has responded by turning down any roles "where the character’s sexuality is their defining characteristic"
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Family Guy has started to ‘phase out’ gay jokes because they’re “not acceptable”
The long-running animated comedy has featured LGBTQ jokes and storylines throughout its 20-year run
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Detentions of gay men and women signal another anti-LGBTQ crackdown in Chechnya
Several men and women have been detained in Russia’s Chechnya region on suspicion of being gay, signaling yet another renewal of efforts to purge the...
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Activists demand investigation after second gay black man dies in Democratic donor’s home
LGBTQ advocates demand "thorough" investigation into deaths and call on politicians to donate money from Ed Buck to charity
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Facebook reportedly sought advice from anti-gay evangelical Tony Perkins
Facebook "privately sought advice" on policy decisions from the founder of the hate group Family Research Council
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Whitman-Walker’s Big Change
Whitman-Walker is splitting into five connected entities, to better deliver its services and to secure its long-term future.
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West Virginia principal suspended after telling transgender teen “you freak me out”
Despite complaint, district policy prohibits transgender students from using restrooms matching their gender identity
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Arizona’s attorney general says calligraphers should be allowed to turn away gay customers
Owners of Brush and Nib Studio say Phoenix's nondiscrimination ordinance violates their First Amendment rights
