News + Politics
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Michigan governor issues order protecting LGBTQ state employees
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) has signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people in state employment, public services, and state contracting. The order,...
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NASA postpones visit from anti-gay head of Russia’s space agency
Dmitry Rogozin has criticized support for equality, even calling Madonna a "whore" for supporting LGBTQ rights
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Report: 1 in 3 Trump circuit court nominees has history of anti-LGBTQ bias
Report targets Republican senators for complicity in allowing unqualified or biased nominees to be confirmed
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Ellen DeGeneres receives backlash after asking Kevin Hart to reconsider hosting Oscars
DeGeneres said that she believed in "forgiveness" and "second chances," but social media users disagreed
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Prosecutor claims Michigan pastor waited an hour to call 911 after shooting transgender woman
Special prosecutor claims defendant has a history of being aggressive toward transgender sex workers
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DC Fray’s same-sex speed dating events get rid of the swipes and put people face-to-face
The organization is offering an alternative to swiping, ghosting, and inaccurate profile pictures
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D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules in favor of Trump’s transgender military ban
Advocates call decision "a devastating slap in the face to transgender service members"
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Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton displays Trans Pride flag outside office
Wexton, a former Virginia state senator, has a solid record of support for the LGBTQ community
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GLAAD asks Rice University not to host anti-gay Russian nationalist during U.S. visit
Russia's space program director Dmitry Rogozin has a history of both anti-American and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
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Historic number of LGBTQ people sworn into Congress
Newly sworn Congress elects LGBTQ ally and Equality Act supporter Nancy Pelosi as Speaker
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The Year Ahead 2019: A Special Forum
How will 2019 compare to the terrible year that just ended? We asked our readers.
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Facebook apologizes to Franklin Graham after banning him for “hate speech” in post about North Carolina’s anti-trans law
Evangelist's account was flagged for a 2016 post defending the push for North Carolina's HB 2 "bathroom bill"
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Former employee accuses Eli Lilly and Co. of harassment because he is gay
Lawsuit is the latest alleging that employers who discriminate against LGBTQ employees are violating their Title VII rights
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University of Oklahoma professor drafts bill to ban conversion therapy in the state
A University of Oklahoma professor has drafted a bill to ban therapists from subjecting LGBTQ youth to conversion therapy. That bill is expected to be...
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Second-oldest all-women’s college will accept transgender women beginning in fall of 2019
The second-oldest all-women’s college in the United States will begin accepting transgender women and nonbinary students starting in the fall of 2019. Stephens College, in...
