News + Politics
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Trump’s Department of Defense has already begun discharging HIV-positive service members
Plaintiffs are being discharged despite receiving support of commanding officers and meeting medical and physical requirements to serve
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Anti-gay baker’s lawsuit against Colorado Civil Rights Commission to continue
Masterpiece Cakeshop owner Jack Phillips claims the state of Colorado is unfairly targeting him due to his religious beliefs
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Education Department recommends rescinding Obama-era school discipline guidance
A federal commission led by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is recommending rescinding Obama-era guidance that was intended to reduce racial discrimination in how students are...
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Arizona governor appoints Martha McSally to John McCain’s old Senate seat
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed Tucson-area U.S. Rep. Martha McSally to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by Sen. John McCain, reports The Washington...
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Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s new chief of staff, has an anti-LGBTQ record that would rival Mike Pence
Mick Mulvaney has a long record of opposing LGBTQ rights and supporting religious exemptions
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Cory Booker shuts down persistent gay rumors: “I’m heterosexual”
Asked about running for president, Booker said: "Every candidate should run on their authentic self"
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Federal court orders Idaho to provide transgender inmate with gender confirmation surgery
Judge rules Idaho Department of Correction and its medical provider, Corizon, violated Adree Edmo's 8th Amendment rights
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New York judge resigns after homophobic remarks about Viggo Mortensen
Hallett allegedly told another attorney that he and Mortensen should "suck each other's dicks"
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FreeState Justice files brief supporting hate crime conviction of Amazon employee who attacked co-worker
Conviction was overturned because district court ruled that discrimination in the workplace is "noneconomic"
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Social Security administration sued for third time for denying survivor benefits to LGBTQ widower
Lawsuit argues that New Mexico's marriage ban unfairly hindered couple from meeting nine-month eligibility requirement
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Pittsburgh man says he was attacked by 7 people because he is transgender
Victim says he was cornered after going into a 7-11 to withdraw money from an ATM
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Orrin Hatch urges Republicans to protect LGBTQ rights
Hatch: "Protecting religious liberty and preserving the rights of LGBTQ individuals are not mutually exclusive"
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Trump slams MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski for homophobic slur about Mike Pompeo
"Morning Joe" host criticized for calling Secretary of State "wannabe dictator's butt-boy"
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Congressional Democrats introduce bill to combat anti-LGBTI abuses abroad
GLOBE Act would create a special envoy on LGBTI rights and call for sanctions on those who commit human rights abuses
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Brokeback Mountain inducted into Library of Congress’ National Film Registry
The landmark gay drama was deemed worthy of preservation due to its "cultural, historic and aesthetic importance to the nation’s film heritage"
