News + Politics
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“Stop your gay agenda” sprayed on rainbow mural in Texas
The BeVisible wall was created to help the city's LGBTQ residents feel more connected
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Anti-LGBTQ group plans monthly protest of Houston Public Library’s Drag Queen Storytime
MassResistance plans "peaceful protests" to pressure politicians and library officials into cancelling event
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In final tally, Libertarian gay couple outperforms top Republican in D.C. election
When all votes were tallied, a married gay couple who ran as part of the D.C. Libertarian Party’s all-gay slate outperformed the Republican Party in the...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to implement transgender military ban
Department of Justice tries to circumvent lower courts in an effort to expel transgender service members
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Trump’s USDA tries to reverse 4-H organization’s pro-LGBTQ policy
The Trump administration has been pressuring the national 4-H youth organization to rescind a policy allowing LGBTQ participants — setting in motion a series of...
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Second LGBTQ widower sues Social Security Administration over denial of survivor benefits
Michael Ely missed the 9-month eligibility requirement because of Arizona's ban same-sex marriage
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Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons sued over rollback of protections for transgender inmates
Policy change was prompted by a lawsuit claiming female inmates are "threatened" by the mere presence of transgender women
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Justin Trudeau rejects Republican attempts to strip LGBTQ rights from trade deal
40 Republicans demanded Trump strip protections for LGBTQ workers from a North American trade deal
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Anti-LGBTQ legal group demands Supreme Court hear lawsuit against school district’s pro-transgender policy
Lawsuit argues cisgender students are threatened and harmed by having to share facilities with transgender students
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LGBTQ groups ask HHS to prevent South Carolina foster care agencies discriminating against gay couples
Waiver would allow agencies to discriminate against prospective foster parents based on a number of characteristics
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Chinese author jailed for 10 years after writing novel featuring gay sex
Officials objected to a book that contained "male homosexual behaviour"
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Texas politician voted out of office after Grindr nudes leaked
Cross Coburn, 19, lost his seat in a recall election after public backlash to the leak.
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Less than a quarter of transgender teenagers feel safe expressing their gender identity
Gender-variant youth report higher levels of harassment or mistreatment at home and at school
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Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin to exit organization in 2019
Griffin will stay in place until HRC's Board of Directors names his replacement sometime next year
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Helping Hands: Wealth of options for LGBTQ volunteering in DC
There's no shortage of opportunities for D.C. area residents to lend their time and assistance
