News + Politics
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Low voter turnout sinks referendum to ban gay marriage in Romania
After LGBTQ advocates urge boycott of vote, referendum falls short of required turnout threshold
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Deadmau5 apologizes after being accused of homophobic and transphobic tweets
EDM producer tweeted that 'women don't possess penises' and asked if social justice warriors were targeting him
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Philadelphia Archbishop: “There is no such thing as an ‘LGBTQ Catholic'”
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said that the phrase "LGBTQ" should not appear in any Church documents
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Three people shot outside Texas gay bar, police searching for shooter
Police believe the shooter opened fire after getting kicked out of Pegasus nightclub
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New Jersey education guidance says teachers not required to “out” transgender students to their parents
State Department of Education's recent guidance on transgender students prioritizes child safety over parental notification
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Hawaii Supreme Court upholds parental rights for same-sex couples
Lesbian nonbiological parent must pay child support for the child she and her former partner planned to raise together
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CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins apologizes for homophobic tweets
Log Cabin Republicans shared tweets Collins posted in 2011 in which she called someone a "fag"
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Taylor Swift finally got political and slammed a Tennessee Republican for opposing LGBTQ and women’s rights
Swift said Sen. Marsha Blackburn's voting record "appalls and terrifies me"
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Transgender teenager asks Massachusetts voters to support her rights in November referendum
Campaigners are trying to revoke legislation that protects transgender people from discrimination in public accommodations
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Philadelphia unveils “Edie Windsor Way” sign to honor gay rights campaigner
Windsor's landmark 2013 Supreme Court case paved the way for marriage equality nationwide
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LGBTQ groups decry Kavanaugh’s confirmation to Supreme Court
HRC, Lambda Legal, NCLR and others slammed Senate Republicans -- and particularly Susan Collins -- for confirming Brett Kavanaugh
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Trans student barred from shelter during Virginia school’s mass shooter drill
School administrators couldn't decide whether the student should be sheltered with boys or girls, so left her outside
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Facebook apologizes after blocking LGBTQ ads for being “political”
A policy designed to curb Russian-bought political ads also targeted LGBTQ-themed content
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Texas governor says he’s stopped pushing for anti-transgender bathroom bills
Abbott had previously advocated for legislation restricting transgender people to facilities that match their biological sex
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California court allows lawsuit over breach of HIV patients’ information to move forward
Lawsuit alleges company was warned of online portal's security flaws, resulting in illegal download of 93 individuals' medical records
