News + Politics
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Gay Kenyan student who escaped conversion therapy awarded $10,000 grant
Mahad Olad will use prize money to pay for college and for a project highlighting experiences of LGBTQ Africans
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Texas restaurant apologizes and fires employee who called customers gay slur
Restaurant says it does not accept or condone homophobic behavior
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Lesbian couple responds to homophobic neighbors by painting house in rainbow colors
Lisa Licata and Sherry Lau were fed up with their neighbor's homophobic slurs and actions
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Australia’s new Prime Minister says gay conversion therapy is “not an issue”
Morrison also agreed that a pro-LGBTQ school curriculum made his "skin curl"
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Two lesbian women caned for consensual sex in Malaysia
Amnesty International calls caning an "atrocious setback" for human rights
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Local HIV support group HOPE DC celebrates 30th anniversary
Group will continue its tradition of hosting a monthly social event at a private residence
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Danica Roem voted “Best Local Politician” by Prince William Times readers
Virginia's first openly transgender legislator beat out 85 other Prince William-area lawmakers for the honor
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California lawmakers pass bill allowing transgender foster youth to access transition-related care
California lawmakers have passed a historic bill ensuring that transgender youth in foster care will be able to access medical care, including hormones and mental...
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California lawmaker pulls bill declaring conversion therapy a “deceptive business practice”
The California lawmaker behind a measure that would effectively ban conversion therapy for adults by declaring it to be a “deceptive business practice” has pulled...
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Supreme Court won’t hear lawsuit from Catholic foster agency that wants to discriminate against same-sex couples
Supreme Court refuses to take up Catholic foster care agency's lawsuit against Philadelphia
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Malaysian court postpones caning of two lesbian women
Activists argue that caning is cruel and inhuman punishment, and violates international treaties
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Bermuda authorities appeal Supreme Court decision legalizing marriage equality
Overturned "domestic partnership" law effectively discriminated against same-sex couples
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Demands for action after gay nine-year-old commits suicide following homophobic bullying
Jamel Myles took his own life just days after coming out to classmates
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Forum: D.C. needs more information on LGBTQ healthcare
How healthy are we? For D.C.'s LGBTQ community, the question is not so easy to answer
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Texas father who complained about lesbian art teacher defends his actions
A Texas father who lodged a complaint that led to a former Teacher of the Year being disciplined is defending his actions, even though it’s...
