News + Politics
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Trans United Fund endorses Cynthia Nixon for New York governor
Transgender advocacy group also endorses Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor
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Victory Fund backs Jason Andrean for D.C. State Board of Education
The LGBTQ Victory Fund has endorsed Jason Andrean, a candidate seeking the Ward 1 representative seat on the D.C. State Board of Education. Andrean, a...
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HRC endorses Christine Hallquist for Vermont governor
On Wednesday, the Human Rights Campaign announced it was backing Christine Hallquist, the first transgender woman to win a major party’s primary for governor, in...
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Kyrsten Sinema becomes first openly bisexual U.S. Senate nominee
Sinema joins a number of LGBTQ candidates who triumphed in primaries on Tuesday
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder to address HRC National Dinner
Annual fundraising dinner will be preceded by event featuring Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams
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Sam McClure named director of Chase Brexton’s LGBT Health Resource Center
McClure will focus on promoting wellness and fostering partnerships with stakeholders in Baltimore's LGBTQ community
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Transgender BYU student faces possible expulsion for pursuing top surgery
After receiving a warning from their bishop, Kris Irvin must either forego the surgery or transfer to a non-private institution
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Transgender woman hospitalized after attack in Charleston, S.C.
Charleston Police are investigating an assault that left a transgender woman hospitalized, reports ABC affiliate WCIV. Police say they were flagged down around 2 a.m....
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InfoWars’ anti-transgender Alex Jones caught watching trans porn
Jones has a long history of making transphobic and homophobic statements
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16 states urge Supreme Court to rule employees can be fired for being LGBTQ
Amicus brief asks high court to overturn 6th Circuit decision finding that a funeral home discriminated against trans employee
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Federal court allows lesbian to sue assisted living facility for failing to protect her from harassment
Marsha Wetzel says she was harassed and even physically assaulted when fellow residents found out she was a lesbian
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Gay Utah Republican says LGBTQ suicide rates are linked to high numbers of sex partners
Salt Lake County communications director also attacks PrEP, "sex parties," and STDs as causes of suicide among gay men
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GOP candidate for Pa. governor says transgender people should use bathrooms matching their biological sex
Scott Wagner says biological "plumbing" should determine which bathroom people use
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Head of Human Rights Campaign Foundation resigns after using racial slur
Mary Beth Maxwell used the slur while recounting upsetting instances where the word was used
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Wisconsin insurance board restores coverage for gender confirmation surgery
State will start covering transition-related procedures for employees
