News + Politics
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Missouri lesbian couple sues senior living community for sex discrimination
Senior living facility rejected couple based on religious beliefs regarding the "Biblical definition" of marriage
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Federal court reaffirms Pennsylvania school district’s pro-transgender restroom policy
But four of the 12 judges say it's still unclear whether Title IX requires schools to adopt such policies
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Federal judge: Florida school district must allow trans student to use men’s restroom
Judge rules allowing student to use boys' restroom "poses no threat to the privacy or safety of any of his fellow students"
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40 Democratic Senators sign letter opposing anti-LGBTQ adoption amendment
Senators vow to keep Aderholt Amendment out of final version of government funding bill
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Indiana transgender student sues over policy banning him from boys’ restroom
School district argues that students' restroom use needs to be dictated by the gender listed on their birth certificates
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California gay couple in critical condition after being stabbed by adopted son
Matthew Boulet apparently admitted to police that he had stabbed his fathers
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Republicans want to ban American embassies from flying Pride flags
The bill has 30 cosigners and was drafted after certain embassies chose to fly Pride flags alongside the American flag
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Elton John blames “bigotry and hatred” against LGBTQ people for hampering HIV/AIDS research
Elton John made the comments at the International AIDS conference in Amsterdam
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TEDx speaker argues that pedophilia should be accepted as “an unchangeable sexual orientation”
TEDx was forced to remove the video after a medical student said accepting pedophiles will help decrease their "suffering"
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Baltimore Eagle closing down, effective immediately, in surprise announcement
Managers say the closure was prompted by interference from both the building's owners and one of its lenders
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Study: Latinx millennials more likely to identify as LGBTQ than their peers
More Latinx millennials identify as LGBTQ than any other group
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Federal judge tosses out lawsuit targeting transgender students in rural Oregon school district
A federal judge in Oregon has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to reverse a rural school district’s policy allowing transgender individuals to use restrooms, locker...
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D.C. Department of Health report: STD rates on the rise in the District, even as HIV rates remain steady
Rates of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis among residents of the District of Columbia rose significantly during 2017, according to the D.C. Department of Health’s most...
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High school Trump supporter yells ‘faggot’ at protestors, loses college wrestling scholarship
Bronson Harmon lost his scholarship to California Polytechnic after being filmed yelling the anti-gay slur at a "Keep Families Together" rally
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Federal appeals court denies opportunity to weigh in on LGBTQ workplace protection case
Eleventh Circuit Court decided they would not question whether LGBTQ workers should have employment protections
