News + Politics
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Virginia Beach advocates launch new LGBTQ equality coalition
Coalition will advocate for greater LGBTQ protections, even in the face of hostility from the General Assembly
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British doctor angry after being fired for refusing to use trans patients’ preferred pronouns
Doctor cited his religious beliefs as reason for using to use correct pronouns, in violation of British law
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9th Circuit keeps in place order blocking Trump’s transgender military ban
Appeals court's ruling is the seventh to rule against the Trump administration's requests to begin enacting the ban
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New York Times cartoon depicting Trump and Putin as lovers called “homophobic”
The Times' Opinion section depicted Trump and Putin holding hands and making out
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Bethlehem City Council approves ban on conversion therapy
The Bethlehem City Council has taken a second vote to approve a ban on conversion therapy, making the city the eighth jurisdiction in Pennsylvania to...
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Ohio parents appeal judge’s decision blocking transgender child’s name change
Judge ruled that name change request was "not reasonable and proper or in the child's best interest at this time"
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Jeremy Sherman crowned Mr. Nice Jewish Boy DC 2018
The native Michigander won the crowd over with his piano renditions of various pop melodies, including "My Neck, My Back"
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California governor signs law recognizing June as Pride Month
California is one of the first states to legally recognize June as Pride Month
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Oregon man caught on video cussing out lesbian couple
Couple and community members criticize Portland Police's initial response to confrontation
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Hawaii governor signs law protecting LGBTQ students under Title IX
Law will ensure students are not denied access to programs or extracurricular activities because of their LGBTQ identity
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Anonymous flier calls on Christians to surround Akron Pride with a prayer circle
The flier decried city officials for "having festivals to celebrate Sodomy/LGBTQ"
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Police in Indiana investigating anti-gay graffiti in Valparaiso
Police say they're continuing to investigate the incidents as "acts of criminal mischief"
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HRC projects Chechnya’s anti-LGBTQ actions on Trump-Putin summit location in Helsinki
The slides on Finland's Presidential Palace called Chechnya's treatment of LGBTQ people "crimes against humanity"
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Survivor of Chechnya’s anti-gay purge is kidnapped by his own father
Zelimkhan Akhmadov's family has reportedly been encouraged -- or threatened -- to murder him as part of an "honor killing"
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Gay Republican fired from CVS after calling police on black woman who used “fraudulent” coupon
Morry Matson is the president of the Illinois chapter of Log Cabin Republicans
