News + Politics
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Pennsylvania school board comes under fire for showing LGBTQ anti-bullying videos
A Pennsylvania school district is under fire after parents objected to a local high school airing a series of videos on LGBTQ bullying during the...
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More than 30 members of Congress demand information on TSA treatment of transgender travelers
A group of more than 30 congressional Democrats is demanding answers from the Transportation Security Administration about its treatment of transgender travelers. The members of...
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Study: Transgender veterans are as healthy as their cisgender peers
A new study finds the mental and physical health of transgender veterans is similar to the health of cisgender veterans, adding more evidence to support...
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Madison, Wis., City Council passes ban on youth conversion therapy
On Tuesday, the Madison City Council voted to ban the practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ-identifying youth, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. The ban will...
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U.S. House Appropriations Committee approves adoption discrimination amendment
Other Republican-led legislatures have passed similar bills allowing agencies to reject LGBTQ and other prospective parents
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Gay activist who protested Russian anti-LGBTQ laws with ‘hidden’ rainbow flag held for 15 hours at airport
Mateo Fernandez was held without explanation and asked to explain why he was in the country
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Straight teen arrested after smashing iconic front window of Stonewall Inn
The teen reportedly vandalized the bar after getting kicked out by staff
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Hawaii Supreme Court rejects appeal from B&B that refused to rent to a lesbian couple
Business violated the state nondiscrimination law when they refused to rent Diane Cervelli and Taeko Bufford a room
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Gay DC bartender claims Uber driver kicked him out of car due to homophobia
Chris "Skipp" Williams says the driver called police on him after he refused to get out of the car
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Second defendant pleads guilty to charges related to Missouri transgender teen’s death
James Grigsby has been sentenced to four years in prison for helping dispose of 17-year-old Ally Steinfeld's remains
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D.C. Council introduces bill to repeal Initiative 77 and keep tipped wage system intact
Supporters and opponents of I-77 dig in their heels, but Councilmember Mary Cheh says a compromise could be in the works
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Former President Jimmy Carter: “I believe Jesus would approve of gay marriage”
With the exception of abortion, Carter says he's never seen "any serious conflicts" between politics and his religious faith
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London Pride apologizes after allowing anti-transgender group to lead parade
Activists from Get the L Out held anti-transgender signs and blocked the parade route until they were allowed to participate
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LGBTQ groups blast Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Critics say president's pick for the Supreme Court is an ideologically driven choice that could endanger LGBTQ rights
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President Trump nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court
President Trump has nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh , of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the U.S....
