News + Politics
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Illinois governor receives mixed reaction for officiating gay wedding
Illinois Family Institute says governor's actions show he isn't interested in courting social conservatives
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Gay couple is publicly caned 86 times in Indonesia’s Aceh province
Victims were punished for violating Sharia law prohibitions on homosexuality
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Bill introduced in Congress to ban use of gay and trans panic defenses
Bill would stop use of a victim's LGBTQ identity to justify a defendant's violent actions against them
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Tennessee man charged with hate crime for anti-gay assault
Brandon Wiley claims he attacked the 39-year-old victim after the man grabbed his penis
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Study: A majority of young evangelicals support same-sex marriage
A new survey by HRC found that there's a generational gap in support, but young evangelicals are more likely to support marriage equality than not
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‘Canadian Trump’ removes LGBTQ-inclusive sex education from Ontario schools
Doug Ford is replacing the pro-LGBTQ curriculm with an outdated one from 1998
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Over 200,000 sign petition to ban “abominable” Queer Festival in South Korea
Religious groups are saying the LGBTQ festival should not be held in the Seoul Plaza because it belongs "to all citizens"
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Mormon church donates to LGBTQ Mormon support group for first time
The "historic" donation will help provide suicide prevention training
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Vice Mayor who declared July “Straight Pride” month protested at City Council meeting
A city official told Ted Hickman: "We have tolerated your bad behavior and bad words too long"
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Ohio judge denies transgender teen the right to change name
Judge Joseph Kirby asked Elliot Whitaker if he had made the decision to transition after Caitlyn Jenner came out as transgender
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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
