News + Politics
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EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, one of Trump’s most anti-LGBTQ cabinet members, resigns
Resignation was likely triggered by intense scrutiny over spending, ethical, and policy decisions
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Massachusetts teen accused of detaining, starving, and beating gay homeless man
Accuser says the youth turned on him after they smoked crack together
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Canadian Pride festival won’t allow mounted police to ride in their parade
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are being barred due to ongoing debates about police presence at Pride
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UK vows to ban conversion therapy in bid to make LGBTQ people more accepted
Government promises to outlaw "abhorrent practice" after surveying LGBTQ Brits on their quality of life
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New Jersey governor signs three transgender rights bills into law
Bills allow people to amend their vital records to reflect their gender identity, and create a special transgender task force
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Bethlehem, Pa., votes to ban conversion therapy on LGBTQ youth
Council is expected to take a second vote to approve ban in the next month
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Point Foundation awards 45 college scholarships to LGBTQ scholars
Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ students, has awarded 45 scholarships to deserving students seeking to further their education. Twenty were chosen...
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California official declares July “Straight Pride American Month”
Ted Hickman claims his words were tongue-in-cheek, but he now faces calls to resign
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Ex-boyfriend charged for shooting Jacksonville transgender woman
Cory Fisher-Thompson allegedly shot the victim after a dispute
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NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund files brief opposing transgender military ban
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund has filed an amicus brief urging the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rule that President Trump’s...
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Police use tear gas and rubber bullets on Istanbul Pride march
Authorities have banned Pride marches from taking place since 2015
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Homophobic parents forced a British school to make its Pride event private
Parents felt the school was "shoving LGBT issues down the kids’ throats"
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Idaho Republican speaks out against state GOP’s anti-gay marriage platform
26-year-old Dom Gelsomino says the GOP should be more inclusive and more focused on promoting individual liberty
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Brother, Help Thyself is accepting applications for grants and awards
Brother, Help Thyself has begun accepting applications for grants and other awards, and will continue to accept them until 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 31. Each...
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Report: Anti-gay climate in Indonesia could be fueling HIV epidemic
A new report by Human Rights Watch claims that the increase in anti-LGBTQ hostility, increased raids by police, and failure of the country’s political leaders...
