News + Politics
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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...
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Proposed regulation in Delaware would force schools to out transgender students to their parents
LGBTQ advocates are urging Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) to withdraw a revised regulation that would require schools to out transgender students to their parents...
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Montana anti-transgender ballot initiative fails to qualify for ballot
Montana’s historic libertarian streak continued last week after proponents of a ballot measure to force transgender people to use only those multi-user facilities that match...
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Trans woman Angela Ponce makes history winning Miss Universe Spain
Angela Ponce will compete in Miss Universe 2018 later this year
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Mother of California boy who came out as gay charged with his murder
Heather Barron was charged with the murder of her son, Anthony Avalos, two days after her boyfriend was similarly charged
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Panic! at the Disco frontman Brendon Urie pledges $1 million to help schools set up Gay-Straight Alliances
Research indicates that LGBTQ youth benefit from the presence of a GSA in their schools
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South Carolina lawmakers sneak anti-gay adoption provision into appropriations bill
South Carolina lawmakers have inserted a little-publicized amendment into an appropriations bill to allow adoption agencies that receive taxpayer money to discriminate against same-sex couples and...
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Prince William Board of Supervisors declares June “LGBTQ and More Pride Month”
Proclamation is the first time the county has recognized Pride
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Father of Miami man charged with attacking gay couple says son is innocent because he was raised by gay dads
Juan Carlos Lopez and three other men face hate crime charges after attacking a gay couple after a Pride event in April
