News + Politics
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First-ever ‘LGBTQ State of the Union’ held in Philadelphia
Amber Hikes, who leads the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs, created the event to start a stronger dialogue between organizations and the LGBTQ community
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Wage Wars: Will Initiative 77 raise prices at your favorite gay bar?
A ballot measure to eliminate the tipped wage may lead to higher prices and layoffs at local watering holes
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HIV-positive veteran sues Defense Department over policy classifying him as “non-deployable”
Lawyers for Nick Harrison say the Pentagon's approach to HIV is outdated and not based on science
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Report: LGBTQ students in Oregon experiencing rise in violence and harassment
The University of Oregon found that LGBTQ students experience twice as much bullying as their peers
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Portland business sues church landlord after turning away PFLAG group
Ambridge Event Center says the church broke their contract over the center's attempts to rehab its image, costing it money
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Canadian province will allow birth certificates without gender marker
Saskatchewan government made the change after a 2014 human rights complaint
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Indian mob kills transgender woman after fake rumors circulate on WhatsApp
12 people were arrested for helping spread rumors that transgender women were engaged in child trafficking
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Man arrested for allegedly stabbing gay couple outside Denver nightclub
Couple says they were holding hands when their assailant attacked them with a folding knife
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Gay valedictorian gives graduation speech through bullhorn after Catholic school rejects it
Holy Cross deemed Bales' speech too political for graduation, so he delivered it outside instead
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Brother, Help Thyself to host “Grant Writing 101” workshops
Workshops will be offered in Baltimore on June 4 and D.C. on June 7
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Intersex citizen asks federal court to grant them passport with correct gender marker
Lawyers for Dana Zzyym maintain State Department's denial of passport violates their client's Fifth Amendment rights
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Catholic school denies entry to lesbian couple’s children because marriage is “between a man and a woman”
The priest said admitting the lesbian couple's children would "send a bad message to the other families"
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LGBTQ workers will hold first Pride celebration in Antarctica
Workers at McMurdo Station will celebrate Pride this June, 850 miles from Earth's southernmost point
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Oregon congressional delegation asks for investigation into gay youth’s beating in Amtrak station
Oregon Democrats urge the Amtrak Police Department to investigate whether Aaron Salazar was the victim of a hate crime
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Connecticut will now house transgender inmates according to gender identity
Inmates must be diagnosed with gender dysphoria or have legally changed their gender marker to qualify
