News + Politics
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Kansas City, Kansas, passes ordinance protecting LGBTQ residents
An estimated 225 cities or counties across the nation have LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections in place
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Christian preacher says gays should be executed because the Bible commands it
Matt Powell called homosexuality "disgusting" and said "the Bible puts the death penalty on it"
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Gay porn director Michael Lucas: Double standard for “lying homophobe” Joy Reid
Porn kingpin laments that MSNBC host Reid has not been fired for anti-gay blog posts, while Roseanne Barr lost her show for racist tweets
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LGBTQ groups demand investigation into transgender immigrant’s death in ICE custody
Roxsana Hernandez died from complications related to pneumonia and HIV after going days without medical care
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Police searching for suspect involved in alleged homophobic attack on 14th Street NW
The man yelled homophobic slurs and punched one of the victims as they tried to call police
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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Lawyers for Nick Harrison say the Pentagon's approach to HIV is outdated and not based on science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
