News + Politics
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LGBTQ fans warned not to “publicly display sexuality” at World Cup in Russia
LGBTQ soccer fans planning to travel to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are being “strongly” warned not to “publicly display sexuality” in public,...
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Slim majority of Massachusetts voters want to keep transgender protections in place
Support for repealing transgender protections is strongest among Republicans and weakest among Democratic men
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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Lawyers for Nick Harrison say the Pentagon's approach to HIV is outdated and not based on science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
