News + Politics
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LGBTQ rights lawyer David Buckel dies after setting himself on fire in NYC park
Buckel apparently committed suicide by self-immolation to protest humanity's dependence on fossil fuels
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Brother, Help Thyself receives $20,000 to support LGBTQ youth groups
American Leatherwoman Jackie Thompson announced the landmark donation last week in honor of her late brother
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Police searching for 3 suspects in anti-gay beating near U and 10th Street NW
MPD says attack that left two gay men severely injured appears to have been "unprovoked"
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Judge rules to keep injunction blocking Trump’s transgender ban in place
A federal judge has ruled to keep in place an injunction that she had previously issued to halt the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military members...
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Senators tell Trump to stop censoring LGBTQ health information on federal websites
A group of U.S. senators wrote a letter to President Trump asking him to stop censoring important LGBTQ health information and resources on federal websites....
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Alabama Sen. Doug Jones co-sponsors Equality Act
LGBTQ advocates won a moral victory on Thursday when U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) signed on as a co-sponsor of the Equality Act. The Equality...
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Maine House of Representatives passes conversion therapy ban amid heated debate
Maine lawmakers had one of their most contentious legislative sessions in recent memory as they debated, and eventually approved, a bill banning the practice of...
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VIDEO: Cory Booker grills Mike Pompeo on whether being gay is a “perversion”
CIA Director Mike Pompeo, President Trump’s nominee to become the nation’s next Secretary of State, was lambasted for his views on homosexuality during his confirmation...
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LA prosecutors review 1992 allegation of sexual assault against Kevin Spacey
A man alleged the incident took place in 1992, though no other details have been released
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Judge strikes down sodomy law in Trinidad and Tobago
Court will meet again to decide whether to repeal sodomy prohibitions in full and decriminalize homosexuality
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Illinois could make teaching LGBTQ history mandatory in public schools
A new bill would require Illinois schools to teach a unit on LGBTQ history and social contributions
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HRC endorses Beto O’Rourke against Ted Cruz in Texas Senate race
The Human Rights Campaign has endorsed Democratic Congressman Beto O’Rourke for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, who is up for...
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Hawaii House of Representatives passes conversion therapy ban
Lawmakers added amendments to the bill, sending it to conference to hammer out the differences between versions
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Four men accused in Miami Beach anti-gay attack surrender to police
Police say the men yelled anti-gay epithets while beating the men up, and may face hate crime charges
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Straight man sues gym for not expelling clients who masturbated in steam room
Gym says it maintains a "zero-tolerance policy" for any inappropriate behavior in its facilities
