News + Politics
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Court orders Puerto Rico to issue accurate birth certificates to transgender residents
Crder comes in response to a first-of-its-kind federal lawsuit
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New Zealand will allow men to remove historical gay sex convictions
One politician said "hundreds or possibly thousands" of lives were lost due to the law
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Maryland House passes ban on youth conversion therapy
Bill outlawing sexual orientation change efforts now heads to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan for his signature
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Anchorage voters appear to have rejected anti-transgender ballot measure
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, appear to have defeated a ballot measure that would have required transgender people to use only those bathrooms, locker rooms, or...
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Lambda Legal sues California’s ADAP administrator for privacy breach
Lambda Legal has filed a class-action lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court against A.J. Boggs & Company, which manages the state’s AIDS Drug Assistance Program,...
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Arkansas Libertarian told to abandon campaign after “fags are disgusting” comment
The local Libertarian Party is calling on Justin Jones to end his campaign.
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The 2020 Census will include an option for same-sex couples
However, sexual orientation and gender identity remain unaccounted for in the new census
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Grindr admits to sharing users’ HIV status with other companies
Company slammed for sending data to third parties for software development purposes
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Anti-gay Tennessee pastor accused of molesting “multiple” young boys
Matthew Dennis Patterson was a family values pastor and vocal opponent of LGBTQ equality
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Marriage equality supporter Carlos Alvarado Quesada wins Costa Rican presidency
Alvarado Quesada claimed 60 percent of the vote to best his conservative opponent
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Southern Poverty Law Center asks court to enforce order closing down conversion therapy group
The Southern Poverty Law Center has asked a court to enforce an order requiring the shuttering of a conversion therapy group found guilty of violating...
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Maryland candidate for governor says Madaleno “prances around Annapolis”
A Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland has come under harsh criticism for using the word “prance” to describe the behavior of a campaign rival...
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Parkland student David Hogg may have taken down anti-gay Laura Ingraham with one tweet
Advertisers are abandoning the Fox News host, who has a long anti-LGBTQ history, after she mocked the Parkland survivor
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Mike Pence’s hometown to host its first Gay Pride celebration
City of 46,000 has never held a Pride event, but has a long pro-LGBTQ history
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Widow of Pulse shooter found not guilty of helping him prepare for attack
Noor Salman was accused of aiding her husband and lying to the FBI
