News + Politics
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Kansas Department of Children and Families backs anti-gay adoption bill
Kansas’ Department of Children and Families has announced its support for legislation that would allow adoption and foster care agencies to refuse to place children...
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Hate crimes against trans people nearly tripled in L.A. last year
Overall, hate crimes in California's largest city rose ten percent in 2017
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LGBTQ discrimination bill gets support from Catholic bishops
FADA would allow those who believe in "traditional" marriage to discriminate against LGBTQ people
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Charlotte Pence bought a copy of the gay children’s book that mocks her father
Vice president's daughter says "we can all get behind" donating proceeds from book sales to charity
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Gay Libertarian candidate will challenge Bowser in D.C. mayor’s race
Even as potential Democratic primary challengers to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser shy away from the spotlight, an openly gay Libertarian Party candidate is determined to ensure...
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Kenyan Court of Appeals rules forced anal exams are unlawful
Decision overturns Kenyan High Court ruling justifying the use of forced medical tests to "prove" homosexuality
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Student Non-Discrimination Act re-introduced in Congress
Members of Congress have re-introduced a bill to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination and harassment in public schools, deeming it necessary amid attempts by various...
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Parting Glances: NCLR’s Kate Kendell on 24 years of LGBTQ progress
What the LGBTQ community has witnessed in the past two decades is nothing short of extraordinary
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Leading the Charge: Pulse survivor Brandon Wolf on the power of the Parkland students
We need to support the students who survived the Parkland shooting, as they help bring about real gun reform
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LGBTQ groups demand Senate reject anti-gay judicial nominee Gordon Giampietro
LGBTQ groups are demanding that the Senate reject President Trump’s nomination of Gordon Giampietro to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin...
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Suspected Austin package bomber may have decried gay marriage and abortion
Suspected bomber Mark Conditt is being credited with a blog comparing gay marriage to pedophilia and bestiality
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Fall Out Boy headline “Stay Amped” concert to help end gun violence
I.M.P. has a long history of producing concerts for social causes, including marriage equality and last year’s women’s march
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Lupe Valdez, Dana Beyer and Brian Sims earn Victory Fund endorsements
LGBTQ group endorses 14 candidates, including David Ermold, running against the infamously anti-LGBTQ Kim Davis
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Charlotte City Council member promises to out “hypocritical” anti-gay politicians using Grindr
LaWana Mayfield, an out lesbian, is accused of promoting homophobia and stigma around same-sex relationships
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DeVos: Education Department will not change transgender policy until Congress or SCOTUS “clarifies” Title IX
Secretary stands by decision to not pursue complaints from transgender students who are barred from restrooms and public facilities
