News + Politics
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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
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Alabama man found guilty of rape for making his girlfriend have sex with “gay” son
Sean Cole thought he could make his son perform sexual acts with an adult female in order to "straighten him out"
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Lesbian mothers and at least three children killed after driving off cliff in California
Questions raised about the tragedy after reports Jennifer and Sarah Hart were reported to Child Protective Services
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Barbados politician feels “harassed” by calls for LGBTQ equality
Minister said that the Barbados is accepting of LGBTQ people, despite some of world's strictest anti-sodomy laws
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Transgender news anchor makes history in Pakistan
Marvia Malik delivered her first news bulletin over the weekend, becoming the country's first openly trans presenter
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LGBTQ advocates sue Ohio over anti-transgender birth certificate law
Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, and ACLU of Ohio are suing the Buckeye State for a policy that prohibits people from changing the...
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HRC’s Chad Griffin to Trump: Speak out against anti-gay crimes in Chechnya
Griffin says silence from the White House sends a message that human rights abuses abroad will be condoned
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Connecticut Senate rejects openly gay State Supreme Court nominee
The Connecticut Senate has voted down the nomination of a judge who would have been the first openly gay Chief Justice of the state’s Supreme...
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Watch: The Human Beings demonstration at the March for Our Lives
The Gays Against Guns Human Beings demonstration was both a silent protest and strong memorial
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Washington State officially bans conversion therapy
Evergreen State becomes the 10th state to ban conversion therapy with legislation
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HRC endorses Minnesota Senator Tina Smith in 2018 special election
The Human Rights Campaign has endorsed U.S. Sen. Tina Smith, who was appointed to the seat formerly held by Al Franken, who resigned amid sexual...
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Maryland State Senate approves conversion therapy ban
Measure would penalize licensed therapists who attempt to change youths' sexual orientation or gender identity
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Milwaukee Common Council approves citywide conversion therapy ban
On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Common Council voted 12-2 to approve a ban on conversion therapy within the city limits. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is expected...
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Fate of Trump’s transgender military ban now in court’s hands
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman will determine whether to permanently block the ban from taking effect
