News + Politics
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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
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Ben Carson invokes trans shower panic to justify rollback of LGBTQ protections at HUD
HUD Secretary claims transgender people's use of shelter facilities matching their gender identity may infringe on others' rights
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Republican Congressman: Same-sex marriage will allow gay people to marry “everybody in California with AIDS”
Rep. Steve Pearce said in 2008 that same-sex marriage would lead to widespread insurance fraud and polygamy
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Want to see who blocked you on Grindr? Here’s how (for now).
DC developer Trever Faden created C*ckBlocked as a side project once he discovered Grindr's data was easily accessible.
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President of Christian university compares gay people to ISIS
While the LGBTQ community is used to the comparative argument, ISIS is a new one
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Christian activist Linda Harvey says homosexuality is God’s punishment for abortion
Harvey, who has a history of anti-gay statements, also said gay relationships are "dead-end, degrading passions"
