News + Politics
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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"
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Norton calls out First Amendment Defense Act for threatening D.C.’s civil rights laws
Bill would essentially gut D.C.'s pro-LGBTQ laws by treating the District as an extension of the federal government
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Mike Pence’s rabbit is now a gay icon thanks to John Oliver
Last Week Tonight has released a children's book where Marlon Bundo falls in love with another boy rabbit
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Oregon bakery wants to overturn decision that they discriminated against lesbian couple
Owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa say they should be exempt from Oregon's pro-LGBTQ nondiscrimination law
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Cynthia Nixon wants to be New York’s next governor
Nixon, who is challenging Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination, would be the first female and first openly gay governor of the state
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Oregon Supreme Court rules judge violated judicial ethics by refusing to marry gay couples
The Oregon Supreme Court has suspended a Marion County judge for violating judicial ethics for refusing to marry same-sex couples, the Statesman Journal reports. The...
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Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, longtime LGBTQ ally, dies at 88
U.S. Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-New York) died on Friday morning after being hospitalized for a fall at her Washington, D.C. residence last week. The 88-year-old...
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NCLR’s Kate Kendell on retiring: “I have felt privileged every day to do this work”
On Thursday, Kate Kendell, the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, announced she would be stepping down after 22 years with the...
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Amicus briefs urge 8th Circuit to find Title VII protects LGBTQ people from discrimination
At least 47 businesses, attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia, and the nation’s top LGBTQ rights organizations have submitted a number...
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Texas settles lawsuit with transgender inmate who was raped and beaten in prison
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has settled a lawsuit brought against it by a transgender woman inmate who charged that prison officials had failed...
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Queer and single? Rayceen Pendarvis wants to fix you up.
Rayceen Pendarvis hosts a different type of LGBTQ singles mixer for those tired of online dating.
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Lesbian Super PAC endorses straight woman in Illinois Democratic primary
LPAC, the country’s only lesbian political action committee, has endorsed a straight woman from Illinois for a seat in Congress. LPAC has thrown its support...
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VIDEOS: HRC ad campaign aims to foster tolerance of LGBTQ Southerners
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation has released two ads that will air in Mississippi designed to familiarize people with fellow Southerners who belong to the...
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Oklahoma bill would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ couples
The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill allowing child welfare organizations, including adoption and foster care agencies, to turn away qualified Oklahomans seeking to care...
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LGBTQ-endorsed Democrat Conor Lamb wins special election for Congress
Democrats have declared victory in a special congressional election in Southwest Pennsylvania, with their party’s candidate eeking out a win by hundreds of votes in...
