News + Politics
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Report: 2017 was the deadliest year on record for LGBTQ people
LGBTQ homicide rates rose 86 percent last year, with transgender women of color disproportionately affected
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Virginia Senate committee approves pro-LGBTQ employment and fair housing bills
Nondiscrimination bills pass easily through committee with bipartisan support
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Brother, Help Thyself doles out $75,000 in grants to local nonprofits
Brother, Help Thyself has given out $75,000 to local nonprofits while also honoring them for the role they play in a time when government grants...
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Time Magazine cover features Danica Roem and 4 other Victory Fund candidates
Five out lesbian and transgender women endorsed by the Victory Fund have landed on the cover of Time, as part of the magazine’s story about...
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Lesbian veteran, expelled in ’55, receives honorable discharge
—Helen Grace James, 90, speaking to NBC News about her “general discharge under honorable conditions” being upgraded to an honorable discharge on Tuesday. Back in...
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At least eight transgender recruits have applied to enlist in Air Force
At least eight transgender people have filled out the paperwork to become part of the U.S. Air Force since the Pentagon issued guidance earlier this...
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National health care workers’ union opposes HHS religious exemption
The National Union of Healthcare Workers is blasting the creation of a “Conscience and Religious Freedom Division” within the U.S. Department of Health and Human...
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Washington State Senate votes to ban conversion therapy
The Washington State Senate voted 32-16 to ban license therapists from subjecting LGBTQ-identifying youth to conversion therapy designed to change their sexual orientation and gender...
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Trump service agency appointee resigns after anti-gay, racist, and sexist comments
A Trump appointee to the federal agency that oversees AmeriCorps and other national service programs has resigned after news media published past remarks he made...
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LGBTQ groups hit back at religious exemption for health care workers
LGBTQ groups and their allies are eviscerating the Trump administration for creating a new agency arm designed to ensure health care workers are exempt from...
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White House DHS adviser says transgender people lead a “horrible existence”
Frank Wuco also joked about claiming to be transgender to access the women's shower at a gymm
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U.S. Senate committee approves slate of anti-LGBTQ judges
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve the nominations of 23 Trump appointees to the executive and judicial branches, including six nominees who have...
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Virginia Republicans kill attempt to ban conversion therapy on minors
Advocates hope petition drive expressing support for House version of bill will make lawmakers reconsider their opposition
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Gay Olympian: Mike Pence should not lead U.S. Winter Olympics delegation
Adam Rippon blasted Pence for supporting conversion therapy, saying he wouldn't want to meet a person who thinks gay people are "sick"
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Life Saver: Celebrating 40 years of Whitman-Walker
Whitman-Walker's 40-year history is inextricably linked to that of both the LGBTQ community and the larger D.C. community.
