News + Politics
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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.
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Women’s March returns to kick off year-long campaign against the Trump agenda
Organizers want to direct the energy of the march into real change
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Murder of gay student in California might be a hate crime, parents say
Samuel Woodward has been charged with the murder of Blaze Bernstein
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Trump reaffirms “commitment” to equality in letter to Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin President: Letter commemorating our 40th anniversary is "tangible evidence" of GOP's moves towards inclusion
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Gay couple suing Vistaprint for allegedly delivering homophobic pamphlets
Andrew Borg and Stephen Heasley claim their wedding programs were replaced with anti-gay materials
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Proposed HHS rule would allow health care workers to refuse treatment to LGBTQ people
Change in policy could allow health care providers to cite moral or religious objections when refusing treatment
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Oregon school attacked after claims they swapped American flag with Pride flag
Conservative radio show helped spread false information that led to school being bombarded with complaints
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Virginia Gov. safeguards LGBTQ state workers while Republicans block statewide protections
Bill to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination faces delays and hurdles in Republican-controlled House of Delegates
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Chelsea Manning releases campaign ad as part of U.S. Senate bid
Self-described "whistleblower" and former soldier will challenge Sen. Ben Cardin in Democratic primary
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First openly gay Olympic athlete Adam Rippon won’t go to the White House if he’s invited
Rippon said he wants to “speak out” against injustice and that the way Trump speaks is "inappropriate"
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Anti-gay activist attacks Mid-Atlantic Leather and Metro Weekly, gets dragged by Twitter
LaBarbera called MAL a "homosexual perversion-fest," but Twitter was having none of it
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Pennsylvania Republicans bemoan removal of “mother” and “father” from state birth certificates
A group of Pennsylvania lawmakers is objecting to a bureaucratic change that replaced the terms “mother” and “father” with “parent,” demanding that the state Department...
