News + Politics
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Transgender woman barred from Busch Gardens for wearing a skirt
A Virginia theme park is coming under fire after denying a transgender woman access to the park after a security guard accused her of wearing...
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Whitman-Walker breaks ground on redevelopment project for Elizabeth Taylor site
On Wednesday, community health center Whitman-Walker Health took a step toward long-term sustainability when it broke ground on a new redevelopment project at its Elizabeth...
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We’re Failing Chechnya’s Gay Men
Western governments are failing Chechnya's persecuted gay men. It's time for citizens to act.
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North Carolina governor issues order extending limited LGBTQ protections
North Carolina LGBTQ residents may get some relief from both an executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper and a proposed settlement to lawsuit over...
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Montgomery County has its own virtual Pride Center
The Montgomery County Pride Center hopes to serve as a go-to resource for LGBTQ people in the suburbs
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Conservative darling Kim Davis campaigns against gay marriage in Romania
Just when you thought she was out of the public spotlight, Kentucky’s Kim Davis has once again re-emerged to oppose same-sex unions, this time taking...
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Morgantown City Council approves pro-LGBTQ ordinance
The Morgantown, W.V., City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission to include language protecting various characteristics including sexual orientation and...
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White House refutes story alleging Trump joked about Pence wanting to hang gays
White House Press Secretary: New Yorker story "relied on fiction rather than facts"
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ACLU sues to block Montana’s anti-transgender ballot initiative
The ACLU of Montana is suing the state over a proposed 2018 ballot initiative that would force transgender people to use only those restrooms or...
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Trump to meet with anti-gay Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore
GOP circling the wagons around Moore, who polls show is underperforming relative to other Republican candidates
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15 attorneys general file brief opposing transgender service ban
Brief argues that opening up military service to transgender individuals has not adversely affected Armed Forces
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Trans military ban challengers’ brief slaps down Trump administration’s claims
Lawyers from the National Center for Lesbian Rights and GLTBQ Legal Advocate & Defenders have filed a brief in Doe v. Trump, one of two cases...
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Joe Biden endorses Danica Roem for Virginia delegate
Former Vice President Joe Biden has endorsed Danica Roem, the woman seeking to become the first transgender person elected to office in the commonwealth, in...
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California governor signs non-binary ID and other pro-LGBTQ bills into law
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) has signed a measure that allows people to obtain a non-binary gender marker on state IDs and driver’s licenses, making it...
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Justice Department assigns federal prosecutor to assist in Iowa hate crimes case
In an unusual move, the U.S. Department of Justice has assigned a federal prosecutor with experience in prosecuting hate crimes to help with a case...
