News + Politics
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Herring nets Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce endorsement
The Northern Virginia Business Political Action Committee, the PAC for the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce, has announced that it is endorsing incumbent Attorney General...
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Rep. Kyrsten Sinema hopes to become Senate’s second LGBTQ member
Sinema, currently the only openly bisexual person in Congress, is seeking Republican Jeff Flake's seat
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Texas senators split on support for Trump judicial nominee Jeff Mateer
The two home-state senators of President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas are split on how they are...
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Tunisia will stop forced anal exams, but keeps anti-gay law in place
Tunisia has pledged to the United Nations that it will no longer force men suspected of violating the country’s sodomy laws to invasive anal exams...
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United Resistance: We need to unite against the GOP’s healthcare plans
The LGBTQ Community remains the big loser in GOP health bills
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Gloucester County School Board asking court to dismiss Gavin Grimm’s lawsuit
School board says lawsuit no longer relevant due to Grimm's graduation from high school
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2nd Circuit hears dead skydiver’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard the case of a deceased skydiver who had sued his former employer for firing him...
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Candidate who said homosexuality should be illegal wins GOP Senate primary runoff
Alabama Republicans chose a twice-suspended former State Supreme Court Justice as their nominee for the election to fill the seat once held by Attorney General...
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Birmingham becomes first city in Alabama to pass pro-LGBTQ ordinance
On Tuesday, after nearly a decade of planning and a public hearing, the Birmingham City Council passed a nondiscrimination ordinance that prohibits discrimination based on...
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Survey: Even wedding professionals don’t support refusing service to gay couples
An online survey finds that a majority of Americans, and an even higher number of wedding professionals, do not support allowing wedding-related businesses to refuse...
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Poll: Majority of Virginians support LGBTQ protections
A poll commissioned by LGBTQ rights organization Equality Virginia finds that a majority of Virginia voters support pro-LGBTQ positions on various social issues, including whether...
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More than 100 corporations publicly support the Equality Act
Despite support, the bill is likely to stall in a Republican-controlled Congress
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Man accused of failing to disclose HIV status accepts “no contest” plea deal
Plea deal allows Michael Johnson to avoid trial and the risk of a 96-year prison sentence
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Minnesota videographers’ lawsuit to refuse service to same-sex couples dismissed
Case is the latest in a string of lawsuits arguing that the right to discriminate should be protected by the First Amendment
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Ex-N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory gets radio show as he considers running in 2020
Don’t be shocked if former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s name appears a ballot in the next few years. Last week, McCrory, a Republican who...
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