News + Politics
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Law that “repealed” HB 2 in name only being challenged in court
Four LGBTQ North Carolinians who had originally sued to block and overturn North Carolina’s controversial HB 2 law are now targeting the law that claims...
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LGBTQ groups decry study claiming facial recognition technology can tell if you’re gay
The Human Rights Campaign and GLAAD are outraged after media outlets reported on a study by a professor affiliated with Stanford University that claims that...
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California Assembly votes to repeal HIV criminalization laws
The California Assembly has approved a bill to reduce the penalty for knowingly exposing a person to HIV from a felony to a misdemeanor, The...
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HIV organizations in areas hit by hurricanes to receive $1 million
Local organizations that treat people with HIV encouraged to apply for grants
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Justice Department sides with anti-gay baker on discrimination case
DOJ repeats arguments that cake-baking is a form of protected First Amendment speech
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LGBTQ groups criticize DeVos for reversing guidance on campus sexual assault
Advocates say LGBTQ students, at higher risk of assault, could be harmed by revisions to guidance to colleges
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Lambda Legal asks SCOTUS to take up lesbian’s employment discrimination case
High court asked to resolve split between circuit courts as to whether Title VII prohibits sexual orientation discrimination
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Russia probing into whether Canada helped gay Chechen refugees
A Russian government official is warning the government of Canada that the country will face consequences if it violated Russian law by helping homosexual Chechens...
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LGBTQ groups condemn Trump’s reversal of DACA immigrant protections
LGBTQ advocates and allies call on Congress to protect undocumented immigrants brought here as children
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Trump nominates gay man as ambassador to Germany
Richard Grenell has emerged as a strong defender of the president's priorities
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West Chicago Public Library rejects attempt to ban gay-themed children’s book
Conservative group objected to book showing illustrations of gay pride parade and gay couples holding hands
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Anti-gay group outlines major arguments in Colorado baker’s Supreme Court case
Alliance Defending Freedom argues case is not about validity of same-sex marriage, but suppression of free speech
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Lesbian couple receives community support after getting threatening note
St. Peter police are looking into the crime and could consider bias enhancements to any charges that are filed
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Man’s jaw broken in possible anti-gay hate crime in Brooklyn
A gay Brooklyn man has had his jaw broken after trying to break up a fight in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood last week. The 27-year old...
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Civil rights groups oppose nominee for Assistant AG post at Justice Department
Letter to U.S. senators warns that Eric Dreiband's record on civil rights is antithetical to the post he's seeking
