News + Politics
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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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HRC calling on Trump to withdraw judicial nomination of Jeff Mateer
–Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin, in a statement calling on President Trump to withdraw his nomination of Jeff Mateer, an assistant attorney general in...
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Betsy DeVos rescinds Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault
Critics say guidance favoring the accused could harm LGBTQ students, who face higher rates of assault
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New antibody breakthrough could lead to HIV vaccine
With 99% efficacy in monkeys, researchers will attempt human trials in 2018
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Trump judicial nominee called transgender kids part of “Satan’s plan”
Jeff Mateer also argued that same-sex marriage would lead to legitimizing polygamy and bestiality
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Two trans women challenging Iowa’s ban on Medicaid coverage for surgery
Lawyers for the two women claim the ban is discriminatory and violates Iowa's Civil Rights Act
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Ellen DeGeneres refuses to have Trump on her show, calls him “dangerous”
DeGeneres said that "as a gay woman" she refused to give Trump a platform for his message
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Anti-gay group pushing Michigan school district to reverse pro-transgender policy
Alliance Defending Freedom, an anti-gay group that is behind the bulk of challenges to pro-transgender policies in school districts throughout the nation, has raised the...
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Cathy Renna: Remembering Edie Windsor
Edie Windsor was a friend to many, and a hero to all
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Former Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff: Transgender ban hurts military readiness
–Retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the George W. Bush and Obama administrations, in a declaration submitted to...
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California bill offers non-binary option for gender markers on state IDs
California is in line to become the third jurisdiction to allow state residents to choose a “gender neutral” or non-binary gender option on their driver’s...
