News + Politics
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Republican congresswoman wants to ban health care for transgender military members
Rep. Vicky Hartzler seeks to prohibit military from paying for hormones or gender confirmation surgery
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Russian newspaper publishes names of 27 Chechen anti-gay purge victims
A Russian newspaper has published the names of 27 men who are currently unaccounted for and are thought to have been executed as part of...
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HRC launches $26 million campaign opposing “Trump-Pence regime”
"HRC Rising" will register and mobilize voters for the 2018 midterm elections
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Trump meets with Putin at G-20 Summit, but no mention of Chechnya
It remains unclear whether President Donald Trump brought up the topic of anti-gay abuses happening in the Russian republic of Chechnya when he met face-to-face...
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NYPD still searching for suspect in Chelsea anti-gay assault
New York City police are still searching for a man accused of punching a disabled man with a pro-LGBTQ sticker on his walker in the...
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Man arrested for transgender beating in Southwest D.C. held without bond
Fundraising page has been set up to help the victim cover her medical and living expenses
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LCD Soundsystem’s Gavin Russom comes out as transgender
Synth and percussion artist talks about her gender fluidity and coming out process in multiple interviews
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Activists say Chechnya has resumed attacking LGBTQ people
LGBTQ advocates call on U.S. officials to more forcefully condemn the anti-gay purge
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Lesbian security guard’s lawsuit could be headed to Supreme Court
Jameka Evans' lawyers argue her employer violated her rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
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Plaintiffs challenging Mississippi “religious freedom” law ask for full 5th Circuit to rehear case
Lawyers representing the plaintiffs who sued to stop a Mississippi “religious freedom” law from taking effect have asked the full 5th Circuit to rehear their...
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Transgender woman killed in Lynchburg
Ebony Morgan becomes the 15th transgender person of color to be violently killed this year
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NYC mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis regrets voting against gay marriage
New York City mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis says she regrets her vote against legalizing marriage equality in New York six years ago. Malliotakis, a Republican...
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HRC to Trump: Address anti-gay persecution in Chechnya at G-20 summit
The president of the Human Rights Campaign has penned an open letter to President Donald Trump calling on him to speak out on and condemn...
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Cumberland, Maryland, to hold first-ever Pride festival
Jacqie McKenzie first got the idea to organize a Pride festival when she was living in Frederick, Md., more than an hour away from where...
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4th Circuit to hear Gavin Grimm’s case in September
Transgender teenager Gavin Grimm will get his day in court come September. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has announced it will hear oral...
