News + Politics
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Ellen DeGeneres: World must “rise up” to help tortured gay men in Chechnya
DeGeneres took to Twitter to inform her followers of the abductions, torture and murder occurring in the Russian province
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Amnesty International: Stop abduction, torture and murder of gay men in Chechnya
"The Chechen government won’t admit that gay men even exist in Chechnya"
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Virginia Supreme Court throws out lawsuit challenging Fairfax County nondiscrimination policy
Court finds conservatives lacked standing to sue the school board
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Edie Windsor named grand marshal of 2017 Capital Pride Parade
Capital Pride honors woman whose lawsuit toppled the Defense of Marriage Act
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Nevada governor signs bill protecting LGBTQ kids in foster care
Foster care and juvenile justice agencies dealing with LGBTQ youth must undergo competency training
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Dove features transgender mom in new #RealMoms advert
Ad campaign aims to "shatter stereotypes about motherhood"
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Report: 60% of transgender students barred from appropriate restrooms
Report highlights need for federal protections for trans students -- the same protections the Trump administration rescinded
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Pastor who cheered Orlando victims’ deaths found guilty of child molestation
Kenneth Adkins is known for his anti-LGBTQ statements and social media posts
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European Court demands end to forced sterilization of transgender people
22 European nations have been ordered to amend their laws
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Iowa lawmakers vote to end discrimination against LGBTQ renters
Bipartisan measure heads to Gov. Terry Branstad's desk for signature into law
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ACLU sues Wisconsin for denying insurance coverage to transgender state employees
Wisconsin has "cruelly backtracked" on its promise to cover gender confirmation surgery, ACLU says
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Nebraska Supreme Court throws out ban on same-sex foster parents
State ordered to stop treating same-sex couples differently in foster and adoption cases
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Michele Bachmann believes God helped Trump win to halt trans rights
Bachmann said Trump's victory was a "reprieve" from LGBTQ equality
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Tampa bans conversion therapy on minors, and St. Petersburg may follow suit
On Thursday, the Tampa City Council held a second reading of a proposed ordinance that bans the practice of conversion therapy on minors in the...
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Florida teacher sacked for asking students if they’re “comfortable” with gays
Students also asked about women, Muslims, African Americans, and disabled people
