News + Politics
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Kentucky governor signs religious freedom of expression bill
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) has signed a bill into law that allows student organizations at public schools and colleges to potentially bar LGBTQ people...
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Advocates fear erasure of LGBTQ seniors from national elder survey
The Trump administration has proposed changes to an annual national survey of elderly people that would eliminate questions asking about respondents’ sexual orientation and gender...
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Tennessee bill attempts “sneak attack” on gay marriage and parenting rights
Bill is part of a group of anti-LGBTQ measures billed as the "slate of hate"
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Congressman says his LGBT Pride flag was stomped on in D.C.
Visitor to Alan Lowenthal's office objected to flying the Pride flag next to the American flag
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Arkansas passes “indecent exposure” bill that targets trans people
Measure could criminalize any trans person attempting to use a restroom matching their gender identity
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LGBTQ scholarship fund launched in honor of Pulse victims
Scholarship fund will provide ten $4,900 awards annually to help out LGBTQ youth pay for college
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LGBTQ advocacy groups oppose Gorsuch SCOTUS nomination
A coalition of LGBTQ advocacy organizations has come out in strong opposition to Neil Gorsuch, Donald Trump’s choice to replace the deceased Justice Antonin Scalia on...
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HIV-infection case moves forward after Florida Supreme Court defines gay sex as “sex”
The case of a Florida man accused of knowingly putting a sexual partner at risk of contracting HIV can now move forward, following a recent...
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Oklahoma GOP senator charged with soliciting sex from 17-year-old boy
Oklahoma state officials are calling on a Republican state senator to resign after he was charged with three felonies for offering money to a 17-year-old boy...
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Joe Biden slams Trump administration over revoked trans guidance
Former Vice President Joe Biden unleashed a barrage of criticism against President Donald Trump’s White House in a speech given after accepting a humanitarian award...
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D.C. installs first multi-user “all gender” bathrooms in Reeves Center
On Thursday, the D.C. Office of Human Rights, D.C. Department of General Services, and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs announced that the city has...
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Justice Department grants $8.5 million to help Pulse survivors
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced it is awarding an $8.5 million anti-terrorism grant to Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi’s office, for the purpose...
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Food & Friends to hold annual Dining Out for Life fundraiser on April 6
Food & Friends, the local organization that provides meal support programs and nutrition counseling to people suffering from life-challenging illnesses, has announced its annual Dining...
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The Parent Trap
Becoming a parent should be a joyous occasion -- unless one partner is excluded from the birth certificate
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Opinion: Wearin’ ‘O the Rainbow
Pat Hawkins shares her thoughts on that it means to be LGBTQ and Irish
