News + Politics
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Maryland GOP operatives found guilty of anti-gay robocall
Last week, a judge in Maryland found two Republican campaign operatives from Virginia guilty of violating Maryland’s state election laws by sending out an anti-LGBTQ...
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D.C. named a finalist to host the Gay Games XI in 2022
In good news for Washington, D.C.’s LGBTQ sports community, the nation’s capital has been named one of three finalists to host the Gay Games XI...
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Alleged gay basher tells couple, “You live in Trump country now”
A gay couple from Key West was attacked and verbally assaulted by a drunken scooter rider last Thursday, reports the Florida Keys Keynoter. Kevin Seymour, 38,...
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Right-wing PAC falsely claims Tammy Baldwin wants to teach gay sex to 5-year-olds
A right-wing political action committee that purports to be raising money to entice Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr. to run for U.S. Senate has...
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HRC charts course of action during Trump administration
The Human Rights Campaign is plotting a course of action to ensure progress on LGBTQ rights even as it has largely set itself up as...
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Former Trump transition team member: “Religious freedom” order coming soon
FRC's Ken Blackwell claims Trump administration will push order allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people
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Federal judge blocks Pittsburgh school district’s anti-trans bathroom policy
Juliet Evancho, Elissa Ridenour and a third student must be allowed to use facilities at Pine-Richland that match their gender identities
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Transgender hotlines report spike in calls after Trump rescinds student protections
Hotlines that cater to members of the transgender community reported a spike in calls after the Trump administration reversed guidance from the Obama administration guaranteeing transgender students...
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NAACP resolution calls for national boycott of North Carolina over HB 2
The NAACP is calling for a national boycott of North Carolina to protest various policies passed by the Republican-dominated General Assembly, including the state’s anti-LGBT...
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Supreme Court reprimands anti-trans groups for misgendering Gavin Grimm
The Supreme Court reprimanded anti-LGBTQ groups that had submitted amicus briefs supporting the Gloucester County School Board as they attempt to defend their policy barring...
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HRC calls out closeted Republicans at CPAC on Grindr
HRC targeted Republicans who have secret gay hookups while publicly opposing LGBTQ rights
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Patricia Arquette “really bummed” Alexis wasn’t included in Oscars’ In Memoriam
Arquette said it was unfortunate that the Academy omitted her sister, particularly for trans youth watching
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GOP evangelical mom furious at Trump’s transgender reversal
My trans daughter is "going to be segregated," says Kimberley Shappley
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DeVos calls Obama’s trans guidance “overreach”
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos defended the decision to rescind guidance from the Obama administration that advised schools to allow transgender students to access restrooms and other...
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Caitlyn Jenner slams Trump for removing trans protections: “This is a disaster”
Jenner also took aim at Attorney General Jeff Sessions
