News + Politics
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Trump picks Jim Mattis as Secretary of Defense
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level Nominee and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: James “Mad Dog” Mattis Position: Secretary of Defense LGBT record: Reportedly opposed allowing open service and the repeal of the military’s...
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Earline Budd steps back in to fill a void in transgender community
New nonprofit hopes to provide much needed services
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Anti-LGBT amendment stripped from defense bill
The Republican lawmaker behind an anti-LGBT provision that was added to the annual defense bill has withdrawn his amendment, according to Bloomberg News. Rep. Steve Russell (Okla.) had...
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D.C. submits bid for Gay Games XI in 2022
Washington, D.C. is trying again for a chance to host the Gay Games in 2022 after losing out to Cleveland in 2014. Held every four...
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Roy Cooper’s edge in North Carolina governor race surpasses 10,000 votes
LGBT groups who supported Democrat Roy Cooper’s bid for governor of North Carolina are declaring victory on his behalf after Cooper’s lead over Gov. Pat...
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Trump selects Elaine Chao as next Secretary of Transportation
Chao is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and was George W. Bush's Secretary of Labor
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Twitter study reveals the most homophobic places in America
And yes, Texas is one of them...
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Trump picks Nikki Haley to be next UN ambassador
Trump Cabinet, Cabinet-Level and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Nikki Haley Position: U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations LGBT record: Generally opposed LGBT rights as governor of South Carolina, including defending...
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Woman whose Michaels tirade went viral made homophobic comments at Peet’s Coffee shop
The Chicago woman who went on a pro-Trump tirade at a Michaels store, during which she referred to two store employees as “animals,” has previously...
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Jerry Falwell, Jr. claims Trump offered him Education Secretary post
Prominent evangelical leader and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says he was offered the position of Secretary of Education under President-elect Donald Trump’s new...
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Trump taps billionaire GOP donor Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
Trump Cabinet and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Betsy DeVos Position: Secretary of Education LGBT record: Personally donated to Focus on the Family, an organization opposing LGBT rights and pushing the...
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Two gay men in Sydney say they were attacked by homophobic Trump supporter
Two Australian men say they were set upon by an intoxicated, homophobic Donald Trump supporter outside a McDonald’s restaurant in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney....
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Gender nonconforming man followed from bar and shot in West Philadelphia
A 21-year-old person has been hospitalized after being stalked by two men and shot in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia, according to ABC Philadelphia. News...
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Colorado store manager calls customer “faggot who voted for Hillary”
An employee at a Highlands Ranch, Colo., Floor & Decor store has reportedly been fired after verbally insulting a gay customer in front of his...
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Robbers using Grindr to ensnare victims, Baltimore police say
Baltimore police are searching for three men who they say used Grindr and other social media apps to lure people to Northeast Baltimore and rob...
