News + Politics
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President Obama: Ellen DeGeneres’ coming out was courageous
Obama praised Ellen DeGeneres while awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom
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Judge: State Department’s rejection of intersex passport violates federal law
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. State Department violated federal law when it denied Dana Zzyym, an intersex Navy veteran, a passport after...
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Iowa trans man will get surgery, but Medicaid ban on surgery remains
A transgender Iowa man will receive medically necessary surgery under the state’s Medicaid program due to a claims processing error, but other transgender people will continue to...
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Openly gay N.Y. state senator targeted with anti-Semitic literature
It’s looking like it’s been a bad couple of weeks for New York State Sen. Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan). The openly gay Democrat has once again...
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Gay Florida couple receives harassing note from anonymous neighbor
In yet another sign of the heightened emotions stirred up by the most recent presidential campaign, a gay couple in St. Petersburg, Fla., says they...
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Texas bill could force teachers to out LGBT students to their parents
LGBT leaders and allies are balking at a proposed bill in Texas that critics say will force schools to out LGBT students against their will...
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Anti-gay Georgia congressman could head Dept. of Health and Human Services
Tom Price has a long history of opposing LGBT rights
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Trump’s national security adviser opposes transgender military service
Gen. Michael Flynn: "War is not about bathrooms" or "political correctness"
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Pittsburgh-area school district argues against protections for trans students
A suburban Pittsburgh school district has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of three transgender students who...
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Transgender woman announces bid for mayor of Midvale, Utah
An openly transgender woman has thrown her hat into the ring for next year’s mayoral race in Midvale, Utah, a town of about 30,000 residents...
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Florida man says he was attacked for being gay
A man in Sarasota, Fla., says he was followed and attacked for being gay by another motorist who objected to marriage equality and rainbow bumper...
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Trump nominates anti-gay Alabama senator for Attorney General
Trump Cabinet and Adviser Threat Gauge Name: Jeff Sessions Position: Attorney General LGBT record: Opposed lifting “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for the military; opposes marriage equality, partner benefits for...
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Two teens charged in hatchet attack on transgender woman in Charlotte
The teens allegedly beat the woman and stabbed her with a hatchet as they yelled anti-gay slurs
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Transgender rights may depend on Supreme Court makeup
Transgender people's ability to access restrooms may rely on how Justice Anthony Kennedy votes
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HRC: Trump’s potential cabinet picks are “horrifying,” “terrifying”
Donald Trump promised to support the LGBT community. His possible cabinet members send an entirely different message.
