News + Politics
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Dictionary Definition: Merriam-Webster adds LGBT terms
Merriam-Webster expands its lexicon to include cisgender, genderqueer and the gender-neutral title Mx.
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Missouri anti-gay constitutional amendment stalls in committee
LGBT residents of the Show Me State have gotten a temporary reprieve after efforts to place a constitutional amendment that would have targeted them for...
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Montgomery County Council approves resolution to ban travel to anti-LGBT states
Montgomery County Council has unanimously approved a resolution to condemn anti-LGBT laws passed in states like North Carolina and Mississippi. It is also urging County...
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Alabama city will jail trans people for using a public restroom
Fines and jail time will be imposed if a trans person is caught trying to go to the toilet
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British Archbishop: Homosexuality is wrong, but we’re not allowed to say it
Archbishop Welby reportedly made the comments during a trip to Zimbabwe
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Colorado Supreme Court refuses to hear case of bakery that turned away gay couple
The LGBT community won another battle in the fight for nondiscrimination protections on Monday after the Colorado State Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal...
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Ted Cruz uses trans bathroom panic to garner votes
Cruz campaign using transgender issue to attack Donald Trump as "one of the PC police"
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Virginia Democrats uphold McAuliffe’s veto of anti-gay bill
The political truism “Elections have consequences” has never been true more than in the Old Dominion this year, after Senate Democrats upheld a veto by Gov....
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Obama: North Carolina and Mississippi laws “should be overturned”
President's comments go on record against anti-LGBT laws, as he attempts to allay British travelers' concerns
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Jeffrey Austin to perform at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Jeffrey Austin will be the musical act at the Capital Pride Heroes Gala on June 1. The Chicago native began singing at an early age, but put any musical aspirations on...
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Suicide hotline calls double in wake of anti-trans legislation
People are losing hope for the future in the wake of anti-trans legislation, according to hotline co-founder
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Donald Trump supports trans bathroom access: “Leave it the way it is”
Trump had a surprising moment of honesty, opposing many in the GOP by supporting trans bathroom access
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Friday night vigil will remember slain transgender woman
The local D.C. area LGBT community, now in morning, will come together for a vigil on Friday, April 22, to honor the life of Keyonna...
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Bowser and other mayors urge Tennessee governor to veto counseling exemption bill
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and her fellow big-city mayors are rallying to the defense of Tennessee’s LGBT community. Bowser is a member of Mayors Against...
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Man puts transgender flag, rainbow toilet on North Carolina’s highest mountain
Neal Gottlieb made the grand gesture as a show of support for the state's trans community
