News + Politics
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Transgender woman sues Kansas over refusal to amend birth certificate
A transgender woman in Kansas is suing the state Department of Health and Environment over an internal policy under which they deny all requests from...
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AMPA to honor plaintiffs at center of marriage equality cases
The American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the chief organization advocating on behalf of LGBT servicemembers, veterans and their families, announced on Thursday that they will...
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Why bother with the vote?
Our political system is dysfunctional, uninspiring, and deadlocked. That's why you need to vote.
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LGBT groups file consumer fraud complaint against conversion therapists
A coalition of LGBT groups has filed a historic federal consumer fraud complaint against a Virginia-based organization that claims that its therapists and counselors can...
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McCrory threatens retaliation against Charlotte nondiscrimination ordinance
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory and his fellow Republicans from the GOP-dominated North Carolina General Assembly are on the warpath against a recently approved ordinance...
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Virginia civil celebrants say religious exemption bill unnecessary
On Valentine’s Day, Gerylee Baron, a civil celebrant appointed by the Alexandria Circuit Court to perform weddings, married a couple celebrating their 29th anniversary. “I’d...
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DNC LGBT-themed web ad calls on Senate to fill Scalia’s seat
There’s nothing quite like election-year squabbling between the major parties, particularly when a Supreme Court seat hangs in the balance. Faced with a Republican-controlled Senate,...
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Study: 1 in 6 gay or bisexual men will contract HIV in their lifetime
A study released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that if current HIV diagnosis rates persist, about 1 in 6...
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Lawsuit challenging Fairfax nondiscrimination policy dismissed
A Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the addition of protections covering LGBT students, teachers and staff to Fairfax County Public Schools’ (FCPS) nondiscrimination policy....
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Georgia Senate passes amended “religious freedom” bill
Georgia legislators may have pulled off a sleight of hand, but no one is being fooled by the Peach State’s latest attempt at passing anti-LGBT...
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South Dakota anti-trans birth certificate measure tabled
A bill in South Dakota that would have required state and local governments to only accept personal information on a person’s birth certificate as legally...
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Mississippi “religious liberty” bill passes committee
Another day, another conservative legislature attempting to pass yet another bill targeting the LGBT community. It’s become par for the course in a post-Obergefell world. The latest...
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Virginia subcommittee kills equal employment and fair housing bills
A Republican-led Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee killed two nondiscrimination bills that passed the Senate with bipartisan support, referring them to the Code Commission of...
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Brian Sims ending run for Congress: “Not an easy decision”
"I am so grateful for your help and support over these past few months."
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Kansas legislator: Gay people are a “third sex”
"Supreme Court has, in fact, established a third sex for all intents and purposes."
