News + Politics
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New HIV Infections Drops Due to Increased PrEP Use
The number of new HIV infections has dropped from five years ago, with experts pointing to increased PrEP use as the primary reason.
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Alyssa Farrah Griffin Says The Right Is Moving Into Totalitarianism
A former Trump official called out conservative anti-trans boycotts of brands supporting LGBTQ communities.
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Iowa Now Has Its Very Own “Don’t Say Gay” Law
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a "parental rights" law restricting LGBTQ content in schools and outing trans students to their parents.
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Alabama’s Kay Ivey Expands Trans Athlete Ban to College Sports
Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill expanding the state's existing restrictions on transgender athletes to apply to collegiate-level sports.
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LEGO Faces Boycott Over “Transgender Building Sets”
LEGO is the latest company to be targeted by social conservatives over false claims that it marketed pro-LGBTQ products to children.
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Anti-Gay Conservatives Attack GLSEN for Partnering with Target
The LGBTQ educational advocacy group GLSEN is under fire for to its partnership with Target, currently the subject of a right-wing boycott.
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Uganda’s President Signs Anti-Gay Bill into Law
The president of Uganda has signed a bill imposing lifelong imprisonment, and, in some cases, the death penalty, for same-sex relations.
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Louisiana Is The Only Deep South State Not Banning Trans Youth Health Care
A Republican state senator's defection leaves Louisiana as the only state in the Deep South without a ban on gender-affirming care.
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Woman Charged with Threatening to Shoot Up LGBTQ Businesses
A New York woman has been charged with leaving threatening messages, promising to shoot up four Denver-area LGBTQ businesses.
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Hayley Kiyoko to Join Capital Pride Concert Lineup
Hayley Kiyoko, Rina Sawayama and Monet X Change will join a talented lineup of artists performing at the Capital Pride Concert on June 11.
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Candace Owens: ‘Do Not Shop at Target or Else You’re Gay and a Pervert’
Right-wing podcaster Candace Owens has embraced boycotting Target and making it uncomfortable for Americans to be associated with the brand.
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Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Transgender Pronoun Bill
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a measure that would have prohibited schools from referring to transgender youth by their preferred pronouns.
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Target Removes Pride-Themed Merchandise After Threats
Target has removed some Pride-themed merchandise after receiving threats, but LGBTQ groups accuse the company of "caving" to extremists.
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Malaysia Raids Swatch Stores, Confiscating Pride-Themed Watches
Malaysian authorities raided nearly a dozen Swatch stores to confiscate watches from the company's "Pride Collection."
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Adm. Rachel Levine, Earline Budd Among Capital Pride Honorees
Capital Pride has announced its Pride Hero awardees for 2023.
