News + Politics
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Orlando Police Investigate Vandalism of LGBTQ Bars
Orlando police are investigating after an unidentified person was captured on surveillance cameras appearing to break the windows at a nightlife complex that is home...
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DeSantis Demands Trans College Students’ Medical Information
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking state universities to provide the state with the number and ages of students who sought out gender-affirming care,...
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The 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards: All the Nominees
Metro Weekly is among the nominees for Outstanding Magazine at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards this spring.
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Texas Wants to Label Venues Hosting Drag Shows as “Sexually Oriented”
Texas lawmakers have filed at least four separate bills aimed at making it illegal for a bar or restaurant to host a drag show unless...
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GOP Candidate Claims to Help People “Escape” Homosexuality
A Republican candidate for Congress found himself being confronted over a more than decade-old Facebook post in which he compared members of the LGBTQ community...
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Man Shatters Gay-Owned Restaurant’s Glass Door with Hammer
A gay-owned restaurant in Chicago had its front glass door shattered in what is being classified as a possible hate crime. The incident occurred on...
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Bill Would Ban Trans Health Care Treatments for Adults Under 26
A bill introduced in Oklahoma would not only bar doctors from prescribing transition-related health care treatments to youth suffering from gender dysphoria, but would criminalize...
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Texas, Iowa Republicans Introduce “Don’t Say Gay” Bills
Two more states have decided to copy the state of Florida’s actions, with Republican lawmakers introducing bills to ban discussions of LGBTQ-related matters in elementary...
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Insurers Refuse to Reimburse Trans Doctor Under Legal Name
A transgender doctor in Louisiana is facing financial hardship and may have to close due to insurance companies that have refused to reimburse her for...
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Vigil Held in Memory of Jasmine Starr Parker, Slain D.C. Trans Woman
Community members rallied on Monday afternoon to remember a transgender woman who died after being stabbed earlier this month in Northeast D.C. A group consisting...
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Court Keeps West Virginia Transgender Athlete Ban in Place
Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female-designated sports is constitutional and may remain in place....
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Court Sides with Religious Colleges over LGBTQ Students
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Title IX exemptions that allow religious colleges to discriminate against LGBTQ students.
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Florida Wants to Expand “Don’t Say Gay” Law
Florida lawmakers may consider legislation to expand the state's "Don't Say Gay" law so it applies to middle schoolers.
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Ritchie Torres Calls George Santos a “Danger to Democracy”
U.S. Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) has penned an op-ed for NBC News calling fellow New York Congressman George Santos, the sole gay Republican in Congress,...
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Hospital Discriminated Against Transgender Man, Federal Court Finds
A federal judge has ruled that a Catholic hospital in Maryland discriminated against a transgender patient when it refused to perform a hysterectomy as part...
