News + Politics
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Trans Woman Sues Company Over Insurance Exclusion
A transgender woman in New Hampshire has sued her employer over an exclusion in its employee health insurance plan that prohibits coverage for any transition-related...
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T-Shirt Made with Gay Men’s Blood Protests Donation Restrictions
An American artist has created a shirt made with the blood of gay men that serves as a protest against the United States’ restrictions on...
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Kentucky Man Arrested for Allegedly Vandalizing 2 LGBTQ Bars
A man has been arrested for allegedly vandalizing two LGBTQ bars in Lexington, Kentucky, with anti-gay slurs. William White, 51, has been charged with first-...
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George Santos Admits to Lying About His Background
Congressman-elect George Santos, the first openly gay Republican to be elected to Congress as a non-incumbent, admitting to fabricating parts of his résumé and biography...
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Did Gay Republican George Santos Hide His Marriage to a Woman?
Divorce records uncovered by The Daily Beast appear to show that the congressman-elect did not disclose a previous heterosexual marriage.
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Transgender Athlete Ban Fails to Pass in Ohio, But May Return Next Year
A proposal to prohibit transgender athletes from competing based on their gender identity failed last week after lawmakers in the Ohio House of Representatives rejected...
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Salah Czapary Confirmed as D.C.’s “Night Mayor”
The D.C. Council has unanimously approved Salah Czapary's nomination to lead the Mayor's Office of Nightlife and Culture.
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Will Jennifer Williams Be New Jersey’s First Transgender Councilmember?
A Republican seeking to become her state's first transgender municipal officeholder is tied in votes for a seat on the Trenton City Council.
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Democrats Call on George Santos to Resign
Democrats are calling for investigations into George Santos, who is accused of fabricating his biography and possible ethics violations.
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Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Gender-Affirming Care Under Age of 21
Oklahoma State Rep. Jim Olsen seeks to make it a felony for doctors to provide patients under 21 with gender-affirming medical treatment.
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Russian LGBTQ History Museum Closes Because of Anti-Gay Law
The pop-up museum in St. Petersburg protested the new Russian law banning LGBTQ “propaganda.”
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Court Rules Yeshiva U. Must Recognize LGBTQ Group
The university is likely to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.
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Gay Man Claims Mental Health Platform Linked Him to Conversion Therapist
A young gay man who sought out an affirming therapist was linked to a practitioner he claims was trying to subject him to “talk” conversion...
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Anti-Drag Protesters Break Into Gay Councilmember’s Building
Two people were arrested on Monday for breaking into a New York City Council member’s apartment building, allegedly in reaction to his support of a...
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Anti-Gay Pastor on Church’s Eviction: ‘Nobody Wants to Lease to Us’
A church whose pastors called for killing gay people is searching for a new location after being evicted for the second time this year.
