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Added on: 11/10/2019

Trump’s Takeover of America’s Courts Just Hit a Terrifying New Milestone

11/08/2019

Thursday, November 7 was a fateful day for the courts in America. By an 86-2 margin, the U.S. Senate approved William Nardini to a lifetime appointment on…

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Added on: 11/08/2019

Lucy Liu’s secret side hustle is painting lesbian portraits and she’s actually amazing at it

11/07/2019

It’s no surprise to anyone that Lucy Liu is an amazing actor but fans are only just finding out about another hidden talent – she also paints…

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Added on: 11/06/2019

Danica Roem, first transgender lawmaker, reelected in Virginia

11/05/2019

Danica Roem, the first openly transgender person to be elected and serve in a state legislature, was reelected to her Virginia seat on Tuesday. Roem, a Democrat,…

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Added on: 11/05/2019

Voters split on whether country is ready for a gay president

10/30/2019

As the Democratic Party fields its first serious presidential contender who is openly gay, half of American voters say that they personally are ready for a gay…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

A Conservative Push to Make Trans Kids and School Sports the Next Battleground in the Culture War

11/03/2019

From the 12th floor of a glass office tower in the Washington suburbs, a campaign to sway the governor’s race in Kentucky on Tuesday is being waged…

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Added on: 11/04/2019

Vulnerable LGBTQ migrants left to wait in Mexico

11/03/2019

Migrants can still request asylum based on persecution because of their gender identity and/or their sexual orientation. Pedro Luis Perez arrived at the northern Mexico border in…

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Added on: 11/03/2019

I have a transgender child in Texas. I know gender affirming parenting can save a child’s life.

11/03/2019

Politicians in my state are cruelly using a custody case to promote discrimination against transgender people and perhaps criminalize their loving parents. My son, Jeremy, is transgender….

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Added on: 11/02/2019

Lesbian Olympic weightlifting couple show off strength in stunning viral wedding photo

11/01/2019

There are many rituals lesbian couples can choose from to include in their wedding ceremony, but doing a tandem deadlift usually isn’t one of them. But this…

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Added on: 11/01/2019

ICE ALLEGEDLY DETAINING LGBT ASYLUM SEEKER IN DEFIANCE OF COURT RULING

10/31/2019

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have allegedly been detaining an LGBT asylum seeker in defiance of a federal judge’s ruling. Darwin Garcia Portillo and his partner…

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Added on: 10/30/2019

How Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research

10/29/2019

There was a time when one out of every two Americans Gallup polled knew Alfred Kinsey’s name, and to gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals he was a…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

‘The Daughters’ Reveals the Lesbians Who Changed History

10/27/2019

“I hadn’t seen a play or history of my people,” says Patricia Cotter—so she wrote ‘The Daughters’ which evokes a grand sweep of lesbian history, including the…

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Added on: 10/29/2019

California poll workers to receive training on how to assist transgender, gender non-conforming voters

10/28/2019

California will train poll workers to better assist transgender and gender non-conforming voters in next year’s presidential elections. The state has partnered with Equality California, the nation’s…

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Added on: 10/28/2019

This trans intersex person explains why they didn’t need surgery to be ‘fixed’

10/27/2019

A trans intersex person has explained, in a moving opinion piece for Intersex Awareness Day (October 26), why they didn’t need surgery to be “fixed”. There are…

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Added on: 10/27/2019

Texas Is Afraid Of A 7-Year-Old Transgender Girl

10/26/2019

What did 7-year-old Luna Younger of Dallas do that has mobilized conservatives and Christian fundamentalists across Texas into action? She declared, at age 3, “I’m a girl.”…

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Added on: 10/22/2019

The Terror Gap: U.S. Laws Let White Supremacists Operate Like ISIS

10/22/2019

The recent arrests of Jarrett William Smith, a former U.S. Army soldier who discussed plans to “bomb a major U.S. news network,” and Conor Climo, a Las…

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Added on: 10/21/2019

Praying to wake up in a girl’s body: LGBT group hosts transgender women explaining why, how they transitioned

10/20/2019

Three individuals who transitioned from male to female shared their journeys recently when the Oak Park Area Lesbian & Gay Association hosted a Transgender Education Panel at…

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Added on: 10/20/2019

History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front’s role in Stonewall … until now

10/19/2019

Something very strange happened during last June’s celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. The LGBT community, especially those of us from Gay Liberation Front…

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Added on: 10/19/2019

Coming Out in Uganda Was a Death Sentence. The U.S. Border Was a Trap.

10/18/2019

Margaret didn’t know what was going to happen when she approached the bridge between Juárez and El Paso, but she knew she couldn’t wait anymore. Six months…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Buttigieg emerges as new threat to Biden after debate

10/17/2019

Joe Biden faces a new threat from South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg, who is fresh off an eye-opening debate performance and positioning himself to be a…

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Added on: 10/16/2019

Federal judge overturns ObamaCare transgender protections

10/15/2019

A federal judge on Tuesday overturned ObamaCare protections for transgender patients, ruling that a 2016 policy violates the religious freedom of Christian providers. Judge Reed O’Connor in…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Celebrating Native American (and more) LGBT sports history on Indigenous People’s Day

10/14/2019

Sharice Davids, a Native American and out lesbian who was a mixed martial arts fighter, was elected to Congress from Kansas last year. Sharice Davids, a Native…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

TRUMP SPEAKS AT ANTI-LGBT GROUP’S EVENT: LIBERALS ARE TRYING TO SILENCE AND PUNISH CHRISTIANS

10/14/2019

President Donald Trump has claimed liberals are attempting to “silence and punish” Christians, and pledged never to allow the federal government to harass communities of faith. Speaking…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Student punished for ‘The Prom’ shirt says peer came out to her after hearing her story

10/12/2019

A West Orange eighth-grader and district officials are both looking at the bright side after the student was punished for wearing a shirt that said “We’re all…

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Added on: 10/12/2019

Elizabeth Warren’s deadpan quip in LGBT debate wins plaudits

10/11/2019

It’s the type of tricky question designed to trip up a presidential candidate. But the US senator Elizabeth Warren’s deadpan response when quizzed about same-sex marriage during…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

The Horrifying Campaign Against LGBTQ People in Poland—and How the U.S. Has Made It Worse

10/10/2019

In a poll conducted last month in the lead-up to this Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Poland, Poles under 40 were asked to name what they considered the…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

The migrant caravans: Finally feeling safe, she longs for her wife and son

10/10/2019

Marveny Suchite lives with her American immigration sponsor in a bungalow here on a tree-lined street. A neighbor’s yard sign reads: “No matter where you are from,…

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Added on: 10/11/2019

Mum of teen who died by suicide after being outed demands urgent action

10/10/2019

A mother whose son took his own life after bullies outed him online is calling for action on the “epidemic” of LGBT+ bullying. Tyler Clementi, 18, tragically…

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Added on: 10/10/2019

This negative guy schooling people about HIV on Scruff is a breath of fresh air

10/09/2019

A negative guy educated a man he met on Scruff about HIV, clarifying some common misconceptions, and Twitter is taken aback by how well it went. Grant,…

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Added on: 10/09/2019

U.S. Supreme Court divided on LGBT employment protection; Gorsuch could be key

10/07/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided over whether a landmark federal law forbidding sex discrimination in the workplace protects gay and transgender employees, with…

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Added on: 10/09/2019

Gay Jamaican asylum seekers find new life in US with LGBT task force

10/08/2019

Maurice Newman was thriving in Jamaica, fulfilling his dreams. He was teaching the fifth grade and also traveling for the government, training fellow teachers. He was building…