Nation
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Human Rights Campaign Cuts Ties With Defense Contractors
HRC quietly ends sponsorships from Northrop Grumman and RTX after years of pressure from pro-Palestinian groups.
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Catholic Hospitals Banned From Providing Gender-Affirming Care
Most Catholic hospitals already refused gender-affirming care, but new guidance from U.S. bishops now forbids it.
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Court Allows Intentional Misgendering of Trans Students
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Ohio school district's anti-harassment rules on misgendering, calling them unconstitutional.
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Boston Hotel Apologizes for Kicking Out Lesbian Couple
The Liberty Hotel agreed to a settlement after a security guard wrongly forced the couple out of the women’s restroom.
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Burger King Customer Booted For Misgendering Employee
A video of a Burger King franchise owner shutting down a customer who harassed and misgendered an employee is winning praise online.
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Trans Man Threatened for Using Women’s Restroom
Lucien Bates says security guards harassed him, screaming and demanding he show ID to justify his presence in a Chicago arcade restroom.
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Four Killed After Car Crashes Into Tampa LGBTQ Nightclub
The suspected street racer lost control while fleeing police, killing four people and injuring 13 outside Bradley’s on 7th.
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Supreme Court Denies Kim Davis Appeal on Marriage Equality
The former Kentucky clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples must now pay $360,000 to the couple she turned away.
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Court Allows Trump to Block Passport Gender Changes
Transgender advocates say that requiring people to carry documents that don't match their gender presentation puts them at risk of harm.
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Two Michigan Men Accused of Terror Plot on LGBTQ Bars
The FBI claims that two 20-year-old Dearborn men targeted LGBTQ bars near Detroit in an ISIS-inspired Halloween plot.
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Philadelphia to Open Nation’s First LGBTQ Visitors Center
The Philly Pride Visitors Center will open in the city’s LGBTQ neighborhood of Midtown Village, celebrating inclusion and local history.
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Big Gay Blue Wave: LGBTQ Candidates Score Wins Nationwide
Out candidates win municipal and school-board seats — aided, in part, by a pro-Democratic wave — in elections across the country.
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VA Employees Face Firing for Wearing Rainbow Items
Hampton VA supervisors allegedly told employees that rainbow apparel and lanyards were banned under a Trump executive order.
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Nancy Mace Aims Her Fury at Same-Sex Marriage
Once a self-styled LGBTQ ally, the South Carolina congresswoman now leans into anti-gay rhetoric as she campaigns for governor.
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Gay-Owned Ice Cream Shop Firebombed Twice in 24 Hours
Minneapolis ice cream shop owner says the Pride flag outside his business may have made it a target -- but it’s staying up.
