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Trump Admin. Proposes More Anti-LGBTQ “Religious Freedom” Rules

The Trump administration has proposed nine rules reversing Obama-era regulations affecting faith-based nonprofits with government contracts, enabling them to turn away LGBTQ people or those of another religion ...

Trump Appoints Anti-LGBTQ Campaign Advisor

President Donald Trump has appointed a new campaign advisor who has a long history of anti-LGBTQ beliefs and remarks. Trump appointed right-wing news pundit and former constitutional law attorney Jenna Ellis...

Donald Trump Says Pete Buttigieg is “Trying to Pretend” He’s Religious

President Donald Trump criticized out Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg for “trying to pretend” he’s Christian—and Mayor Pete fired back. According to Newsweek, Trump told a crowd of his evangelical Christ...

1 in 3 Trump Circuit Court Nominees Were Anti-LGBTQ, Report Finds

More than a third of President Donald Trump’s circuit court nominees have a documented anti-LGBTQ history, according to a new report by Lambda Legal. The report found that 36 percent of Trump’s nominees have...

LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Urge Supreme Court to Uphold DACA

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine the future of a program that allows young undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. and obtain work permits. The Trum...

Why Sen. Mitch McConnell Wants Impeachment

You most likely think the headline is a mistake, but I assure you it’s not. Let’s face some interesting facts: McConnell is a politician, and every politician likes power, some for good and some for their own i...

Gay Facebook Co-Founder Chris Hughes Slams Facebook for Allowing False Political Ads

Openly gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has criticized the website, as well as its co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, for allowing politicians to run campaign ads with outright lies. Last month, Faceboo...

HRC Backs Impeachment Inquiry

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has come out in support of the formal inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump. An official in the U.S. intelligence community filed a formal whistleblower compl...

Kyrsten Sinema Only LGBTQ Legislator to Not Back Trump Impeachment Inquiry

Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is the only LGBTQ Congress member to not back an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, reports Out Magazine. Following reports that Trump attempted to convince Ukrai...

Mainstream News Coverage of LGBTQ Issues Dropped After Trump Election, Analysis Finds

An analysis of CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News coverage over the last decade found that coverage on LGBTQ issues has dropped off and flatlined during and after the election of President Donald Trump. The GDELT Proj...

Judges Rules Trans Troops Can Proceed with Lawsuit Against Pentagon

A federal judge in Maryland ruled yesterday (August 20) that transgender troops can proceed to sue the Pentagon over President Donald Trump’s transgender military ban, according to Stars and Stripes. U.S. D...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

HRC Endorses LGBTQ Ally Lucy McBath for Reelection

SNL’s Bowen Yang Opens Up about Experience with Conversion Therapy

On Grammy Red Carpet, Stars Speak Out Against Anti-LGBTQ Legislation

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Chris Mosier Makes History as First Trans Man to Compete in Men’s Olympic Trials

Lil Nas X and Other LGBTQ Celebs Rock the Grammys

Season 12 Cast of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Announced