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5 LGBT things you need to know today, June 28

1. Read the resolution proposed by Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida) for the US House to condemn the violence against gay men in Chechnya. 2. Also happening in Congress this week, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wi...

Georgia Congressman Tom Price’s confirmation to HHS dismays LGBT advocates

The U.S. Senate approved late Thursday another Trump Cabinet pick with an anti-LGBT history with the narrow confirmation of Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) as secretary of Health and Human Services. The 52 Senate Rep...

Few bright spots in a year dominated by LGBT setbacks nationally

2016 will go down in the LGBT history books as a year of sobering pushback against the many gains won in the years prior. In the space of 12 months, the community has gone from having the most pro-LGBT presiden...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, Oct. 19

1. A hacked email posted Tuesday by Wikileaks shows that lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin and openly gay Apple CEO Tim Cook were on Hillary Clinton's “first cut” vice presidential shortlist. 2. The Daily Beast's J...

5 LGBT things you need to know today, July 27

1. Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, and lesbian Sen. Tammy Baldwin were among those in the spotlight Tuesday at the Democratic Natio...