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Activists rally for Andry Hernández Romero in front of Supreme Court

Gay asylum seeker 'forcibly deported' to El Salvador, described as political prisoner

Congress1 day ago

Wasserman Schultz: Allies must do more to support LGBTQ Jews

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Eugene Levy: Every queer character is ‘steppingstone to a better place’

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Capital Pride announces 2024 Pride theme

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Gay couples participate in D.C. Adoption Day ceremony

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Baltimore police continue to investigate gay man’s murder

homepage news7 years ago

LGBT Liaison Unit delivers turkeys to community groups

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Chinese writer sentenced to 10 years in prison for writing homoerotica

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Adam Rippon retires from competitive figure skating

White House has ‘no plans’ to recognize Pride month

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D.C. church removes Pride decorations from house rented to gay tenants

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D.C. police chief rescinds request to close Dupont Circle Park for WorldPride

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U.S. Park Service orders Dupont Circle park closed during WorldPride weekend

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Delaware Gov. Meyer announces LGBTQ commission

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Baltimore Pride plans to ‘take action’ in annual Pride festival

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Japan should end abusive detention conditions for transgender people

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Rea Carey: ‘I’m not stepping down’

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Michael Guest: Anti-immigrant rhetoric ‘painful to hear’

Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Michael Guest on Monday spoke forcefully against the anti-immigrant rhetoric that many Republican presidential candidates have used on the campaign trail....