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Delaware10 hours ago

Del. governor signs order to protect gender-affirming care

Directive to safeguard personal data of patients, providers

District of Columbia16 hours ago

Rainbow History Project WorldPride exhibition hit by vandalism

U.S. Supreme Court3 days ago

Nine trans activists arrested outside Supreme Court

District of Columbia3 days ago

Norton reintroduces bill to ban discrimination against LGBTQ jurors in D.C. Superior Court

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Florida1 year ago

Settlement and clarification reached in Fla. ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed statute in 2022

Arts & Entertainment7 years ago

Michael Urie says ‘Ugly Betty’ cast is ready for a revival

Arts & Entertainment7 years ago

‘Jurassic World 2’ director explains why lesbian scene was cut from film

Arts & Entertainment7 years ago

Jack White blasts venue that stopped two women kissing at his show

2018 Midterm Elections7 years ago

Gay representation bolstered in House amid Dem election victories

2018 Midterm Elections7 years ago

Gays for Trump leader loses race for N.C. House seat

2018 Midterm Elections7 years ago

Lesbian marriage equality lawyer elected Mich. attorney general

‘Lou’s Legacy’ to make TV debut next week

Kenya5 days ago

Queer Kenyans, Ugandans celebrate Pride month

National4 days ago

Activists rally in response to Supreme Court ruling

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World Pride 2025

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Delaware2 weeks ago

Delawareans march in D.C. WorldPride parade

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District of Columbia2 weeks ago

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Politics

Congress6 days ago

Shaheen, Collins reintroduce bill prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination in jury service

Senators note the absence of protections in federal courtrooms

Congress1 week ago

Torres: gay Venezuelan asylum seeker is ‘poster child’ for Trump’s ‘abuses against due process’

Congress2 weeks ago

Padilla forcibly removed from federal building for questioning DHS secretary

Congress2 weeks ago

51 lawmakers sign letter to Rubio about Andry Hernández Romero

Congress3 weeks ago

Wasserman Schultz: Allies must do more to support LGBTQ Jews

Congress3 weeks ago

Sen. Schiff proposes resolution urging DOD not to rename U.S. Naval Ship Harvey Milk

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Virginia6 days ago

Hashmi to face Reid in Va. LG race

Baltimore6 days ago

More than 15K people attend Baltimore Trans Pride

District of Columbia7 days ago

Juvenile arrested for anti-gay assault in D.C.

Delaware1 week ago

Milton Pride Fest to take place Saturday

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Drive with Pride in D.C.

District of Columbia2 weeks ago

Drag queens protest Trump at the Kennedy Center

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Africa16 hours ago

American Evangelical churches masquerade as connoisseurs of African family values

Anti-LGBTQ Family Watch International, partners held conference in Nairobi last month

South Sudan4 days ago

The forgotten struggle: LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in South Sudan

Israel4 days ago

Iranian missile destroys Tel Aviv’s last gay bar

Australia5 days ago

Australia to end ban on LGBTQ blood donors

Kenya5 days ago

Queer Kenyans, Ugandans celebrate Pride month

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FDA approves new twice-yearly HIV prevention drug

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National4 days ago

Activists rally in response to Supreme Court ruling

Chase Strangio, deputy director for transgender justice at the ACLU’s LGBTQ & HIV Project

U.S. Supreme Court5 days ago

Lawyers who fought gender affirming care ban at the Supreme Court remain optimistic

U.S. Supreme Court6 days ago

Supreme Court upholds ban on transgender care for minors

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