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India3 hours ago

Amendments to India’s transgender rights law criticized

Lawmakers approved changes that narrow definition of trans person

South Carolina21 hours ago

Man faces first S.C. ‘hate intimidation’ charge

The White House22 hours ago

Trump budget would codify expanded global gag rule

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Newseum announces plans for gay rights exhibit

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AIDS Healthcare opens Temple Hills Wellness Center

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Delaware trans student policy creates controversy

Jeanne Shaheen, United States Senate, gay news, Washington Blade, New Hampshire, Democratic Party

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Sen. Shaheen: Recall Ambassador Grenell if political statements continue

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Bisexual Md. House of Delegates candidate hopes to make history

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White House stays silent on Masterpiece Cakeshop decision

JD Vance to travel to Hungary next week

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Mayor Bowser signs bill requiring insurers to cover PrEP

Belarus4 days ago

Belarusian lawmakers approve bill to crackdown on LGBTQ rights

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Kenya4 days ago

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Politics

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Top Democrats re-introduce trans bill of rights

Lawmakers spoke outside US Capitol on Wednesday

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New Equality Caucus vice chair endorses Equality Act, federal trans bill of rights

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McBride, other US lawmakers travel to Denmark

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Van Hollen speaks at ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in D.C.

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Mayor Bowser signs bill requiring insurers to cover PrEP

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Cuba under pressure and without answers

Cubans talk about survival, not geopolitics

Belarus4 days ago

Belarusian lawmakers approve bill to crackdown on LGBTQ rights

Kenya4 days ago

Kenyan advocacy groups launch LGBTQ voter mobilization campaign

Hungary5 days ago

JD Vance to travel to Hungary next week

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LGBTQ community plays integral role in autism advocacy

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Is Ghana’s selective justice a human rights contradiction?

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JD Vance to travel to Hungary next week

Country’s elections to take place on April 12

The White House5 days ago

Pam Bondi ousted as attorney general

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Idaho5 days ago

Idaho Gov. signs harshest anti-trans bathroom bill in the country

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Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ as husband’s alleged fetish spending surfaces

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Colo. activists condemn SCOTUS conversion therapy ruling

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Sam Smith sweeps Grammys

Out singer wins in four categories