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1 in 5 LGBT adults isn’t registered to vote, despite high stakes.

Some 21% of LGBTQ adults aren’t registered to vote, according to a study released this week by the University of California, Los Angeles’ Williams Institute. That’s compared to an estimated 17% of non-LGBTQ adults. The finding, part of a larger poll of 2,237 people that…

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Marco Rubio feels ‘disrespected’ by Elizabeth Warren.

A prominent Republican decided to take a snappy clapback from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) personally. Last week at the LGBTQ Town Hall, Warren was asked what she would say to a hypothetical supporter who believes that marriage is between one man and one woman…

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Zuckerberg is allowing Trump to lie in campaign ads…again.

Gay Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has blasted the company’s co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg for allowing President Donald Trump to run campaign ads with outright lies in them. Late last month, Facebook announced that it will not subject politicians to…

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Elizabeth Warren goes viral with answer about gay marriage.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren can’t remember a time she didn’t support same-sex marriage — and she has some choice words for those who don’t. Appearing on CNN’s Equality Town Hall on Thursday night to discuss LGBTQ issues, the presidential hopeful, 70, was…

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The winners and losers from the LGBT presidential town hall.

Last month, when 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage to discuss LGBTQ rights, the actual issues were often overshadowed by the number of gaffes and awkward moments. Tuesday night’s LGBTQ town hall, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign and CNN…