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Karen Pence’s anti-LGBT school got $725k in COVID relief funds

As LGBTQ businesses shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, the school that Mike Pence’s wife Karen Pence works at received $724,900 in federal funds. The school bans LGBTQ students, faculty, and parents. The Immanuel Christian School in Virginia received the funds…

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Dutch gov. apologized for forced sterilizations of trans people

The Dutch government on Tuesday issued a formal apology to transgender and intersex citizens who were required to undergo sterilization surgeries to legally change their gender and agreed to compensate some of those who underwent the procedures. The law, which…

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HRC highlights LGBT rights advances in cities throughout US

LGBTQ+ rights have continued to advance in cities throughout the U.S. over the past year, with a record 94 municipalities earning perfect scores in the Human Rights Campaign’s 2020 Municipal Equality Index, released Thursday. The number is up from 88 cities in 2019 and…