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These cities scored top marks for commitment to LGBT rights
A total of 131 US cities have achieved a top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) new report into commitment to LGBTQ+ rights…
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Scott Bessent, out gay man, nominated as Treasury secretary
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent, a billionaire investment manager who is gay, as secretary of the Treasury…
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The Trump nominees accused of sexual misconduct
Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general amid allegations of sex with a minor, but he’s far from the only Cabinet nominee who’s…
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Education chief demands schools show him praying for Trump
Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has said he will “absolutely” penalize schools that refuse to follow his order to show students a video of him praying…
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Jussie Smollett’s hate crime conviction overturned
The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned Jussie Smollett’s conviction on charges that he staged and lied to the police about being the victim of a homophobic and…
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Trump team plans executive actions for Day 1 in office
Within hours of taking office as president, Donald Trump plans to roll out a flurry of executive actions aligned with his campaign promises, imposing more socially conservative…
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Sarah McBride speaks out on Capitol Hill bathroom ban
Representative-elect Sarah McBride (D-Del.) said she would comply with the anti-transgender bathroom rules that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday…