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Pete Buttigieg joins Biden’s White House transition team.

In early March, Pete Buttigieg ended his history-making presidential campaign after coming in fourth in the South Carolina primary. Now, the former mayor of South Bend, Ind. has been named to Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s White House transition team…

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What a second Trump term could mean for LGBT people.

At the Republican National Convention this week, Republicans are making the case for giving President Donald Trump four more years in the White House. While Trump himself doesn’t often comment publicly on queer or transgender issues, Vice President Mike Pence…

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Richard Grenell, Trump’s token gay, joins anti-LGBT group.

Richard Grenell, formerly the highest-ranking out gay official in the Trump administration, has joined a law firm founded by Pat Robertson that has a history of opposing LGBTQ+ rights. Grenell will be special adviser for national security and foreign policy…

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After anti-gay attacks, gay mayor receives letter of apology.

The University of Massachusetts – Amherst College Democrats apologized to Democratic Congressional candidate Alex Morse for the “distress” and “homophobic attacks” triggered by the letter they released earlier this month alleging inappropriate behavior. In a letter published by the school’s student newspaper from…