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Politician triumphs over homophobia to win primary.

Florida politician Shevrin Jones, who was the target of homophobic robotexts after being turned away from a blood donation center because he’s gay, won the Democratic primary for the state Senate Tuesday night, setting him up to become the first…

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GOP candidate’s nasty campaign strategy is transphobia.

U.S. House candidate Bob Good of Virginia has a simple campaign platform: transphobia. Good is sponsoring a series of campaign meetings with clergy and Republican leaders focused on hard-hitting topics like “What happens when a male member of your congregation…

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Trump donated to Harris’ campaigns. She gave it to charity.

When Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) ran for California Attorney General, Donald Trump, then a private citizen, donated $6,000 to her previous campaigns in two separate donations. Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter, also tossed $2,000 into Harris’ campaign war chest…

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When to watch LGBT people speak at the Democratic Nat’l Conv.

The 2020 Democratic National Convention – a four day event where the Democratic Party formally nominates its presidential and vice presidential candidates and major Democrats speak about the party’s future – starts next Monday in Milwaukee. The event will feature several LGBTQ people…