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GOP congressman ousted for officiating a same-sex wedding.

Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), who became a target of conservatives after officiating a same-sex wedding last year, was ousted Saturday by GOP voters in a drive-thru district convention. Convention-goers picked Bob Good, a former county supervisor who ran to Riggleman’s…

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Biden honors fourth anniversary of Pulse nightclub shooting.

Joseph Biden recognized on Friday the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, issuing a call to remember the 49 people who lost their lives in the mass shooting and to #HonorThemWithAction. “Four years ago, as members of the LGBTQ+ community were…

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Republicans renew platform of conversion therapy, homophobia.

The Republican National Committee’s executive committee has voted to maintain the party’s 2016 platform for 2020, with all its homophobia and transphobia intact, along with some language that’s awkward for Republicans. The platform, in addition to being full of anti-LGBTQ+ stances…

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Seriously? GOP issues brief on Trump’s LGBT achievements.

Despite the anti-LGBTQ reputation Trump has built over the course of his presidency, the Republican National Committee is presenting an alternative narrative, urging voters to look at policy moves and public statements demonstrating “unprecedented steps to protect the LGBTQ community.”…

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HRC’s congressional endorsements for the fall elections.

The Human Rights Campaign has endorsed 16 candidates challenging incumbent members of Congress as part of an effort to expand the number of pro-equality members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The national LGBTQ rights organization threw its weight behind several… 

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Biden launches massive LGBT voter outreach program.

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, former-Vice President Joe Biden, has announced a new voter outreach effort, Out For Biden, aimed at the LGBTQ community. While there are 11 million LGBTQ Americans eligible to vote in the upcoming presidential election, over 2 million aren’t…