Michigan Lawmaker Under Fire for Antigay Facebook Post

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Michigan Lawmaker Under Fire for Antigay Facebook Post

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Rudy Giuliani launches bizarre anti-trans rant over Zohran Mamdani’s child care plan

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Rihanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, when a man began to shout homophobic and transphobic slurs at her.

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Advocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.

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The former mayor, out of City Hall for nearly 25 years, claimed without evidence that Mamdani’s child care proposal would push transgender identities on children.

Opinion: Transgender athletes are the latest target in a broader political effort to decide who gets to be part of American public life.

Sen. Erik Bottcher says HIV prevention has been transformed since the AIDS crisis, making it time to replace a 1980s ban with modern public health regulations.

The settlement also requires the nation’s largest pediatric hospital to revoke doctors’ privileges and open the clinic by October.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

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The actor and stand-up comic teased a few lyrics from a parody "love song" about Trump that she's "not allowed" to perform on TV.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

The Jeopardy! host made it absolutely clear where he stands once again.

Rihanna Kelver was standing outside the Crowbar & Grill in Laramie, Wyoming, when a man began to shout homophobic and transphobic slurs at her.

Advocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.