Tim Hardaway: Gay rights champion

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Tim Hardaway: Gay rights champion

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Wake County Republican Erin Paré floated a statewide dress code after objecting to a transgender music teacher’s clothing.

Opinion: Conservative and religious communities that enable the spread of preventible diseases could learn a lot from the queer people they vilified during the AIDS crisis, writes Josh Ackley.

The divorce petition says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” per TMZ.

Amy Acton did not attend as trans leaders were blocked, removed and left angrier over her anti-trans remarks.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

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Apparently working out next to women is so tempting, these guys just have to pack into the sauna together.

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

On Tuesday night, the Seattle Storm posted photos to Instagram showing Dolson wearing a “TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS.”

The Justice Department claims it complied with the judge’s order, but lawyers for transgender inmates say officials violated both its language and intent.

Equality Ohio changed Amy Acton’s rating from an “A” to “pending,” saying her comments scapegoated transgender Ohioans.

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