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        HIV Testing Doesn’t Have to Suck
     
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          Jun 27, 2017
          
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        Emails reveal Virginia school officials approved an LGBTQ+ club — until conservative backlash hit
      A King George Middle School eighth-grader is asking a federal judge to intervene immediately after records show the district rewrote its policy to deny the GSA's existence.
 
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Rosie O’Donnell got into Donald Trump’s orange head on Kimmel: ‘I know you're watching’

No one can throw a punch at Mango Mussolini quite like Rosie, writes John Casey.

Trump cannot strip Obamacare protections from trans people’s healthcare, judge rules

The ruling says the administration ignored existing law when it changed the rules that identify “essential benefits” under the Affordable Care Act.

‘High T’ Pete Hegseth hurls anti-trans slur at Iowa State Fair campaign stop while Iran war rages on

The defense secretary used the slur while campaigning for Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, then called the military “gender-neutral.”

Emails reveal Virginia school officials approved an LGBTQ+ club — until conservative backlash hit

A King George Middle School eighth-grader is asking a federal judge to intervene immediately after records show the district rewrote its policy to deny the GSA's existence.

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The despair on the USS Abraham Lincoln exposes the deadly fraud of Pete Hegseth’s machismo

The sailors on the ship are desperate, and I know how terrifying it is when no one sees it, writes John Casey.

Atlanta police arrest popular lesbian bar co-owner over patrons 'projecting their voices'

Republican Byron Donalds attacks Democrat David Jolly over trans rights in Florida governor’s race

The Republican front-runner invoked the AMA, Europe, and women’s sports to portray his Democratic rival as out of step with Florida.

Dutch prime minister goes viral (again) for kissing his hockey star fiancé at match

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten was caught on camera during this sweet moment with Nicolás Keenan.

Hostile school policies are keeping transgender students out of class

Students with supportive teachers, LGBTQ+-inclusive lessons, and queer peers reported greater belonging and higher grades.

Donald Trump tried to insult Jon Ossoff with Pee-wee Herman. The joke is on him

The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.

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No one can throw a punch at Mango Mussolini quite like Rosie, writes John Casey.

The ruling says the administration ignored existing law when it changed the rules that identify “essential benefits” under the Affordable Care Act.

The defense secretary used the slur while campaigning for Republican Rep. Zach Nunn, then called the military “gender-neutral.”

A King George Middle School eighth-grader is asking a federal judge to intervene immediately after records show the district rewrote its policy to deny the GSA's existence.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

More For You

Most Popular

The sailors on the ship are desperate, and I know how terrifying it is when no one sees it, writes John Casey.

The Republican front-runner invoked the AMA, Europe, and women’s sports to portray his Democratic rival as out of step with Florida.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten was caught on camera during this sweet moment with Nicolás Keenan.

Students with supportive teachers, LGBTQ+-inclusive lessons, and queer peers reported greater belonging and higher grades.

The president reminded us who really embodies the bully, writes John Casey.