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Sessions Disavows KKK and Vows to Protect LGBT Rights
Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General promised to uphold laws protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and claimed he supported African-Americans.
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          Jan 10, 2017
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Sessions Disavows KKK and Vows to Protect LGBT Rights

Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General promised to uphold laws protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and claimed he supported African-Americans.

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Sessions Disavows KKK and Vows to Protect LGBT Rights

Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General promised to uphold laws protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans and claimed he supported African-Americans.

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The Bravo host didn't hold back when he was talking about the conservative podcaster.

The Floridian queen is calling out hateful LGBTQ+ rhetoric as the newly crowned Drag Race winner.

The bills would affect where transgender people can live, learn, and be recognized in law.

The Baylor event brought LGBTQ+ Christian voices to campus as Turning Point USA hosted a closed-door stop nearby.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

More For You

Most Popular

As the popular gay hookup app starts wading into politics, people are skeptical about the conservatives working behind the scenes.

Spillman was a fixture of the community and a frequenter of local guitar shops.

In an exclusive with sexy photography, the annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS reveals it will transform the stage into a high-stakes, espionage-inspired spectacle featuring more than 200 dancers.

Zera Lola Zombie's lawsuit described harassment, forced searches, and alleged sexual assault while she was housed in a men’s facility.

If state Sen. John Cavanaugh wins a House race, it could give Republicans an anti-LGBTQ+ opening.

The award-winning model says his banishment was the worst day of his life.