These Singers Refuse to Perform at Donald Trump's Inauguration (Video)

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        These Singers Refuse to Perform at Donald Trump's Inauguration (Video)
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These Singers Refuse to Perform at Donald Trump's Inauguration (Video)

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The Georgia Democrat's arrival in the House of Representatives made history and placed him beside a speaker whose career has been defined partly by opposition to LGBTQ+ equality.

Mourners gathered at Catalina Park to honor Vincent Anthony Siqueiros and Cameron Davis Capara, two gay men killed outside Venture-N in a hate crime.

Salt Lake City authorities say Damyen Vainuku repeatedly sent a former high school classmate threatening messages accompanied by photos of firearms.

The states argue that the administration cannot override their decisions about medically necessary care for transgender people.

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The most disturbing part of Netflix’s Death of a Pastor’s Wife is not only what JP Miller preached, but how few people appeared willing to question him, writes John Casey.

The Harry Potter author has made no secret of her hate-filled anti-trans views.

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

Two men were charged on September 1 for allegedly strangling and sexually assaulting a transgender woman on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus over the weekend, in the early morning of August 29.

The annual Social Media Safety Index report accuses Meta and YouTube of rolling back protections while online anti-LGBTQ+ hate and disinformation surge.