Trump Inauguration Protests Escalate in D.C.

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        Trump Inauguration Protests Escalate in D.C.
    Protesters attempting to block inauguration viewing areas have turned violent and damaged property. 
 Allison Tate
          
          Jan 20, 2017
          
        
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Trump Inauguration Protests Escalate in D.C.

Protesters attempting to block inauguration viewing areas have turned violent and damaged property.

The Latest

Donald Trump accepts Correspondents’ Dinner invitation, declaring himself 'one of the greatest presidents’

His attendance at this year's White House Correspondents' Association event comes amid his administration's unprecedented war on the media.

Federal workplace rights agency says Trump’s government can limit transgender employees’ bathroom usage

The policy does not negate the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock ruling which found that discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unconstitutional.

Was John Lennon gay? Paul McCartney discussed bandmate’s sexuality rumors in unearthed interview

The Beatles star revealed that Yoko Ono once suggested her husband was gay.

SNL under fire for 'mocking' Tourette's in sketch

Saturday Night Live is being called out by a Tourette syndrome advocacy group due to a controversial skit that was responsive to a racial slur incident at the BAFTAs.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Trump Inauguration Protests Escalate in D.C.

Protesters attempting to block inauguration viewing areas have turned violent and damaged property.

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His attendance at this year's White House Correspondents' Association event comes amid his administration's unprecedented war on the media.

The policy does not negate the U.S. Supreme Court's Bostock ruling which found that discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation or gender identity is unconstitutional.

The Beatles star revealed that Yoko Ono once suggested her husband was gay.

Saturday Night Live is being called out by a Tourette syndrome advocacy group due to a controversial skit that was responsive to a racial slur incident at the BAFTAs.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Most Popular

Jill Collen Jefferson, the founder of JULIAN, explains what happens when a transgender woman’s death is ruled a suicide and a community calls it something else.

The far-right influencer for months accused the CEO of Turning Point USA of being involved in her husband, Charlie Kirk's, murder.

MAGA Republican Lauren Boebert's son Tyler Boebert, 20, was cited over the weekend for child abuse without injury.

In a shocking move, the state’s Department of Health utilized its “11th hour” emergency rule just one day ahead of a lawsuit hearing.

These are some of his worst comments about LGBTQ+ people made by Charlie Kirk.

The California governor urged Democrats to be more "culturally normal."