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Newton, North Carolina, City Council member Jon McClure at swearing-in ceremony
News

NC group changes Pride event name following 'nasty' response

Newton's mayor and local activists called out City Council member Jon McClure for his online comments about the Newton Pride Takeover.

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News

New Hampshire’s First Openly Trans City Council Member Elected

Palana Belken was among more than 100 LGBTQ candidates to win their races this week.

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Business

City Gov't Blocks Lesbian From Opening Gay Bar

The bar owner plans to take members of her City Council and mayor to court over the blocking of her permit.

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Election

Wilton Manors Elects Florida's First All-LGBTQ Commission

The South Florida community made history in that state on Tuesday. 

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Politics

More Historic LGBT Wins in This Week's Election

They include the first lesbian state delegate in Virginia and the first transgender elected official in Pennsylvania.

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Pride

Florida Pride Organizers Weigh Navigating DeSantis's Anti-Drag Law or Canceling Events

Many organizers with events planned in the month of June must decide now if they want to be test cases for the law.

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Politics

HB 2 Repeal Fails, Discriminatory Law Still Alive

Legislators fail to undo North Carolina's insidious anti-LGBT law.

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Election

Exclusive: 50+ LGBTQ Women, Nonbinary Activists Back Elizabeth Warren

Warren is "a strong progressive woman ... who will deliver on big, structural change for our country," the endorsers say.

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Voices

The Triple 'Murder' of Eduardo Tirella, Gay Confidant of Doris Duke

In 1966, Eduardo Tirella was killed by his friend and employer, Doris Duke. Police ruled the incident an accident, but questions remain about what really happened and what the police really knew. 

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Transgender

SCOTUS Already Ruled Against N.C.'s Law 20 Years Ago

Could a lawsuit against North Carolina's infamous anti-LGBT bill win transgender Americans their first precedent-setting victory at the Supreme Court?