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Top, left to right: GAA Firehouse, James Baldwin Residence, LGBT Community Center; Bottom, left to right: Audre Lorde Residence, Women’s Liberation Center, Caffe Cino; Photos courtesy of NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project

6 Iconic NYC Buildings For The LGBTQ Community Achieve Landmark Status

June 20, 2019 • Six buildings in New York City of significance to the LGBTQ community officially became city...

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Remembering & Honoring Pulse Orlando, Three Years Later

June 12, 2019 • It’s the anniversary of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub Massacre…three...

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Mayor Pete Launches Resource Page To Outline His Policy Plans

May 17, 2019 • Out gay Democratic presidential candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has...

Lori Lightfoot wins in a landslide to become first out lesbian and African-American mayor of Chicago.

Lesbian Mayoral Candidates Win In Chicago and Madison

April 2, 2019 •   It was a huge night for out queer politicians Tuesday night as...

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Can We Triple The Number of Lesbian Mayors In The U.S. ?

March 27, 2019 • Four out lesbian women (Lori Lightfoot, Satya Rhodes-Conway, Jolie Justus and Jane Castor)...

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HRC Partners With Dustin Lance Black & Sally Field on “Americans for the...

March 25, 2019 • Via HRC: WASHINGTON — Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest...

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One Smart Cookie: Out Gay Mayor/Maybe Prez Candidate Pete Buttigieg Bops Into Seattle...

January 29, 2019 • A lot of people in the country murmured to themselves, “who the hell is Pete...

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Continue The Rainbow Wave in 2019 and Beyond

January 24, 2019 •   LGBTQ candidates won big in the 2018 election...

Ryan Karnoski, Staff Sergeant Cathrine (“Katie”) Schmid, and Drew Layne are plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against Donald J. Trump filed in Seattle on August 28, 2017 seeking to stop Trump's ban on transgender military members.

Supreme Court Declines Transgender Military Ban Cases; Allows Trump Admin To Continue Tossing...

January 22, 2019 • In a setback for transgender equality, the U.S. Supreme Court...

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Washington Schools Unsafe for Many LGBTQ Secondary Students, GLSEN Report Finds

January 15, 2019 • Via press release: Washington schools lack many inclusive resources and affirming policies for...

Top Democratic donor Ed Buck, left, is being investigated after the death of 2 African American men in his West Hollywood home. Images via Facebook

LGBTQ Groups Demand Investigation Into Deaths Of Two Young Black Men In WeHo

January 10, 2019 • Via Press Release: LGBTQ and Allied Organizations Urge Thorough, Independent Investigation and...

Sgt. Nicholas Harrison of the D.C. Army National Guard. Photo: Salma Mohammed and Lambda Legal

Trump Administration Fires Service Members With HIV; Lambda Legal & OutServe File Suit

December 19, 2018 • Via Lambda Legal: “It’s disgusting that the Trump Administration is sending some men and...

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152 LGBTQ Elected Officials Call on 116th Congress to Advance LGBTQ Equality

December 12, 2018 • Via LGBTQ Victory Institute: 152 LGBTQ Elected Officials Call on...

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#RememberHarvey Milk 40 Years After His Assassination

November 27, 2018 • Forty years ago today, out gay politician and San Francisco City Supervisor HARVEY MILK was...

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Yearly Reminder: DON’T Give To The LGBTQ Phobic Salvation Army

November 21, 2018 • By now, we should all know this but just a reminder/head’s up to anyone unaware that...

Chad Griffin steps down after 7 years as the head of the Human Rights Campaign.

Chad Griffin Steps Down After 7 Years Heading HRC

November 15, 2018 • The Human Rights Campaign, aka HRC, announced today that longtime...

Sharice Davids is the first out lesbian Native American woman elected to Congress (from Kansas) and Deb Haaland is the first Native American woman from New Mexico in the House, part of the huge Blue Wave in the 2018 midterm elections.

Blue Wave Wasn’t A Tsunami But Huge Wins Propel Women/POC/LGBTQ Candidates Into Winner’s...

November 7, 2018 • Despite some silly tears that the expected Democratic Blue Wave wasn’t the tsunami that...

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Who Is the Worst Political Bigot Against LGBTQ Community?

November 1, 2018 • Vice President Mike Pence • Signed a “Religious Freedom” Bill in 2015...

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History Making: LGBTQ Candidates Run for Office in Every State in 2018

October 19, 2018 • Via Victory Fund:   For the First Time in U.S. History, LGBTQ...

Bill and Hills....and, a lot of blue.

The Clintons: LIVE and ON TOUR!!!!

October 8, 2018 • Will they be performing their hits or new material? Didn’t really care for the last...

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Victory Fund Endorses Record Number of LGBTQ Candidates For Election 2018

September 26, 2018 • Via Victory Fund: LGBTQ Victory Fund Shatters Previous Endorsement...

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An Alarming Study Reveals High Risk of Suicide For Trans Teens…And, A New...

September 12, 2018 • A just released study from the University of Arizona reveals trans male teens at a high risk...

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LGBTQ U.S. House Candidate Chris Pappas Wins NH Primary

September 12, 2018 • Via victoryfund.org LGBTQ U.S. House Candidate Chris Pappas Wins NH...

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Seattle and DC Mayors Announce Friendly Wager on WNBA Finals Between the Mystics...

September 7, 2018 • Via the Office of Mayor Jenny Durkan:   Seattle (September 6) – Seattle Mayor Jenny A....

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A Toast To The Late Great Burt Reynolds… #F*ckFacebookCensorship

September 6, 2018 • Hollywood icon/leading man BURT REYNOLDS passed away today at age 82 after years of illness....

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