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Pandemic party host tried to break into gay couple’s home while shouting slurs
The gay couple asked him to at least keep his party in the middle of COVID quiet. He threatened them and called them “fucking faggot.”
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New York Democrats try to repeal state’s “Walking While Trans” law
The law is used to target transgender women of color “simply because an officer takes issue with [their] clothing or appearance.”
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New York enacts legislation that requires single-person bathrooms to be gender neutral
School, restaurants, and state-operated facilities in the Empire State will have to make single-occupancy restrooms open to anyone, regardless of gender.
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New York will soon allow non-binary “X” gender markers on drivers licenses
A non-binary person sued for being forced to choose between “M” and “F.” The state responded by inviting them down to the DMV to get a non-binary license.
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State park renamed to honor legendary trans activist Marsha P. Johnson
The first state park in New York to honor an LGBTQ person will reflect “Marsha’s style and colors.”
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Shocking photo shows dozens of unmasked gay men partying on NYC street without social distancing
“It’s insulting to see a generation behave like this when our elders had to survive an epidemic to fight for our rights,” one witness told LGBTQ Nation.
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Oh, Andy. You’ve turned me into a Cuomosexual.
The New York governor’s daily coronavirus briefings have become the country’s go-to source of actual information about the pandemic.
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Christian Siriano is teaming up with Andrew Cuomo to produce ‘thousands’ of masks
The out designer took less than eight hours to put something together. Will his peers match his energy and go mask for mask with him?
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Cynthia Nixon endorses Bernie Sanders, says he’ll “turn the system upside down”
Nixon not only offered Sanders an endorsement – something that he didn’t when she was running for office – the out celebrity will also stump for the progressive for the next week.
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Trans woman left in tears after being slapped & spit on in “disgusting” subway attack
“I just wish people would leave me alone. I don’t do anything,” the victim said in a video that got major attention online.
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Rhode Island & New York restore military benefits to LGBTQ veterans
An estimated 100,000 LGBTQ soldiers have been discharged from the military since World War II. Now are they getting their due.
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New York becomes the sixth state to bar gay & transgender ‘panic’ defenses for murder
The admission of a hate crime should never be an excuse for it.
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Founder of alt-right ‘Proud Boys’ defends calling victims ‘fa***ts’ during vicious beatdown
He accused protesters of getting the violent gang of skinheads so riled up that they had to use the slur as “a handy term.”
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One of the most liberal states just rejected three queer candidates
Cynthia Nixon, Sean Patrick Maloney, and Melissa Sklarz were unable to overcome the advantages their incumbent opponents had.
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Cynthia Nixon did well in a debate with Andrew Cuomo, but it’s probably not enough
Long-shot candidate Nixon gave a credible performance while Cuomo alternated between attacking and ignoring her.
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Why won’t LGBTQ orgs endorse Cynthia Nixon’s campaign instead of her straight opponent?
Even the narrative of Cynthia Nixon’s transgender son and her love life do not seem to be enough to gather enough interest to support an endorsement from the organizations that matter.
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Governor offers to marry gay couple denied a marriage license
The town clerk may have turned the men away, but the state is opening its arms with love.
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Gay couple denied a marriage license by town clerk in New York
The clerk cited her religious beliefs for the refusal.
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Stonewall Dems snub lesbian Cynthia Nixon to endorse Cuomo for NY governor
And now Nixon is fighting back.
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Massachusetts could become the 14th state to ban conversion therapy
A huge majority in the Massachusetts House just passed a conversion therapy ban.