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Commentary
These are the out or LGBTQ ally political figures you can expect to make headlines in 2021
Malcolm Kenyatta, Scott Wiener, and Mondaire Jones are among those you can expect to be at the forefront of politics in the new year.
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News (USA)
Meet six new LGBTQ state lawmakers who just won their first elections all over the country
LGBTQ candidates from Texas to Delaware are going to make big changes in state legislatures.
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News (USA)
Sarah McBride will be the nation’s highest ranking transgender politician after election victory
“People don’t care about my gender identity. They just care about whether I’m going to fight for them.”
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News (USA)
Sarah McBride is set to be the first transgender state senator in the U.S. after primary win
Transgender advocate Sarah McBride handily won her primary yesterday in a very blue district.
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Election 2020
Joe Biden accidentally refers to gay dads as “mommy and dad”
He also talked about seeing two “well-dressed men in suits” kissing in the street as a teen in the 1960’s.
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Bias Watch
Republican leader who used slur pushed to resign, but won’t go quietly
This Delaware Republican’s claim that “f***ots cannot handle reality” – because he couldn’t post a video of a mass shooting to Facebook – has even alienated most of his fellow conservatives.
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News (USA)
Man who drove his truck into a Pride parade won’t face charges
He hit one of the parade’s organizers, but charges of vehicular assault have been dropped.
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Politics
Democrat blasts his gay primary opponent for holding a fundraiser with drag queens
“I’m not sure he represents the people who” go to church, the Democrat said about his gay opponent.
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News (USA)
A kid who has been bullied for being named ‘Trump’ will attend the SOTU as First Lady’s guest
If Melania Trump cared about bullying, she could have invited queer youth, who are almost twice as likely as straight kids to avoid school out of fear for their safety.
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News (USA)
The best things to happen to LGBTQ people in 2018
Lots of good news happened in 2018. We put together a list.