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LGBT Election Updates

Donor withdraws donation to progressive candidate over photo with ‘alternative folks’

A donor's response shows that even some Democrats aren't comfortable with all the members of the LGBTQ community.

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Senate Republicans introduce bill to give companies a license to discriminate

21 senators have signed onto a bill that would allow discrimination against LGBT people. Trump has pledged to support it.

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The South needs PrEP the most, so why are the fewest prescriptions written there?

And why don't some doctors know what it is and what it can do?

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When a track star came out & was confronted by football players something great happened

Jace Anderson, track athlete at the University of Nebraska, admits that he was nervous when the three "gigantic human beings" approached him at a party.

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Bill Maher uses N-word on TV, apologizes

The comedian said he lost sleep because he used that word in a "joke."

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Everything you need to know about our world right now in under 4 minutes

From Colorado to Chechnya, Matt Baume's got you covered with this week's debrief.

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Finally: Court strikes down last ban on gay & lesbian foster parents in US

After decades of discrimination, Nebraska is the last state in the nation to end its ban on lesbians and gays who want to adopt children.

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LGBTQ worker ruling could boost push for Nebraska protections

While the state's nondiscrimination measure faces long odds, the ruling Tuesday by the 7th Circuit in Chicago gave supporters some extra ammunition to make their case.

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Nebraska to drop its lawsuit over Obama’s guidance on transgender students

Nebraska filed the challenge in July. It was joined by Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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Large hearing on workplace discrimination bill in Nebraska

70% of Nebraskans favor employment protections that ban sexual orientation discrimination.

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