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Democrats introduce bill to fight anti-LGBTQ+ harassment in colleges
“No one should live in fear of being bullied just because of who they are,” Tammy Baldwin said.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Rep. Derrick Van Orden criticized for cursing out teenagers in Capitol
The enraged congressmember was allegedly “partying loudly” with his staff when he went to the rotunda to yell at the pages taking pictures.
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Marco Rubio goes on bizarre rant about pregnant men on Senate floor
He said marriage equality is a “stupid waste of time” several weeks before coming up with his own.
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Leading GOP Senate candidate loves anti-LGBTQ Franklin Graham. Can she win in a blue state?
Tiffany Smiley has a close relationship with the notorious Graham family, with its history of anti-LGBTQ attacks.
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Joe Biden issues executive order to fight conversion therapy & LGBTQ fostering discrimination
Joe Biden promised to work to get a law passed banning conversion therapy on the campaign trail. Now he’s doing what he can on his own.
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Will pensions finally pay out survivor benefits they deny to gay & lesbian spouses?
Certain plans deny LGBTQ people the right to survivor benefits because they do not meet the requirement of having been married for a year before their partner passed away. Many, however, were legally prevented from being married that long before their partner died.
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Democrats introduce bill to fight LGBTQ college harassment on anniversary of Tyler Clementi’s death
LGBTQ college students face twice as much harassment on campus. Democrats are trying to do something about it.
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Senators call for the federal government to apologize for past anti-LGBTQ policies
The resolution acknowledges that at least 100,000 people and their families fell victim to anti-LGBTQ discrimination and prejudice practiced by the federal government.
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Senate Republicans kill bill to fight discrimination in the workplace
Women and LGBTQ people make less than straight men, but Senate Republicans didn’t even let a bill to fight the pay gap come up for a vote.
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GOP Senators tried to add a trans girls sports ban to the COVID bill. It nearly passed.
Senators expressed outrage that a former football coach-turned-senator even introduced the amendment. Voting still came nearly down party lines, and one non-vote made the difference.