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Karine Jean-Pierre to become the first Black and out LGBTQ White House press secretary
On taking up the role Karine said: "this is a historic moment and it's not lost on me."
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White House Press Secretary: ‘The President’s belief is that trans rights are human rights’
Psaki was fielding a rambling question about "trans girls and cis girls" competing in school sports
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Biden signs ‘most substantive, wide-ranging LGBTQ executive order in US history’
The order on 'Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation’ is unprecedented
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Joe Biden appoints gay man to role of social secretary at White House
As Biden celebrates team members of "diverse backgrounds and experience"
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Donald Trump dodges trans military question as White House confirms no plans to overturn ban
The US president was pressed on his controversial policy, but claimed he was hard of hearing – ran out of cotton buds, hun?
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US Supreme Court rules employers can’t fire people for being LGBTQ
The landmark ruling has been described as a "watershed moment".
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Trump administration rolls back transgender healthcare protections
The latest attack on LGBTQ rights came on the fourth anniversary of the Orlando Pulse massacre.
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Trump Cabinet Bible leader says gay people to blame for coronavirus
Reverend Ralph Drollinger wrote an article blaming several groups for the COVID-19 crisis, including those who have “a proclivity toward lesbianism and homosexuality”
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Baseball player refuses visit to the White House because he wants to be an LGBTQ ally
Sean Doolittle refused the visit because his wife has two mums and they 'stand for inclusion and acceptance'
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Trump press aide claims Mike Pence isn’t anti-gay because he’s having lunch with Ireland’s gay PM
Ah, yes, lunch - the mark of a true ally.
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White House responds to Taylor Swift after she calls out Trump at VMAs
The singer urged the administration to support the Equality Act, which would extend federal anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ people.
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Trump administration ‘shuts down study into HIV cure’
The US government has prevented scientists from acquiring new fetal tissue after launching a review in its use in federally-funded programmes.
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Mike Pence fails to acknowledge the LGBT community in White House’s World HIV/Aids Day speech
The vice president also claimed the Trump administration is doing everything to combat the virus despite continually cutting funding
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White House issues new directive allowing federal contractors to discriminate against LGBT people
The new directive has caused controversy among LGBT+ groups
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Jennifer Aniston to play first gay female US President in Netflix’s ‘First Ladies’
If only this were real life.
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Gus Kenworthy to headline Democratic National Committee’s LGBTQ gala
Kenworthy has been using his platform to take a stand against the Trump administration
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Adam Rippon and Gus Kenworthy boycott White House reception for Winter Olympians
The pair are among many of the Olympians who turned down their invites
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White House announces new policy preventing most transgender people from military service
The ban was announced in a memo last night (March 23)
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Donald Trump just claimed that he supports gay equality
That is literally the definition of 'fake news' sweetie
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Gay Olympian Adam Rippon says he ‘wouldn’t be welcome’ at the White House
The figure skater has said he'll refuse Donald Trump's White House invitation