LGBTQ conservatives said they are becoming increasingly alarmed about whether the GOP is the best fit for them as more leaders pass anti-gay laws.
Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
‘The bottom fell out’: For years, Latino college enrollment was on the rise. Then came the pandemic.
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Texas transgender prisoner could be nation’s first to get gender affirmation surgery in federal custody
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As fatal violence against transgender people continues to rise, LGBTQ advocates blame anti-trans rhetoric prompted by community’s rising visibility.
Atheists, agnostics and humanists much more likely than Christians to get COVID-19 vaccine
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Virginia cops pepper-sprayed Black and Latino Army officer who had hands raised during traffic stop, video shows
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