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Supergirl’s sister Alex comes out as lesbian
The producers of TV’s popular superhero show were not exactly faster than a speeding bullet in bringing about this big reveal.
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George Takei offers advice for those in fear of what a Trump presidency means
George Takei knows firsthand what discrimination can lead to, but he offers a glimmer of hope as we all deal with “the unthinkable” having happened.
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Life
What do you say after Trump’s big win? This is America in 2016
He won more of the Hispanic vote than Mitt Romney. Let that sink in a bit.
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Cher: ‘I shudder to think’ what President Trump will do to trans Americans
The pop icon spoke to LGBTQNation after shedding tears backstage at Hillary Clinton’s election night headquarters.
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Trans candidates lose election bids, bi candidate wins Oregon’s governor race
Trans candidates Misty Plowright and Misty Snow lost their races, but Gov. Brown became the first openly LGBT person to win an election to become governor of a U.S. state.
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Watch: Hillary Clinton concedes the election to Donald Trump
Standing before a crowd of crestfallen but cheering supporters, she said, “This is painful and it will be for a long time.”
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Gay YouTube star pleads guilty to felony vandalism in fake hate crime case
London-native Calum McSwiggan pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to three years of supervised probation and 52 anger management sessions.
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Commentary
The next four years are going to be awful, but just how awful is anyone’s guess
Let’s just hope it’s not as rough as as a lot of us think it will be now.
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Trump’s base: Racist working-class rural whites gave America the finger last night
Donald Trump awakened a movement of angry working-class voters fed up with political insiders and desperate for change.
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GOP keeps Senate control as Democrats fall short
Democrats had been nearly certain of retaking control but saw their hopes fizzle quickly as Republicans swept the board in last night’s elections.
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Clinton called Trump to concede the election last night after you went to bed
It was a stunning end to a campaign that appeared poised right up until Election Day to make her the nation’s first female president.
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Putin gloats after Trump victory, says it will improve US-Russian relations
Putin says he looks forward to restoring relations with America after the election of his chosen candidate, Donald Trump.
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News (USA)
America has lost her mind: It looks like Donald Trump has won the election
While the Clinton campaign has refused to concede the election tonight, it would seem racism, ignorance and intolerance won at the ballot box.
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GOP will retain control of House of Representatives for two more years
Republicans retained control of the House as GOP candidates triumphed in a checkerboard of districts that Democrats had hoped to make their own.
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Mike Pence’s successor as Indiana Governor is another anti-LGBT Republican
Republican Eric Holcomb won the Indiana governor’s race, a little more than three months after replacing vice presidential candidate Mike Pence as the GOP nominee.
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Out Pennsylvania state representative Brian Sims wins reelection
“The election may be over, but the work is just beginning,” Sims says.
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Women cover Susan B. Anthony headstone with ‘I Voted’ stickers on historic day
The City of Rochester extended hours at the gravesite in order to accommodate the huge crowd who wish to place their “I Voted” stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s headstone.
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Commentary
The night Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992, the Castro exploded
When Bill Clinton was elected, activists set fire to a wooden coffin marked “RIP George Bush” in the Castro to protest Bush’s indifference to AIDS deaths.
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Life
Will a Democrat victory in NC mean the state’s anti-LGBT law will go away?
Even if a few seats in the General Assembly flip during the election, there won’t be a sweeping turnover to assist Cooper in repealing HB2.
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Life
Tim Kaine casts vote, but happily waits for 99 year-old woman to go first
Kaine said he’d have to get used to being number two.