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Lesbian Mothers Are Being Removed From Birth Certificates in Italy

“It was as if I did not exist,” one mother revealed.

Liliana Bakhtiari Is First Nonbinary Member of Atlanta City Council

Bakhtiari, who won a runoff election last week, is also the first queer Muslim elected to any position in Georgia.

A Queer City Council Is Just the Beginning for Palm Springs

Everyone wants to be part of this hot spot's latest reinvention.

Glenn Greenwald's Husband Elected to Rio City Council

Controversial journalist and activist David Michael Miranda will now be part of Rio de Janeiro's leadership.

Trans City Council Member Accused of Misleading Voters

Unsuccessful candidates for city council in Riverdale, Ga., have launched a suit to block an upcoming runoff election, claiming in part that a transgender woman candidate sought to defraud voters by lying about her biological gender.

NYC Elects Record Six Out City Council Members

The winners include several people of color and the youngest person ever elected to the council.

Trans Woman Andrea Jenkins Elected to Minneapolis City Council

She's the first transgender person elected to a major city's governing body and the first trans person of color elected to any office in the U.S.

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Minneapolis City Council Bans Conversion Therapy

The ordinance will be the first of its kind in Minnesota.

NYC Adds 3 Out City Council Members

Four out of five boroughs have gay or lesbian members of the City Council.

City Council Email Mocks Gay Businessman

The executive assistant for St. Paul city council member David Thune sent an e-mail referring to his political opponent Bill Hosko as "that gay guy."

Op-ed: Your City Council Needs You

One out council candidate in a major American city says a seat held by a termed-out gay legislator needs to remain in LGBT hands.

Andrea Jenkins Is Nation's First Trans City Council President

Jenkins's colleagues in Minneapolis elected her unanimously.