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Donald Trump endorses pastor who calls for LGBTQ+ executions

On Monday, former President Donald Trump endorsed Mark Burns for South Carolina's Third Congressional District. The pastor has previously called for the execution of LGBTQ "indoctrinators."

Pro-Trump Pastor Goes on Non-Apology Tour After Blackface Tweet

South Carolina evangelical pastor Mark Burns says he will continue to speak out in favor of "unity" -- and Donald Trump for president. 

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This Pastor Tweeted Clinton in Blackface to Support Trump

Pastor Mark Burns, a prominent supporter of the GOP nominee, claims he tweeted the picture to protest what he called Hillary Clinton's pandering to African Americans.

Pro-Trump Candidate Calls for Executing Parents of LGBTQ+ Kids

Mark Burns described the fight for LGBTQ+ rights as a treasonous attempt to "destabilize the republic."

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Trump Rally Near Pulse Shooting Comes With Confederate Flag

The Republican candidate for president referenced the Pulse shooting in his speech.

Chicago Priest Who Torched Rainbow Flag Removed From His Position

The Rev. Paul Kalchik, who burned an LGBTQ flag in an "exorcism" ceremony, maintains that he's not homophobic. 

Suspect in L.A. Trans Woman's Murder Turns Himself In

Ezekiel Dear, presumed to be the boyfriend of Michelle (Yazmin) Vash Payne, reportedly confessed to police that he killed the 33-year-old trans woman Sunday.

When Ms. Pelosi talked to Mr. Haggard

Nancy's daughter, Alexandra, is a documentarian who recently set her lens on evangelicals for her new HBO special, Friends of God: A Road Trip With Alexandra Pelosi. In an exclusive Q&A the new mom tells The Advocate what she unearthed--and what Ted Haggard is really like.

Colorado GOP calls LGBTQ+ people 'godless groomers' in Pride month email: 'God hates flags'

The state's GOP party recently sent out a campaign email that called LGBTQ+ people "barbaric," "creeps," “degenerates,” "groomers," "predators," “radicals,” and “reprobates."

Republicans call for Colorado GOP chair to resign after abhorrent Pride Month email

"The time has come for us to say we have had enough," the Jefferson County GOP said in a statement.

Missouri Democrat defends trans grandchild against GOP secretary of state candidate’s attack

Barbara Phifer draws the line at political attacks by Valentina Gomez on her kids and trans grandchild.

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Disasters Not Being Caused By Marriage Equality

Have you noticed a hurricane, an earthquake, or a fireball from heaven today? Neither have we.

7 Times the WBC Out-Crazied Fellow Antigay Kansans

The infamously hateful Westboro Baptist Church wants to help the state of Kansas defend its ban on same-sex marriage. Bet you can't guess why ...

In the Mississippi Bible Belt, a Family Wrestles with Raising Trans Kids in the Mormon Church

Amid the surge of anti-trans bills in America, this Mississippi family is still trying to raise trans kids in a faith that tends to have a strict binary view of gender.

Great Expectations

Gay power in the age of Obama: Will this president -- and his appointees -- make equal rights part of this nation's recovery?

Remembering the Worst Mass Killing of LGBT People in U.S. History

Forty years ago, dozens of people were trapped inside a New Orleans gay bar as it burned down. Now a new book, two films, an art installation, and a musical revisit the tragedy.

This Year’s Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming Who’s Who

The 2015 Trans100 list includes activists, journalists, academics, and sex workers.

The 21 Trans Women Killed in 2015

As a new year dawns, activists continue to decry an 'epidemic' of fatal violence directed at transgender women.

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