Kyrsten Sinema makes LGBTQ history in key US Senate race
WASHINGTON, DC – US Rep. Kyrsten Sinema was tonight declared the winner in the US Senate race in Arizona, becoming the first openly bisexual person elected to the US Senate and just the second openly
LGBTQ person ever elected to the body. Sinema defeated an anti-LGBTQ challenger to take the seat in an extremely close race that was one of the most watched in see KYRSTEN SINEMA page 6
Rutgers study finds LGBTQ college students perform well academically despite higher suicide risk
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (Nov. 14, 2018) – Approximately 25% of LGBTQ college students reported they had seriously considered suicide during the previous 12 months, according to study findings recently released by the Tyler Clementi
Center at Rutgers University. Researchers examined the responses of 66,208 lesbian, gay, or bisexual students and 6,607 transgender students to seven see LGBTQ COLLEGE page 12
Hate crimes up 17% for 2017, FBI says
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer
The number of hate crimes in the US reported to the FBI jumped by 17% last
year, according to a new report released by the bureau.
It was the largest increase since 2001, when a surge in attacks on Americans of
see HATE CRIMES page 6
HRC President Chad Griffin announces departure in 2019
WASHINGTON – [On Thursday, November 15] the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), announced that HRC President Chad Griffin has informed the Board of Directors that he will depart the organization in 2019, after seven years
leading the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. Under Griffin’s leadership, HRC has become a leader in the see CHAD GRIFFIN page 11
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HRC President Chad Griffin – Photo courtesy of HRC
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Krysten Sinema – Photo by Rick Scuteri / AP
