News + Politics
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Transgender groups and allies blast Huckabee for “creepy” comments
The National Center for Transgender Equality and other pro-transgender groups hit back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee after comments the Republican presidential aspirant had...
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Rudy Giuliani: I support marriage equality, so I’ll never get nominated
–Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on Fox News. “I’m in favor gay rights, I’m in favor of gay marriage. I see it as an...
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Laverne Cox: Caitlyn Jenner looks amazing, but her real beauty is within
–Laverne Cox, star of Orange Is The New Black, writing on her Tumblr. In an eloquent post following Caitlyn Jenner’s reveal in Vanity Fair, Cox...
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Huckabee invokes bathroom panic in remarks on transgender people
— Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, in remarks made to the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn., in February. His comments were videotaped and...
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Task Force: Release all LGBT immigrants from detention centers
— Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Noting that the month of June is recognized as Immigrant Heritage Month, the Task Force...
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DC Strokes’ annual Stonewall Regatta reaches record number of entrants
DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBT rowing club in the world, will host the 22nd annual Stonewall Regatta, featuring more than 20 rowing clubs...
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Bruce Jenner débuts as Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair
Bruce Jenner débuts as Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fair
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Illinois General Assembly passes conversion therapy ban
The Illinois State Senate on Friday voted to approve a measure banning licensed therapists from practicing sexual orientation change efforts, or conversion therapy, on minors....
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Virginia Senate candidate thinks gay people should have separate restrooms
Virginia Senate candidate thinks gay people should have separate restrooms
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LGBT Pride Month: President Obama’s Official Declaration
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 29, 2015 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2015 – – –...
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Bryan Fischer blames Texas floods on gays
–American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, on his radio show. Fischer, in his infinite wisdom, blames the horrendous flooding in Texas on “sodomites,” agreeing with a caller who...
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Ian Reisner admits he donated to Ted Cruz
Ian Reisner just can’t extricate himself from the web of lies he spun in the wake of the Ted Cruz scandal. After hosting the anti-gay Republican...
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Other People’s Children: Surrogacy and its misconceptions
It was a medical problem and a sister’s deep concern that first planted the idea in Sarah Cowen’s mind of carrying a baby to term...
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Texas anti-gay measures and HIV criminalization bill fail
Despite some last-minute legal wrangling, the Texas legislature failed to pass several anti-gay measures as of the May 27 final deadline for passing any bills that lawmakers...
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North Carolina governor to veto gay marriage recusal bill
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Thursday said he’ll veto a bill allowing state officials to recuse themselves from providing marriage licenses or performing...
