News + Politics
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Maryland transgender birth certificate bills pass second hurdle
Maryland transgender and intersex residents are one step closer to being able to obtain new, unmarked versions of their birth certificates reflecting their correct gender, and...
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ISIS stone man to death for being gay
Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, have released images of the horrific murder of a man in Syria accused of being gay. The...
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White House supports banning conversion therapy for minors
— Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, responding to a petition on the White House website which called for a ban on all...
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White House backs conversion therapy bans
The Obama administration on Wednesday came out in support of ending the practice of so-called “conversion” or “reparative” therapy on minors in an effort to...
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Has Barry Manilow married his male partner? (Update: He has!)
The National Enquirer says Barry tied the same-sex knot.
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NC’s Attorney General opposes anti-gay bills
— North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper (D.), speaking with the Associated Press. Cooper said if he was governor he would veto two proposed pieces of legislation...
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Bryan Fischer: Gays treated Indiana pizzeria owners like Anne Frank
— The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, again using his Focal Point show to make homophobic and illogical statements, Right Wing Watch reports. Fischer claimed that gay...
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Federal contractors can no longer allow anti-LGBT discrimination
President Obama's Executive Order on LGBT Workplace Discrimination takes effect
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Pot, Meet Kettle: Virginia, Meet Indiana
Activists puzzled by attempt to portray Virginia as somehow more progressive on LGBT rights than Indiana
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Todd routs competition in bid for Stein endorsement
Monday night’s Gertrude Stein Democratic Club endorsement forum wasn’t a competition. It was a coronation. Brandon Todd, a Democrat who previously served as Mayor Muriel...
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Why Rand Paul doesn’t want to talk about LGBT rights
There was something missing from Rand Paul's presidential announcement
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LHP names “Mujeres” award winners
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) has released the names of three individuals who will be honored at the organization’s annual “Mujeres en el Movimiento”...
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Britain’s teachers demand LGBT education
— The United Kingdom’s National Union of Teachers, in a resolution that will demand the country’s government implement plans to better educate students about LGBT...
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L. Tom Perry speaks out against “counterfeit and alternative lifestyles”
— Apostle L. Tom Perry, speaking at the 185th Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, The Guardian...
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Rick Santorum makes argument for denying services to gays
Former Senator attempts to draw a logical conclusion but sounds as bigoted as ever
