News + Politics
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Former Utah Governor: Same-sex marriage is “inevitable”
“I think that’s inevitable. I think we’re on a pathway.” Former Utah Governor Jon Hunstman Jr. (R.), reports Salt Lake’s Deseret News. Hunstman, who backed civil unions...
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NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBT groups
NBCUniversal has announced that OUT@NBCUniversal — an LGBT support group for the company’s employees — will be allowed to march in next year’s St Patrick’s Day...
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Federal judge finds Louisiana same-sex marriage ban constitutional
A federal judge upheld Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, breaking a string of legal victories for marriage equality in the year since the U.S....
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NOM: We have a “very good chance” of stopping same-sex marriage
“NOM will be leading the charge to make a national statement that will be heard around the country … this time around, we have a very...
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George Takei: Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired me to come out
“I’d spent a lifetime being silent on the issue… now I had to speak up.” –Actor and LGBT activist George Takei, speaking with Winq magazine....
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Donations pour in for gay man after family allegedly attacks him on video
Donations pour in for gay man after family allegedly attacks him on video
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Hispanic Heritage Honors
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and educating the public about the history and contributions of D.C.’s LGBTQ Latino...
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Senate Power Shifts Yet Again
Virginia Republicans seized control of the state senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving them complete power over the operations of the state’s General Assembly and...
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Excessive Force
When civil disorder followed the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, it was fueled...
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Virginia plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the couples fighting Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage urged the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear their case, describing it as “excellent vehicle...
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Commission charts path for open transgender military service
More than three months after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the White House voiced support for a review of the military’s ban on transgender service,...
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Pastor wants America to introduce “ten years in prison” for homosexuality
“The practice of homosexuality in the United States of America … shall be a felony punishable by ten years in prison at hard labor.” — Pastor...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron: “Gay couples [have] so much love to give.”
“We should not allow prejudice to stand in the way of progress for our children or for our wider society.” — David Cameron, Prime Minister...
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Jessica Alba tells Daily Beast she left church because of homophobia
“I was so in love with him and thought, ‘There’s no way this guy’s going to hell’.” — Actress Jessica Alba, speaking with The Daily...
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Ryan Murphy dedicates Normal Heart Emmy to “artists who have passed from HIV/AIDS”
Director dedicates Normal Heart Emmy to "artists who have passed from HIV/AIDS"
