All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Facebook removes video of congresswoman hanging up a Transgender Pride flag, declaring it “hate speech”
Social media giant Facebook is backpedaling after removing a video of a Democratic congresswoman hanging up a Transgender Pride flag outside her office, claiming that...
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Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims is running for lieutenant governor in 2022
Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) has announced his intention to run for lieutenant governor of the commonwealth, a move that, if successful, would make...
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Mike Pence joins conservative think tank that has endorsed anti-LGBTQ policies
GLAAD calls Mike Pence's acceptance of position at The Heritage Foundation a "match made in heaven"
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Task Force’s new leader Kierra Johnson on the future of the LGBTQ movement
Kierra Johnson, incoming executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, brings a wealth of social justice experience to the role.
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Gay Virginia Delegate Mark Levine announces run for lieutenant governor
A progressive Democrat, Levine would be the first LGBTQ and first Jewish person elected to statewide office in Virginia
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French politician comes out as gay, promises to visit “LGBT-free” zones in Poland
Minister for European Affairs ClƩment Beaune says he has a "responsibility" to "spread tolerance"
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Chaya Milchtein: a mechanic with a Georgia runoff cause
A queer femme automotive educator is raising money for the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs.
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Only 14% of LGBTQ voters supported Trump, post-election poll finds
Initial exit polling showing higher support for Trump was flawed and had large margins of error, critics say
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Susan Collins accepts endorsement of anti-LGBTQ group
Sen. Susan Collins is being slammed by LGBTQ groups for accepting an endorsement from a Maine group behind several anti-LGBTQ initatives.
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LGBTQ advocates: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation a “sham” and “power grab”
Conservative jurist's confirmation creates a 6-3 conservative majority that critics say could threaten LGBTQ rights
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State Department aides balked at Mike Pompeo’s plan to address anti-LGBTQ group
Aides took issue with Pompeo's participation in event after learning the group supports conversion therapy
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Campaign pushing for pro-LGBTQ ballot initiative in Michigan turns in more than 480,000 signatures
Legislature has 40 days to approve amendment adding LGBTQ protections to civil rights law, or else it ends up on 2022 ballot
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HRC president Alphonso David will help create Ruth Bader Ginsburg statue in Brooklyn
Commission is comprised of family, friends, and colleagues of Ginsburg's, as well as civil rights leaders
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Senator Mazie Hirono: Amy Coney Barrett is a “danger to us on so many fronts”
Hawaii senator questions whether Supreme Court nominee's views on precedent would push her to overturn marriage equality
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Amy Coney Barrett calls sexual orientation a “preference,” then apologizes for it
Amy Coney Barrett calls sexual orientation a "preference" during hearing, but later apologizes for it.
