All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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LGBTQ advocates launch national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act
A coalition of 16 LGBTQ organizations has launched the Freedom and Opportunity for All campaign urging passage of the Equality Act
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Civil rights, women’s rights groups back Equality Act ahead of Senate hearing
Civil rights and women's groups are part of a broad coalition supporting the Equality Act, a bill to prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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Man wins first-ever challenge against Malaysia’s Islamic ban on gay sex
Plaintiff avoids prosecution by Islamic courts, but countrywide civil ban on gay sex remains intact
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House passes Equality Act, a landmark LGBTQ rights bill
Final vote is 224-to-206, with Republicans largely in opposition of protecting LGBTQ people against discrimination nationwide.
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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 Clément 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
