Nation
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HRC launches video of civil rights leaders calling on Congress to pass the Equality Act
On Wednesday evening, the Human Rights Campaign released a video on its social media channels featuring more than a dozen of the nation’s civil rights...
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NYC Pride announces route for WorldPride NYC 2019/Stonewall 50 Pride March
NYC Pride, the official host of WorldPride NYC 2019 and Stonewall 50, announced the official route for the march, which will kick off on Sunday,...
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Jersey City man sues police for alleged anti-gay beating as part of wrongful arrest
A New Jersey man is suing the Jersey City police department, alleging that two officers violated his civil rights when they unlawfully arrested him, beat...
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Arizona man is attacked by mob of people in possible anti-gay hate crime
An Arizona man is recovering after he says he was attacked by a mob of about 10 people in Downtown Phoenix last Friday night, reports...
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GLAAD accuses Trump of “normalizing” Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
LGBTQ media advocacy GLAAD is criticizing President Trump for “normalizing” the anti-LGBTQ actions and rhetoric of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, with whom he met in...
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HRC Foundation and UCLA to host 2020 Democratic presidential candidates forum
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs will co-host a forum for 2020 Democratic presidential candidates later this fall....
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Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot decries anti-gay flyers handed out near churches
Chicago mayoral candidate Lori Lightfoot condemned misleading flyers that have been distributed to parishioners at majority-black churches on the South Side that highlight her sexual...
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from Hawaii B&B owner who turned away lesbian couple
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from the owner of a Hawaii bed and breakfast who refused to rent a room a lesbian...
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Pete Buttigieg says he has amassed enough donors to qualify for Democratic presidential debates
South Bend, Ind., Mayor Peter Buttigieg has announced he’s raised enough from individual donors to guarantee him a spot at the first Democratic presidential debate...
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Syracuse man on trial for murder of transgender woman serves as his own lawyer
A Syracuse man who is being retried for the 2008 shooting of a transgender woman and is serving as his own lawyer made a potentially...
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Detroit man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and burning of gay man
Last week, a man could serve up to 20 years in prison for the murder and burning of a gay man in southwest Detroit in...
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Democrats shoot down anti-transgender amendments to Violence Against Women Act
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that contained protections for transgender victims of intimate...
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Utah’s hate crimes bill adds “political expression” to list of protected characteristics
After years of blocking a bill to add hate crime protections for LGBTQ people, Utah’s Republican-run Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive “victim targeting” law that...
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Lawmakers introduce Equality Act in Congress
On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers introduced the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would update the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include federal...
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
