Nation
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Nevada man allegedly kills teen son because he was gay
"He would rather have a dead son than a gay son"
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Civil rights advocates upset over confirmation of anti-LGBTQ judicial nominees
Civil rights advocates are becoming increasingly alarmed at the Senate’s willingness to rubber-stamp President Trump’s federal court nominees, including some who have come under scrutiny...
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Kevin Spacey accused of sexual harassment, assault by House of Cards crew
Netflix shuts down production as more allegations of assault and harassment arise
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HRC opposes anti-LGBTQ Scott Garrett for Export-Import Bank post
Former U.S. representative amassed a strong anti-LGBTQ record over his 14 years in Congress
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Trump anti-gay Agriculture Department pick withdraws nomination
Sam Clovis has argued that homosexuality is a choice and has equated gay marriage to pedophilia
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Congress members file SCOTUS brief in support of gay couple denied wedding cake
On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) announced that 35 senators and 175 U.S. House members have joined...
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Two petitions call out Catholic bishop for denying funeral rites to LGBTQ people
Two petitions are being circulated online protesting the Roman Catholic diocese of Madison, Wis., for recently released guidance suggesting that priests should refuse to perform...
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U.S. Senate passes resolution condemning anti-LGBTQ violence in Chechnya
The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed, via voice vote, a resolution condemning the violence and persecution directed against LGBTQ people in Chechnya. The resolution is...
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Briefs urge Supreme Court to oppose baker’s request to refuse service
A host of LGBTQ groups and their allies in the political, legal, and business communities submitted a host of amicus briefs in support of Charlie...
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Federal court halts Trump’s transgender military ban
On Monday afternoon, a federal court in Washington blocked the Trump administration’s planned implementation of a ban prohibiting transgender individuals from serving in the U.S....
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Anthony Rapp accuses Kevin Spacey of sexual advances, Spacey responds by coming out
Anthony Rapp accuses Kevin Spacey of sexual advances, Spacey responds by coming out
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Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris urge HRC dinner attendees to continue the fight for equality
HRC uses dinner to cement itself as the LGBTQ leader of the resistance to Trump administration policies
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Georgia State Rep. Betty Price under fire for calling for quarantine of people with HIV
A Georgia state representative is defending a comment she made when she raised the possibility of quarantining people living with HIV as a way of...
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Kentucky judge who refused to hear same-sex adoption cases resigns
A family court judge in Kentucky who tried to recuse himself from hearing cases involving LGBTQ couples has tendered his resignation. Judge W. Mitchell Nance,...
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HRC opposes Brownback for State Department religious freedom post
On Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign sent a letter to senators on the Foreign Relations Committee urging its members to oppose Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s...
