Nation
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Georgia could risk losing Super Bowl if anti-gay bill passes
NFL takes a stand against Georgia's "religious freedom" bill
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HRC proposes potential film industry boycott of Georgia
Chad Griffin calls for a stop to filming in the state if a discriminatory "religious freedom" bill passes
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Utah senator’s sneezing fit dooms anti-gay bill
It wasn’t his fault, really, all you right-wingers. Utah State Sen. Jim Dabakis (D-Salt Lake City) just really had to sneeze. The fact that it...
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Georgia “religious freedom” bill passes through legislature
The fate of a religious freedom bill that passed through the Georgia legislature this week remains uncertain, with Gov. Nathan Deal (R) having the final...
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Lessons from South Dakota
The transgender community's successful stop of a bill offers lessons for states facing anti-trans initiatives
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Vermont legislature moving towards banning conversion therapy
The Vermont Senate put its stamp of approval on a measure that would ban licensed mental health practitioners from attempting to change a person’s sexual...
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Michigan woman faked anti-gay attack to “raise awareness”
Mari Poindexter punched herself in the face to exaggerate claims of homophobic abuse
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Reaction to Obama’s Supreme Court nominee
LGBT organizations are calling for Senate Republicans to take up the nomination of President Obama's most recent Supreme Court pick.
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Obama nominates Merrick Garland for Supreme Court vacancy
President Obama named U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Merrick Garland of the D.C. Circuit as his preferred nominee to replace deceased Associate Justice Antonin Scalia...
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Oklahoma anti-LGBT bills miss crucial deadline for moving forward
LGBT advocates in Oklahoma are celebrating the passage of a major deadline that effectively means that 27 bills that targeted the Sooner State’s LGBT residents...
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Gay political action committee endorses Clinton for president
Equality PAC nod continues Clinton's trend of wrapping up support from establishment figures
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Judge refuses to reduce sentence in Philadelphia anti-gay assault
A woman convicted of assaulting a gay couple in Philadelphia in 2014 will serve out the full remainder of her prison sentence.
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Proposed bill in Colorado would ban conversion therapy
Colorado bills mirrors measures prohibiting attempts at sexual orientation change efforts that have passed in four states and the District of Columbia
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Hillary Clinton under attack for AIDS “revisionism” at Nancy Reagan’s funeral
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has issued an apology for comments she made praising former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan’s legacy on AIDS at...
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Seattle mayor signs pro-transgender executive order
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has signed an executive order requiring the city’s Office for Civil Rights to develop comprehensive competency training for all “front-line” city...
