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Phoenix city councilman under fire for allegedly homophobic comments
A Phoenix city councilman has said he will not resign after a video emerged in which he makes comments about same-sex marriage and the right of...
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Texas county Republican calls President George H.W. Bush a “longtime homosexual pedophile”
Morrow has also suggested that Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush and Karl Rove are either all gay or bisexual.
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U.S. Senate committee approves Fanning nomination as Army Secretary
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of Eric Fanning, the former acting undersecretary of the U.S. Army, to become the full-time Army...
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Bisexual man found guilty of anti-gay hate crime in New York shooting
A bisexual man accused of shooting a gay man has been found guilty of all charges -- including committing a hate crime
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In the Red: Gay in a Conservative State
Some LGBT people are making the choice to relocate to traditionally conservative enclaves
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Missouri GOP halts Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster of anti-gay constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Republicans used a rare procedural maneuver to stop a record-breaking 39-hour filibuster of a proposed anti-gay amendment to the state’s constitution. Republicans, who control the...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice under fire for past anti-gay writings
A candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice is apologizing for remarks she made more than two decades ago in which she called gays “queers,” and...
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Iowa Senate approves transgender hate crimes protections
On Tuesday, the Iowa Senate voted 27-21 to pass a bill that adds gender identity and gender expression to the state’s hate crimes law. The...
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Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering an anti-LGBT amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit the state from penalizing clergy or business owners who object...
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California bill seeks to ban state-funded travel to anti-gay states
After spending the past few years attempting to beat back anti-LGBT legislation in multiple states, allies of the LGBT community are finding themselves on offense...
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Twitter analysis names Buffalo most anti-gay city in U.S.
Is Buffalo, N.Y., the largest hotbed of anti-LGBT sentiment in the United States? That’s the question to consider, according to a recent analysis by the...
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SCOTUS reverses Alabama’s refusal to recognize same-sex adoption
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision refusing to recognize a lesbian mother’s legal adoption of her three children in...
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West Virginia Senate guts, then defeats proposed “religious freedom” law
On Tuesday, the West Virginia Senate overwhelmingly defeated a proposed “religious freedom” bill that would have condoned discrimination against LGBT citizens of the Mountain State....
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EEOC files two sexual orientation discrimination lawsuits
Lawsuits allege Title VII's prohibition on sex discrimination applies to sexual orientation
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LGBT advocates call on Deal to veto Georgia “religious freedom” bill
An alliance of pro-LGBT organizations submitted more than 75,000 email petitions to Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R), asking him to veto a religious freedom bill...
