Nation
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Battling the Blood Ban
Prominent LGBT advocate sues over FDA ban on gay, bisexual men donating blood, organs.
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NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBT groups
NBCUniversal has announced that OUT@NBCUniversal — an LGBT support group for the company’s employees — will be allowed to march in next year’s St Patrick’s Day...
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LGBT groups voice support for family of Michael Brown
Nearly 20 LGBT-rights organizations issued a letter voicing their solidarity with the family of Michael Brown, the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed...
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Who’s attending “Straight White Guy Festival” in Ohio?
The "Straight White Guy Festival" aims to shed much-needed light on the plight of this oft-underrepresented group.
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Laverne Cox is TIME’s first transgender cover person
The Orange is the New Black star takes the national spotlight
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Bostic Ruling Could Boost Other States’ Marriage Fights
The heads of four state-level LGBT-rights organizations whose state marriage laws could potentially be affected by a ruling in the Virginia case of Bostic v....
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Local couple leads effort to honor LGBT “Fallen Heroes”
In times of mourning, survivors usually gather together, with particular attention given to a deceased’s spouse. In the world of LGBT “fallen heroes” – those...
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Pritzker To Receive Kameny Award
The National LGBT Bar Association, a national association of lawyers, judges and other legal professionals, will honor Retired Army Lt. Col. Jennifer Pritzker with its Frank...
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Louisiana votes to maintain anti-sodomy law
Louisiana’s State House voted Tuesday to reject a move by Democrat Representatives to repeal the state’s anti-sodomy law. State Representative Patricia Smith (D., District 67)...
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Chick-fil-A wants to take over New York, CEO still opposes same-sex marriage
“We don’t need bigots coming to New York City.” That’s the reaction from openly gay Councilman Daniel Dromm, upon reading the story in USA Today...
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Poll: 8 in 10 say gays can parent as well as straights, but only 6 in 10 support adoption
Despite 78 percent of Americans believing that gays can parent at least as well as straight parents, only 61 percent say they support allowing gay...
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Walt Disney World pulls support from Orlando Boy Scouts chapters
The House of Mouse has this week dealt a blow to Orlando-area Boy Scouts of America groups by pulling funding from all chapters it currently...
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America ranks 40th for gay-friendliness of armed forces
A new index released by The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies in Holland has ranked 103 of the world’s armed forces based on their openness...
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Every one of the 30 NHL teams now has a You Can Play video
In a 2009 article published by ESPN.com, John Buccigross detailed the plight of a young team manager for the Miami-Ohio University Hockey Club. As the...
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Welcome to Washington, America’s gayest city: Advocate
Kudos, Washingtonians! You live in the gayest city in the country. America’s Gayest City: Washington, D.C. Kudos, Washingtonians. You’re a part of the gayest city...
