Nation
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Texas anti-gay measures and HIV criminalization bill fail
Despite some last-minute legal wrangling, the Texas legislature failed to pass several anti-gay measures as of the May 27 final deadline for passing any bills that lawmakers...
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North Carolina governor to veto gay marriage recusal bill
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Thursday said he’ll veto a bill allowing state officials to recuse themselves from providing marriage licenses or performing...
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North Carolina legislature passes anti-gay marriage measure
The North Carolina legislature on Thursday approved a bill that would allow state officials to recuse themselves from providing marriage licenses or performing marriage ceremonies for...
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Marco Rubio: Christianity will become hate speech for opposing same-sex marriage
–Republican presidential hopeful Senator Marco Rubio, speaking with the Christian Broadcast Network. “We are at the water’s edge of the argument that mainstream Christian teaching...
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Michigan transgender residents sue secretary of state over driver’s license policy
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Michigan announced on Thursday that they have filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan Secretary of...
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No one hearts Huckabee for appalling defense of Duggars
Mike Huckabee takes to Facebook in defense of the Duggars. Facebook bites back.
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Texas Republican comes out in support of marriage equality
— Texas Rep. Sarah Davis, (R-Houston), speaking with the Texas Observer. Davis is the first GOP lawmaker in the state to back same-sex marriage, announcing her...
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New Orleans hits back against Jindal’s executive order
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) on Thursday issued an executive order of his own aimed at counteracting any fallout from a statewide executive order...
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Federal judge rules Alabama same-sex couples have right to marry
Latest order forbids probate judges from continuing to enforce unconstitutional same-sex marriage ban
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Josh Duggar resigns from FRC amid molestation scandal
Josh Duggar resigns from FRC amid molestation scandal
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Anti-Gay Pastor outed on Grindr told gay teen to kill himself
On Monday, Reverend Matthew Makela resigned from his position at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Midland, Mi., after Queerty posted screenshots of a conversation on...
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Ted Cruz: Ignore my homophobia, ISIS are killing gay people
–Senator Ted Cruz (R., Texas), speaking with reporters in Beaumont, Texas while on a campaign tour of the state. Cruz is one of several Republican...
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Boy Scouts president: We can’t keep banning gay leaders
–Boy Scouts of America president Robert Gates, speaking at the BSA’s annual national meeting in Atlanta, Yahoo! reports. Gates, a former Secretary of Defense, told...
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Lieu bill would classify gay conversion therapy as “fraud”
Amid an increase in public support for banning the practice conversion therapy on minors, and news this week that Oregon has become the third state...
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Oregon bans gay conversion therapy for minors
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown (D), the nation’s first out bisexual governor, signed into law legislation on Monday that prohibits the practice of conversion or “reparative”...
