News + Politics
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Court Sides with Anti-Gay Photographer, Blocks Louisville’s Fairness Ordinance
A federal court has sided with a Louisville photographer who refuses to shoot same-sex weddings due to her religious beliefs, finding that a local nondiscrimination...
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South Florida Locales Repeal Conversion Therapy Bans
Last week, the Palm Beach County Commission repealed an ordinance that banned conversion therapy in the South Florida county, following a string of unfavorable court...
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Campaign Launched to Support Casa Ruby Employees
The Capital Pride Alliance and The DC Center for the LGBT Community have partnered to raise funds to support former and current employees of Casa...
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Indianapolis Archdiocese Can Fire LGBTQ Employees, Court Rules
The Indiana Supreme Court has ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis can fire Catholic school teachers who enter same-sex marriages or don’t live by Church...
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“Agenda PAC” Launches to Defeat Anti-LGBTQ Candidates
A new super political action committee is launching to defeat anti-LGBTQ candidates in the upcoming midterm elections and future election cycles Labeled “Agenda PAC,” the...
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California Bill Would Provide Refuge for Trans Youth and Their Parents
California lawmakers have approved a bill that would provide refuge for transgender youth and their families who are being investigated or threatened with removal from...
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Deceased Gay Hyattsville Mayor Accused of Embezzlement
Kevin Ward has been posthumously accused of using $2.2 million in school funds for personal expenses.
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Court Strikes Down Law Criminalizing Gay Sex in Saint Kitts and Nevis
A regional Caribbean court has struck down a law criminalizing same-sex relations in Saint Kitts and Nevis as unconstitutional.
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LGBTQ Youth with Parents in Military Face Higher Risk of Suicide
A report by The Trevor Project finds youth with a parent in the military have higher odds of experiencing anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation.
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Man Claiming to Be Gay Threatens California Congressman
A caller went on anti-gay rant, uttering homophobic slurs and threatening to shoot and kill Rep. Eric Swalwell.
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Virginia Judge Refuses to Label Queer Books “Obscene”
A petition had sought to label "Gender Queer" and "A Court of Mist and Fury" obscene and prevent them from being sold or loaned to...
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Serbian President Cancels EuroPride, But Organizers Say Event Will Proceed
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has canceled the international EuroPride festival scheduled to be held in the country’s capital, Belgrade, from Sept. 12-18, but organizers of...
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School District Must Recognize Christian Club Opposed to Gay Marriage
A federal appeals court has ruled that the San Jose Unified School District cannot refuse to officially recognize a Christian student group that requires its...
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Activists Circulate Petition to Ban Conversion Therapy in Russia
LGBTQ activists have petitioned the Russian government to ban the practice of conversion therapy, arguing that the therapy is extremely harmful and detrimental to those...
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Peruvian Transgender Activist Dies in Police Custody in Indonesia
Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla, a trans activist from Peru and graduate student at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, died in Indonesian police custody while honeymooning...
