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Detroit man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder and burning of gay man
Last week, a man could serve up to 20 years in prison for the murder and burning of a gay man in southwest Detroit in...
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Botswana High Court hears case challenging country’s statute outlawing gay sex
On Thursday, Botswana’s High Court heard a challenge to the country’s laws criminalizing gay sex, reports Reuters. The country’s penal code outlaws “carnal knowledge of...
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Richard Grenell, openly gay U.S. ambassador to Germany, has reportedly received death threats
Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and highest-ranking out LGBTQ person in the Trump administration, has been receiving threats, including at least one against his...
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Irish prime minister says gay people shouldn’t be judged for their sexual orientation in front of Mike Pence
Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar said gay people should not be judged by their sexual orientation in a pointed speech delivered in front of Vice...
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Democrats shoot down anti-transgender amendments to Violence Against Women Act
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that contained protections for transgender victims of intimate...
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Utah’s hate crimes bill adds “political expression” to list of protected characteristics
After years of blocking a bill to add hate crime protections for LGBTQ people, Utah’s Republican-run Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive “victim targeting” law that...
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GLOE’s Purim Party celebrates being true to yourself
Queen Esther's embrace of her Jewish identity mirrors the journey of self-acceptance for LGBTQ people
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Lawmakers introduce Equality Act in Congress
On Wednesday, congressional lawmakers introduced the Equality Act, a sweeping piece of legislation that would update the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include federal...
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Trump administration to begin enforcing transgender military ban on April 12
The U.S. Department of Defense has announced its intention to begin moving forward with implementing the Trump administration’s plan to bar most transgender individuals from...
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D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Several dozen transgender activists and their allies demonstrated outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, which houses D.C. Superior Court, to protest what they say is...
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Former campaign staffer for Nebraska governor under fire for racist, anti-gay posts
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is distancing himself from a former campaign staffer who was discovered to have penned several racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-gay posts online....
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Equality Utah head blasts Gov. Gary Herbert for support of “hostile takeover” of conversion therapy bill
The head of the LGBTQ group Equality Utah is blasting Utah Gov. Gary Herbert for supporting amendments that radically altered the content of a bill...
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North Carolina state employees sue state over health insurance exclusion on transgender care
Several North Carolina state employees are suing the state over an exclusion in their employer-provided health insurance plan that does not cover any form transition-related...
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Tulsi Gabbard says her time in the military led her to change her views on LGBTQ rights
Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sought to clarify her record on, and explain how she evolved to become a supporter of marriage equality, nondiscrimination...
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Iowa Supreme Court rules Medicaid can cover gender confirmation surgery
On Friday, the Iowa Supreme Court issued a historic ruling finding that Iowa’s Medicaid program may not discriminate against transgender people by refusing to cover...
