News + Politics
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Jared Leto: Hollywood still discriminates against gay actors
Jared Leto doesn't believe gay actors are given the same opportunities as straight actors
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Rio Olympics: 43 LGBT athletes to compete
This year's Olympics will be the most queer-friendly ever, but LGBT participation stretches back almost a century
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Glock Blockers: Gays Against Guns launches first D.C. protest
Newly formed gun violence prevention group protests prominent gun lobby group conference held at local hotel
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Supreme Court issues stay in Gavin Grimm’s case
On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-3 to issue a temporary stay of a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that...
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Gay congressman: Trump will “eviscerate” LGBT rights if elected
–Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), speaking to SiriusXM Progress host Michelangelo Signorile about the danger that a Donald Trump presidency would pose to LGBT rights....
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McCrory lets HB 2 funding bill become law without his signature
It’s a risky move to make, particularly in an election year. But North Carolina lawmakers needed some way to ensure the state would have enough...
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Federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit challenging HB 2
On Monday, a federal judge heard oral arguments on a motion seeking to stop North Carolina from enforcing its controversial HB 2 law. Appearing before...
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Federal judge refuses to stay his ruling against Mississippi’s anti-LGBT law
The federal judge who previously stopped the state of Mississippi from enforcing a “religious freedom” law that critics say condones anti-LGBT discrimination has refused to...
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Marco Rubio to address conference of anti-gay activists
Sen. Marco Rubio is raising eyebrows among the LGBT community after it was revealed that he plans to address a conference of anti-gay activists in...
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McCrory claims North Carolina had “verbal agreement” with NBA on amending HB 2
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) claimed last week that state lawmakers had reached a “total verbal agreement” with the NBA regarding changes to the...
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Connecticut governor: N.C. governor “telling fibs” about HB 2
–Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy (D), talking about McCrory’s support of the anti-transgender HB 2 law in a speech to the North Carolina delegation to the...
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7th Circuit rejects lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit
On Friday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court judgment dismissing a lesbian’s employment discrimination lawsuit. The decision dealt a blow...
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U.S. Navy to name ship after Harvey Milk
USNS Harvey Milk will be one of several naval vessels named after civil rights leaders
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LGBT convention speakers tout Clinton as their champion
Sarah McBride and other leaders make case for why a Hillary Clinton presidency would be better for LGBT rights
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