News + Politics
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Judge: Indiana must list lesbian mothers on child’s birth certificate
A federal judge has ruled that the state of Indiana must list both spouses in lesbian marriages as parents on their children’s birth certificates. U.S. District...
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North Carolina’s “fix” to HB 2 isn’t winning any praise
Change allows people to sue for wrongful termination -- but not based on sexual orientation or gender identity
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Orlando victim’s homophobic father refused to claim body
Victim's father didn't want to claim his son's body "because he was gay"
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Justin Trudeau becomes first Canadian PM to march at Pride
Justin Trudeau couldn't have looked happier to be marching in Sunday's Toronto Pride parade
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Airplane banner calling out congressman’s anti-gay stance to fly over Jersey Shore
Democrats hoping to pick up a U.S. House seat are resorting to a variety of antics, including a Fourth of July stunt at the Jersey...
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“Take your AIDS infected lifestyle and get lost”: Toronto Pride organizers react to hate mail
Another message to Toronto Pride called homosexuality "a disease of the mind"
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N.H. governor signs executive order banning transgender discrimination
LGBT advocates praise Gov. Maggie Hassan's order as a first step, but say further protections are needed
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Judge halts Mississippi “religious freedom” law from taking effect
Judge Carlton Reeves finds Mississippi's HB 1523 violates both the First and Fourteenth Amendments
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Marco Rubio celebrates anti-LGBT endorsement
Marco Rubio was endorsed by a man who demanded people stop waving Pride flags after the Orlando shootings
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Pentagon lifts ban on transgender military service
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter has announced that the Department of Defense, and all branches of the military, will repeal the current policy banning transgender...
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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word: Apologizing to the LGBT Community
Apologizing for discriminating against LGBT people is something few governments are willing to do
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“Stop the Hate”: 49 celebrities pay tribute to Orlando victims
Laverne Cox, Colton Haynes, Lady Gaga, and more demand gun violence prevention in video remembering the stories of the victims of the Orlando shooting.
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Indian Supreme Court refuses to change anti-gay law
Article 377 is a Victorian era remnant of when Britain ruled India.
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Congress considering “religious freedom” bill to discriminate against LGBT people
The First Amendment Defense Act would prevent the government from protecting LGBT people from discrimination
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Alexandria and Fairfax City issue Pride Month proclamations
The respective mayors and City Councils of Alexandria and Fairfax City issued proclamations on Tuesday night declaring June as LGBT/LGBTQ Pride Month for the third...
