News + Politics
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U.S. Senate committee approves Fanning nomination as Army Secretary
The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved the nomination of Eric Fanning, the former acting undersecretary of the U.S. Army, to become the full-time Army...
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Bisexual man found guilty of anti-gay hate crime in New York shooting
A bisexual man accused of shooting a gay man has been found guilty of all charges -- including committing a hate crime
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In the Red: Gay in a Conservative State
Some LGBT people are making the choice to relocate to traditionally conservative enclaves
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Ken Cuccinelli withdraws name from consideration for Virginia Supreme Court
A day after being certified by the Virginia Senate Committee on Courts of Justice, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has withdrawn his name from...
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Missouri GOP halts Democrats’ 39-hour filibuster of anti-gay constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Republicans used a rare procedural maneuver to stop a record-breaking 39-hour filibuster of a proposed anti-gay amendment to the state’s constitution. Republicans, who control the...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice under fire for past anti-gay writings
A candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice is apologizing for remarks she made more than two decades ago in which she called gays “queers,” and...
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Iowa Senate approves transgender hate crimes protections
On Tuesday, the Iowa Senate voted 27-21 to pass a bill that adds gender identity and gender expression to the state’s hate crimes law. The...
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Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster anti-LGBT constitutional amendment
Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering an anti-LGBT amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit the state from penalizing clergy or business owners who object...
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California bill seeks to ban state-funded travel to anti-gay states
After spending the past few years attempting to beat back anti-LGBT legislation in multiple states, allies of the LGBT community are finding themselves on offense...
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Twitter analysis names Buffalo most anti-gay city in U.S.
Is Buffalo, N.Y., the largest hotbed of anti-LGBT sentiment in the United States? That’s the question to consider, according to a recent analysis by the...
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Kesha wins LGBT honor for being a ‘Warrior’
Kesha wins LGBT honor from HRC for being a 'Warrior'
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SCOTUS reverses Alabama’s refusal to recognize same-sex adoption
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision refusing to recognize a lesbian mother’s legal adoption of her three children in...
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Health care cultural competency law hopes to ease LGBT patient angst
“Oh, he’s probably going to like this.” “This should be easy.” Some of Doctor Raymond Martins’ gay patients have told him stories of overhearing things...
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Kasich: Gays shouldn’t sue over being refused service
—John Kasich, in the Republican debate in Detroit on March 3, responding to a question from Fox News anchor Brett Baier about his commitment to religious...
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Laid Out in Color
“Interacting with an LGBTQ student is the same as interacting with all students,” says Tina Bradley, a teacher at Ballou STAY High School, an alternative...
