News + Politics
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Merger announced between Equality Maryland and FreeState Legal
Organizations hoping to have a new organization in place by June.
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Kansas House committee to hear nondiscrimination bill
It might seem impossible in the state that twice elected Sam Brownback as governor, but a bill to prohibit anti-LGBT discrimination is finally going to...
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Pro-Huckabee PAC says Cruz too soft on gay marriage
To most people, the idea of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) being a closet liberal is not only unbelievable, it’s laughable. Yet that’s the image that...
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Conservative radio host: Where can I shop if everywhere is pro-gay?
We feel so sorry for anti-gay activist Linda Harvey.
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Teenage boy executed by ISIS for being gay
Islamic State fighters have executed a 15-year-old boy on charges of homosexuality, after he was found in the house of an ISIS leader. “The boy...
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Gay Malawi men to government: Give us rights or kill us
"Government should make a very final decision whether to purge us, whether to kill us all."
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Indiana bill would criminalize transgender restroom use
An Indiana lawmaker has introduced and is pushing a bill that could potentially place transgender people in jail for up to a year if they...
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Lawsuit: Fairfax LGBT nondiscrimination policy is unlawful
Several Fairfax County residents have filed a lawsuit against the Fairfax County School Board, alleging that the board’s decision to amend its nondiscrimination policy to...
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Tennessee county challenging SCOTUS gay marriage ruling
A Tennessee county is poised to become one of many adopting resolutions calling for an overturn of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized marriage...
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Kentucky could owe more than $2 million in gay marriage fight
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) may have leveraged his opposition to same-sex marriage to get into the governor’s mansion, but, as with any benefit, there’s...
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Oregon bakery pays fine for discriminating against lesbian couple
The owners of the Oregon bakery at the center of a prominent LGBT discrimination case have paid a fine, plus interest, that was levied against them...
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Missouri AG candidate proposes religious exemption law
It’s become the classic “dog bites man” storyline: Another Republican politician is urging state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide special religious exemptions for ministers,...
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Student appeals dismissal of lawsuit over anti-gay paper
A student whose lawsuit against the University of New Mexico for violating her First Amendment rights suffered a setback in September is appealing a federal...
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Victories and Defeats: The Year in Review
The win for marriage equality was the high point of the year -- and a seminal moment for the LGBT movement
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Kentucky governor removes clerks’ names from marriage licenses
In one of his first acts as governor, Kentucky’s Matt Bevin (R) issued an executive order on Tuesday that removes the names of county clerks...
