News + Politics
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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...
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Lesbian mother gets legal support in Alabama adoption case
A lesbian mother from Alabama who had previously been denied visitation rights to see her three children despite having legally adopted them in Georgia is...
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California anti-transgender bathroom referendum won’t appear on ballot
A socially conservative group out of California has failed to collect enough petition signatures from registered voters to qualify an anti-transgender piece of legislation onto...
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Greece approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Greece’s parliament has approved a bill allowing gay and lesbian couples to form civil unions, becoming one of the last countries in Europe to provide...
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Brian Sims wins Victory Fund endorsement
Sims is seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representitives
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NCAA joins Indiana coalition pushing for LGBT protections
Supporters of a law that would prohibit discrimination against members of the LGBT community gained a significant ally last week after the NCAA, the nation’s...
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Kathryn Knott convicted of assault in Philadelphia gay bashing
The daughter of a Philadelphia-area police chief on Friday was convicted of simple assault in a violent attack lodged against a gay couple in Philadelphia’s...
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Lawsuit challenges Minnesota’s insurance ban for transition-related surgery
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Minnesota filed a lawsuit on Thursday in Minnesota State Court challenging the current ban on...
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Judge: Catholic school discriminated against gay cafeteria worker
A Massachusetts superior court judge on Wednesday ruled in a first-of-its-kind decision that a Catholic all-girls school in Milton, Mass., illegally discriminated against a gay...
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Latino GLBT History Project elects new executive officers
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), the nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving and educating the public about the history and contributions of D.C.’s LGBT...
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ACLU warns of coming wave of “religious exemption” bills
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning that social conservatives and anti-LGBT advocates could be intending to push laws and policies that would legalize discrimination...
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Divisive Comments
The 2016 presidential race features an array of characters, each with their own quirks, flaws and idiosyncrasies. So when Republican front-runner Donald Trump began making...
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DOJ guidance seeks to help police avoid gender bias
The Department of Justice on Monday announced new guidance that is designed to help law enforcement agencies avoid gender bias when responding to sexual assault or...
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Rubio campaign flaunting opposition to gay marriage
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio appears to be embracing opposition to gay marriage as a major plank of his presidential campaign with the release of a...
