News + Politics
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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...
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Empire State Pride Agenda closing down operations
The top LGBT rights organization in New York state has announced it will “wind down” operations in 2016, after 25 years of advocacy, citing fulfillment...
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Supreme Court grants stay in lesbian second-parent adoption case
Mother who was separated from children after bitter break-up will be allowed visitation rights
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Right-wing groups sue over “fix” to Indiana’s RFRA law
A coalition of right-wing organizations have filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the "fix" to Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act
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Metro Transit Police investigating anti-gay Green Line attack
Victim was kicked and beaten by a dozen teenagers after intervening to stop a robbery
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Social conservatives throw support behind Ted Cruz
Presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is slowly starting to emerge as the consensus choice among establishment figures within the socially conservative wing of the...
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Reproductive Rights Alliance
The fight for reproductive rights is more intertwined with the LGBT movement than many realize
