News + Politics
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Second gay group to march in NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Organizers of New York’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will allow a second LGBT group to participate in next year’s march, just months after ending the...
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Houston Astros star cuts spot for anti-HERO ad
Anti-LGBT forces in Houston got their prominent spokesman after former Astro outfielder and first baseman Lance Berkman cut a commercial urging voters to reject the...
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Anchorage passes nondiscrimination ordinance
The Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday passed a comprehensive nondiscrimination ordinance that provides protections for LGBT people in employment, housing and public accommodations on a bipartisan...
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Defending Davis: Kim Davis is enjoying her fifteen minutes of fame
From awards to papal recognition, Kim Davis is being hailed for blocking same-sex marriages
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Should Caitlyn Jenner Speak for the Trans Community?
Caitlyn Jenner has had many expectations placed on her. The demand of being a spokeswoman for the transgender community is perhaps the most daunting.
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Clinton objected to gender-neutral language on State Dept. forms
Hillary Clinton fired off an angry email to staffers at the State Department in early 2011 following an article published in The Washington Post explaining how official...
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North Carolina local nondiscrimination ordinances stay intact
A bill that was amended to potentially strip away the ability of local municipalities from enacting their own ordinances was defeated Tuesday after a bloc of...
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HRC to honor Tim Cook at National Dinner
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook will receive HRC’s Visibility Award at its 19th annual HRC National Dinner on Saturday,...
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Kim Davis had private meeting with Pope Francis; UPDATE: HRC responds
Controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis apparently did meet privately with Pope Francis, a Vatican spokesman seemed to confirm on Wednesday to ABC News. Davis and...
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Carson blames gay marriage for fall of Rome
It wouldn’t be another day on the campaign trail without some strange pronouncement about social issues from Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson. As first reported...
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North Carolina looks to prohibit pro-LGBT ordinances
In yet another anti-LGBT move this year, lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives pulled a sneak attack through an amendment that would strip...
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EV PAC backs four in contested Virginia Senate races
Equality Virginia PAC (EV PAC) on Monday announced it was backing four pro-LGBT non-incumbents seeking Senate seats ahead of November’s General Assembly elections, amid a...
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Obama ridicules Republicans over gay rights stance
President says religious liberty no excuse for denying equal rights to LGBT people
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Pope defends “human right” to refuse gay marriage licenses
Pope's comments illustrate no change in Church doctrine, but overall theme of U.S. trip focused on inclusion
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Surprising absolutely no one, Kim Davis is now a Republican
Kim Davis claims that the Democrats left her "a long time ago"
