News + Politics
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Brian Sims launches congressional campaign
It’s official: Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims is setting his sights on Washington. Sims, an attorney and civil rights advocate who represents Philadelphia’s Center City...
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Vatican disciplines gay priest as synod on family issues kicks off
The Vatican is disciplining a Polish-born pope who came out as gay for speaking out as a synod, or meeting of bishops, gathers in Rome...
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Clinton promises to be advocate for equality at HRC event
Democratic frontrunner and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton wooed over 800 LGBT activists affiliated with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) at the Mayflower...
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Brian Sims exploring congressional run
Pennsylvania State Rep. Brian Sims is weighing the possibility of heading to Washington. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sims, Pennsylvania’s only openly gay lawmaker, is...
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Pope met with gay couple during visit to Washington
Amid all the hullabaloo over Pope Francis meeting with Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, the pontiff also met with a same-sex couple from Washington during...
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Vatican expresses “sense of regret” for meeting with Kim Davis
The Vatican is walking back its seeming embrace of Kim Davis after receiving backlash from LGBT groups and liberal Catholics disappointed that the pope had...
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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...
