News + Politics
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“Rowdy crowd” backs Obama over heckler at White House LGBT reception
President Barack Obama ticked off a laundry list of LGBT achievements by his administration during last night’s White House Pride Month reception. However, not everyone...
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Banned from Pride
LGBT members of an anti-gay party have been banned from marching in London's Pride parade
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No, California won’t be voting on whether to kill gay people
A California judge has struck down a ludicrous ballot initiative which proposed legalizing the killing of gay people. The Sodomite Suppression Act was filed on...
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Frank Kameny inducted into Labor Department’s Hall of Honor
Frank Kameny, the longtime LGBT rights activist credited with spearheading the fight that eventually allowed LGBT people to work for the federal government, was inducted into the...
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LGBT and pro-choice coalition stand united to oppose D.C. budget rider
Representatives from civil liberties, LGBT and reproductive rights groups have bonded together to fight against congressional interference in D.C. after a U.S. House of Representatives committee last...
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Opinion: Whitewashing History
It’s time for whites –- including LGBTs –- to move beyond willful ignorance when it comes to race in America
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Vatican meeting to address status of gays
Working document offers some nuance, but no major doctrinal changes
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Jindal executive order prompts IBM to cancel Baton Rouge ribbon-cutting
To put politics into Biblical terms, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is now reaping what he has sown. The Republican presidential candidate and social issues crusader...
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Pitcairn Island legalizes marriage equality
Tiny British protectorate legalizes same-sex marriage, even though there are no gay couples on the island
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British LGBT activist argues Jesus might have been gay
British activist claims Jesus had no attraction to women, not even morning wood
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Lesbian yogurt ad has One Million Moms enraged
— One Million Moms, a conservative action group and division of the American Family Association, writing on their site. “There is additional concern about the...
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Pope: Trans people should accept their body as “God’s gift”
Pope Francis, writing in his encyclical, has called upon transgender people to accept the body they were born with as “God’s gift.” “The acceptance of...
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Super Huge Prize Contest: The Winners!
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Michigan legislator: If a child gets an STD, punish the school that told them it’s okay to be gay
— Michigan state Rep. Gary Glenn (R), speaking in Light wins: How to overcome the Criminalization of Christianity. The film also includes interviews with Rand Paul and...
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Ted Cruz: Pray the Supreme Court rejects marriage equality
— Senator Ted Cruz, Republican candidate for President, speaking at the Faith and Freedom Coalition. The Texas Tribune reports that Cruz told his audience “Religious...
