News + Politics
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Florida governor signs bill repealing gay adoption ban
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) signed into law on Thursday a bill that repeals the Sunshine State’s nearly four decade-long law prohibiting same-sex couples from...
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U.S. Ambassadors say trade agreement will help LGBT lives
— An open letter signed by the seven out gay U.S. ambassadors and the out gay Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, posted on the...
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Michigan Gov. Snyder signs bills allowing adoption agencies to discriminate
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Thursday signed a package of three bills that will allow adoption or child placement agencies to refuse to serve...
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Openly gay North Korean defector: I didn’t know what homosexuality was
—Jang Yeong-jin, the only openly gay North Korean defector living in South Korea, speaking with the New York Times. Jang has written a book, “A...
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ACLU files transgender discrimination lawsuit in Gloucester County
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Virginia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Gloucester County School Board for what they...
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North Carolina House overrides veto of gay marriage “opt out” bill
The North Carolina House of Representatives on Thursday overrode a veto by Gov. Pat McCrory (R) of a bill that allows state officials to recuse themselves...
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Hushed Celebrations
Pride can be a celebration, a declaration, or a fight to be recognized, depending on where you live
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High School Pride
Cardozo becomes the second local public high school to hold its own pride event
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Defense Department adds sexual orientation as protected class
Policy change allows gay service members to file equal opportunity complaints
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Adam Tenner to be honored at Whitman-Walker benefit
Whitman-Walker Health’s Legal Services Department will honor Metro TeenAIDS executive director Adam Tenner, longtime volunteer SaVanna KB Wanzer, and the DC Public Schools Office of...
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Good news for LGBT supporters in Virginia primary results
Supporters of LGBT rights have a lot to celebrate after Tuesday’s primaries in Virginia resulted in the defeat of the last remaining anti-LGBT Democrat in the General...
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Franklin Graham’s new bank is sponsoring gay pride event
Evangelist's new bank also appears to support LGBT rights
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More than 500 same-sex marriages are now legal in Arkansas
More than 500 couples have waited a year to have their marriages validated
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AMA: No medical reason for transgender military ban
Supporters of allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the U.S. military received a boost for their cause Monday, when the American Medical Association approved...
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Brother, Help Thyself accepting new grant applications on June 15
Brother, Help Thyself (BHT), the organization providing support for nonprofits dealing with the LGBT community and HIV/AIDS prevention, announced on Tuesday that it will start...
