News + Politics
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Jeb Bush: Gay marriage is not a constitutional right, religious discrimination is valid
Jeb Bush appeals to conservative voters in a frank interview on marriage equality
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School bus driver to girls: You’re gay and will burn in hell
—Maurissa Rushing, an 11-year-old Missouri native, recounting her experience with a homophobic school bus driver. Speaking with Fox4KC, Rushing stated that the driver cornered her and...
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Irish pastors mobilize congregations to vote ‘No’ on Friday’s historic same-sex marriage referendum
Friday's historic referendum would be the world's first to decide same-sex marriage by popular vote
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Voters in Eureka Springs, Arkansas uphold nondiscrimination ordinance
Voters in the tourist town of Eureka Springs, Ark., went to the polls on Tuesday to uphold an ordinance preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation...
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Bigots aren’t happy with Girl Scouts accepting transgender youth
— Penny Nance, of Concerned Women for America, speaking on American Family Radio’s Today’s Issues about the Girl Scouts decision to accept transgender youth. Right Wing Watch...
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Jonathan Groff: Until “Looking,” straight friends didn’t know men could have sex face-to-face
Until "Looking," Jonathan Groff's straight friends didn't know men could have sex face-to-face
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Capital Pride Gala to Honor Eric Holder and 9 other Heroes
Capital Pride will honor former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and nine other individuals or organizations who have made major contributions to the D.C.-area LGBT community...
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Laramie passes nondiscrimination laws 17 years after Matthew Shepard’s death
–Jeran Artery, head of Wyoming Equality, speaking with the Associated Press after Laramie City Council approved a law designed to protect LGBT citizens from discrimination....
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GLAAD Media Awards honor Ripa, Roberts
Last weekend's GLAAD Media Awards in New York were emotionally charged
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Murray, Israel introduce Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Wednesday to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity...
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Gambian President: I will slit the throats of gay men
–Gambian President Yahya Jammeh, in a speech during a tour of his country. In a translation obtained by Vice, the dictator, who seized power in...
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Sweden is trolling Russia’s submarines with a gay sailor
Sweden has designed a delightfully tongue-in-cheek method of dealing with Russian aggression on its borders. Last October, Sweden sent hundreds of troops and units to...
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FDA recommends lifting lifetime ban on MSM blood donations
Proposed guidance would replace ban with 1-year deferral from last sexual encounter
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Texas lawmakers pushing anti-marriage equality measures
The Texas Senate on Monday approved a measure protecting anyone who refuses to accommodate same-sex marriage from the threat of legal action. The bill is...
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Carly Fiorina changes her mind on banning same-sex marriage
— Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina, Republican contender for the 2016 presidency, speaking with conservative blog Caffeinated Thoughts about an impending Supreme Court ruling on...
