News + Politics
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Pastor to high school seniors: You’re going to hell if you’re gay
–Pastor Scott Carpenter, speaking with North Carolina’s WBTV. Carpenter is under fire from angry parents who claim a baccalaureate service he gave at Kings Mountain High...
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Gay marriage hangs in balance in N.C.
The future of same-sex marriage in North Carolina remains uncertain as the N.C. House of Representatives decides what action to take on a bill that allows state officials...
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Indian families are using corrective rape to “cure” gay children
Corrective rape is becoming an issue in India, with families attacking their gay children to "cure" them
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Former Attorney General Eric Holder honored at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
Honoree Eric Holder says LGBT rights are a "logical extension" of civil rights movement at Capital Pride Heroes Gala
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N.J. lawsuit alleges conversion therapy violates consumer fraud laws
If a landmark lawsuit being heard this week in New Jersey is successful, it may set in motion a chain of events that would essentially...
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#MyNameIs coalition protests Facebook’s “real names” policy
More than a hundred activists belonging to the #MyNameIs coalition protested outside Facebook’s headquarters on Monday, claiming that their “real names” policy is discriminatory. The policy allows people...
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ISIS drops three gay men from 100ft building
Warning: graphic images follow In yet another horrific murder by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS/ISIL), three men have been dropped from the...
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Ian McKellen: I wish I’d came out sooner
–Sir Ian McKellen, speaking with the Huffington Post. McKellen came out in the late eighties, shortly before he was knighted. McKellen spoke of the “disguise”...
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McAuliffe proclaims June as LGBT Pride Month in Virginia
Sometimes it’s the little things that speak volumes. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s proclamation recognizing June 2015 as LGBT pride month is not a momentous court decision...
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Transgender groups and allies blast Huckabee for “creepy” comments
The National Center for Transgender Equality and other pro-transgender groups hit back at former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee after comments the Republican presidential aspirant had...
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Rudy Giuliani: I support marriage equality, so I’ll never get nominated
–Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on Fox News. “I’m in favor gay rights, I’m in favor of gay marriage. I see it as an...
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Laverne Cox: Caitlyn Jenner looks amazing, but her real beauty is within
–Laverne Cox, star of Orange Is The New Black, writing on her Tumblr. In an eloquent post following Caitlyn Jenner’s reveal in Vanity Fair, Cox...
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Huckabee invokes bathroom panic in remarks on transgender people
— Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, in remarks made to the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, held in Nashville, Tenn., in February. His comments were videotaped and...
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Task Force: Release all LGBT immigrants from detention centers
— Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. Noting that the month of June is recognized as Immigrant Heritage Month, the Task Force...
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DC Strokes’ annual Stonewall Regatta reaches record number of entrants
DC Strokes Rowing Club, the oldest LGBT rowing club in the world, will host the 22nd annual Stonewall Regatta, featuring more than 20 rowing clubs...
