News + Politics
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Forever 21 boss to transgender employee: You’re useless and disgusting
— A manager at a Brooklyn Forever 21, quoted by former employee Alexia Daskalakis who was fired in January of this year. Daskalakis is now suing...
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Bowser taps Snowden for deputy mayor post
On Wednesday, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) fulfilled a campaign promise by naming progressive lobbyist and former At-Large Council candidate Courtney R. Snowden, an out...
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Bryan Fischer: Indiana controversy will lead to Christian slavery
— American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer, in perhaps the most bizarre statement regarding the controversy surrounding Indiana’s “religious freedom” law and attempts to clarify the...
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Fix to Indiana religious freedom law doesn’t make anyone happy
The fix has sparked criticism from LGBT-rights advocates and social conservatives alike
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Next Generation Leadership Foundation opens award nominations
The Next Generation Leadership Foundation (NGLF), the local nonprofit dedicated to mentoring and fostering potential LGBT leaders in various fields, is accepting nominations for the 2015...
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Arkansas governor asks religious freedom bill be recalled amid growing outcry
The firestorm over Indiana’s religious freedom law spilled into Arkansas
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Arkansas Governor’s son: Veto the “religious freedom” bill
–Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R.), speaking at a press conference today. Hutchinson has dialed back his support for a “religious freedom” bill, which passed through both...
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Anti-gay groups want Dan Savage’s sitcom cancelled
— Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, in a statement. The Disney-owned network are currently creating a pilot for a sitcom about the life of...
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3 anti-gay positions from Mike Pence’s own former website
Savvy web reporters dug into the Internet Archive this week to unearth the historical record of Mike Pence’s political intentions. Currently, he serves as the governor of Indiana, and...
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The politics of Indiana’s religious freedom law
Welcome to the new frontier in the fight for LGBT equality
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Norton: Indiana backlash reason to reject resolutions of disapproval
Delegate still fighting against Armstrong Amendment exemption
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Bowser bans government employee travel to Indiana
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) on Tuesday issued an executive order banning official government travel to the state of Indiana. This came in the wake of...
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New York bans state-funded travel to Indiana
New York joins the boycott of Indiana
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Indiana governor calls for swift “fix” to religious freedom law
Indiana's proposed fix may not go far enough to quell outrage
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Attorneys chosen to argue for marriage equality before the Supreme Court
Meet the two attorneys who will argue for nationwide marriage equality
