News + Politics
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Equality Virginia, HOME launch initiative for Fair Housing Month
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, and Housing Opportunities Made Equal, Inc. (HOME), a Richmond nonprofit and housing counseling agency, are launching an...
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Infertility coverage, transgender birth certificate bills pass first hurdle in Md.
The Maryland House of Delegates and Senate last week successfully passed, by large margins, their own versions of two bills containing pro-equality provisions that will...
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Justice Department sues university for transgender discrimination
The lawsuit marks a historic first for the Justice Department
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Commonwealth Dinner to honor OUTstanding Virginians
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, is gearing up for its its annual celebration and fundraiser, slated to be held on Saturday, April...
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Connecticut to boycott Indiana over anti-LGBT religious freedom law
Connecticut will become the first state to boycott Indiana over a new anti-LGBT law
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Angie’s List pulls Indiana building project over discriminatory “Religious Freedom” law
— From a statement released by Bill Oesterle, CEO of Angie’s List, a popular web company that enables some 3 million consumers to share reviews...
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Masa 14 dress code policy draws outrage [Updated]
A photograph of a notice taped to the front door of the of Masa 14 published today on the blog Popville has drawn some unwelcome attention...
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States urge Supreme Court to uphold same-sex marriage bans
Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee file briefs with the Supreme Court
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Indiana’s bigotry: Celebrities, companies and politicians react
A lot of people are unhappy with the state's "religious freedom" law
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Michael Sam: I’m not the only gay NFL player
–Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted in the NFL, during a speech at the Dallas Holocaust Museum, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram...
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White House criticizes Indiana’s discriminatory religious freedom law
White House voices concerns over Indiana's anti-LGBT law
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11 Senate Republicans vote to extend benefits to same-sex couples
11 Republicans voted to extend Social Security and veterans benefits to same-sex couples
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Hillary Clinton denounces Indiana’s religious freedom law as discriminatory
Hillary Clinton has weighed in on religious freedom legislation
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Patrick Paschall to head FreeState Legal
FreeState Legal, Maryland’s legal advocacy organization for low-income members of the state’s LGBT community, on March 18th named Patrick Paschall as its next executive director....
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Josh Groban: I’m not gay, even for Ryan Gosling
–Singer Josh Groban, noting that starring opposite Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love confirmed his heterosexuality. In an interview with PrideSouce, Groban — an LGBT...
