News + Politics
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Latino GLBT History Project elects new officers
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) has a new leadership team. Elected March 21st by the board of directors, they will focus on preserving and educating...
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Victory Fund names Aisha Moodie-Mills new president
Aisha Moodie-Mills first woman and person of color to lead Victory Fund
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Sweden recognizes gender-neutral pronoun in dictionary
—-Sture Berg, an editor for the Swedish Academy’s Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL), a glossary of the Swedish language. Speaking with AFP, Berg announced that the gender-neutral...
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Indiana governor signs discriminatory “religious freedom” bill
An anti-LGBT law has become law in Indiana
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Ted Cruz: 10 anti-gay statements
A brief history of the Texas senator's conservative views
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California attorney general tries to halt “kill the gays” ballot initiative
California Attorney General Kamala Harris is asking a state court to allow her to halt a proposed ballot initiative calling for the execution of gays
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LaRuby May runs away with Stein endorsement in Ward 8 race
LaRuby May has surged to victory at the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club’s Ward 8 endorsement forum. One of 13 candidates running in the April 28...
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Inhofe amendment brings religious liberty debate to the Senate
Sen. James Inhofe is taking direct aim at marriage equality
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Oklahoma rejects pro-LGBT license plate
— John Keefe, whose application for an Oklahoma license plate that said “LGBTALY” was rejected by the state’s tax commission. According to News9.com, a representative...
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Roy Moore: Courts cannot redefine Biblical marriage
— Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore speaking at a Monday rally in support of “Biblical marriage.” Moore, who has openly defied a federal court order striking...
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Ted Cruz declares candidacy as 2016’s culture warrior
It's official: Ted Cruz is running for president
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Chipotle scoffs at comparing right to discriminate with decision not to offer pork
— Chipotle spokesman Chris Arnold, in comments to the Huffington Post responding to statements by U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and U.S. Rep. Randy Forbes (R-Va.)...
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Once a top LGBT opponent, Mass. Lt. Gov. signals change of heart
–Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito (R-Mass.), as quoted in an article by Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham. Polito, who once led the charge against marriage equality in the...
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James Franco comes out as “gay,” except for the sex part
— Actor James Franco, in an interview appearing in Four Two Nine magazine, where the actor and cultural icon challenges societal notions surrounding sexuality. In the interview,...
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Suspect in Deoni Jones killing found competent to stand trial
It’s been more than three years since transgender youth Deoni Jones was stabbed to death on February 2, 2012. On Friday morning, a mental observation...
