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Golfer Patrick Reed gets angry and calls himself a [homophobic slur]
“Nice fuckin’ three-putt you fuckin’ faggot.” — Pro golfer Patrick Reed, muttering to himself, after making a bogey on the 10th hole during the opening round...
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Obama marks fifth anniversary of hate crimes bill
President Barack Obama marked the fifth anniversary of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act in a statement released Thursday. “Since this...
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Federal appeals court upholds same-sex marriage bans in four states
A federal appeals court upheld same-sex marriages bans in four states Thursday, breaking with other federal appeals courts that have considered the issue. In a...
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DC Elections: Bowser Wins Big
LGBT candidates lag in most races, leaving D.C. without citywide or ward-wide LGBT political representation for first time since 1997.
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State judge rules against Missouri same-sex marriage ban
A judge in Missouri found the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday in a ruling that will impact the city of St. Louis. Circuit...
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Election night serves up few LGBT gains
For LGBT candidates, election night 2014 proved not to be election night 2012. Two years ago, when President Barack Obama handily won a second term,...
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Federal judge rules against Kansas same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge issued an Election Day ruling against the ban on same-sex marriage in the state of Kansas. U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Crabtree...
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Key LGBT races to watch
A number of LGBT candidates are on the ballot this Election Day in states across the country. Here are the key races to watch when...
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Democrat Seth Moulton rejects support from same-sex marriage opponents
Responding to calls from the National Organization for Marriage for social conservatives to vote for pro-LGBT Democrat Seth Moulton over his openly gay Republican opponent, Richard...
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GOP congressional candidate features gay son in ad
Nan Hayworth, the Republican seeking to unseat out Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney in New York’s 18th Congressional District, released a television ad Wednesday featuring her...
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HRC unlikely to endorse in Tisei, Moulton race
The nation’s largest LGBT-rights organization is not expected to get involved in the Massachusetts congressional race between openly gay Republican Richard Tisei and pro-LGBT Democrat...
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Walking Dead actor: Claims I don’t want my character to be gay are “BS”
“This is total BS by the way.” –Actor Norman Reedus, who portrays Daryl on AMC’s The Walking Dead. Numerous publications carried rumors from GLOBE magazine that...
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Bill Clinton avoids the past in LGBT-rights speech
The former president avoids the past in LGBT-rights speech
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GOP Rep. Chris Gibson backs attaching ENDA to defense bill
A Republican cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act publicly endorsed a strategy Saturday that would attach the piece of LGBT-rights legislation as an amendment to...
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CUA Democrats Rescheduling Gay-Themed Event
The Catholic University of America (CUA) College Democrats are in the process of rescheduling a cancelled “Milk and Cookies” event after university administrators pulled the...
