News + Politics
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White House LGBT liaison to depart Obama administration
Gautam Raghavan, the White House’s LGBT liaison, will leave the Obama administration after more than five years to join the Gill Foundation as vice president...
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Former Utah Governor: Same-sex marriage is “inevitable”
“I think that’s inevitable. I think we’re on a pathway.” Former Utah Governor Jon Hunstman Jr. (R.), reports Salt Lake’s Deseret News. Hunstman, who backed civil unions...
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NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade lifts ban on LGBT groups
NBCUniversal has announced that OUT@NBCUniversal — an LGBT support group for the company’s employees — will be allowed to march in next year’s St Patrick’s Day...
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Federal judge finds Louisiana same-sex marriage ban constitutional
A federal judge upheld Louisiana’s ban on same-sex marriage Wednesday, breaking a string of legal victories for marriage equality in the year since the U.S....
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NOM: We have a “very good chance” of stopping same-sex marriage
“NOM will be leading the charge to make a national statement that will be heard around the country … this time around, we have a very...
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George Takei: Arnold Schwarzenegger inspired me to come out
“I’d spent a lifetime being silent on the issue… now I had to speak up.” –Actor and LGBT activist George Takei, speaking with Winq magazine....
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Donations pour in for gay man after family allegedly attacks him on video
Donations pour in for gay man after family allegedly attacks him on video
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Hispanic Heritage Honors
The Latino GLBT History Project (LHP), a local nonprofit dedicated to preserving and educating the public about the history and contributions of D.C.’s LGBTQ Latino...
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Senate Power Shifts Yet Again
Virginia Republicans seized control of the state senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving them complete power over the operations of the state’s General Assembly and...
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Excessive Force
When civil disorder followed the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, it was fueled...
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Virginia plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the couples fighting Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage urged the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear their case, describing it as “excellent vehicle...
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Commission charts path for open transgender military service
More than three months after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the White House voiced support for a review of the military’s ban on transgender service,...
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Pastor wants America to introduce “ten years in prison” for homosexuality
“The practice of homosexuality in the United States of America … shall be a felony punishable by ten years in prison at hard labor.” — Pastor...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron: “Gay couples [have] so much love to give.”
“We should not allow prejudice to stand in the way of progress for our children or for our wider society.” — David Cameron, Prime Minister...
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Jessica Alba tells Daily Beast she left church because of homophobia
“I was so in love with him and thought, ‘There’s no way this guy’s going to hell’.” — Actress Jessica Alba, speaking with The Daily...
