News + Politics
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Supreme Court asked to hear Oklahoma same-sex marriage case
A case challenging Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage reached the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday, marking the second marriage-equality case to be petitioned to the nation’s...
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LGBT-rights draw little emphasis at Africa summit
The Obama administration is facing criticism for failing to emphasize support for LGBT-rights during a historic gathering of African leaders in Washington this week. Beginning Monday,...
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Target announces support for marriage equality
“It is our belief that everyone should be treated equally under the law, and that includes rights we believe individuals should have related to marriage.”...
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Virginia attorney general will ask Supreme Court to hear marriage equality case
Virginia attorney general will ask Supreme Court to hear marriage equality case
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Utah appeals same-sex marriage case to Supreme Court
The state of Utah formally appealed a case striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban to the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, once again placing the...
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Third Florida judge rules against same-sex marriage ban
A third state judge in as many weeks declared Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. Circuit Court Judge Dale...
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Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee to band together in court on gay-marriage front
Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee to band together in court on gay-marriage front
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Peroutka Stands Firm on Ties to Anti-Gay Secessionist Group
Anne Arundel County Council candidate refuses to back away from association with the League of the South
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Transgender Teen Stabbed on Metro
A 24-year-old Greenbelt man is facing hate crime charges after allegedly stabbing a transgender teen while aboard a Metro train on Wednesday afternoon. Reginald Anthony Klaiber,...
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Ugandan court strikes down anti-homosexuality law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court has annulled the controversial anti-homosexuality act which President Yoweri Museveni signed into law in February. The legislation increased the punishment for homosexuality, which...
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Utah School Fires Employee for Promoting “Homophones”
“A ‘SOCIAL media strategist’ for a school in Utah has been sacked after writing a blog post explaining what a homophone was. According to Torkildson,...
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Gay ANC Commissioner Charged with Assault
A gay ANC Commissioner in Ward 2 has been charged with simple assault following an altercation stemming from his actions against a homeless man on...
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Religious freedom bill could spur adoption discrimination
Legislation introduced in Congress this week aimed at protecting the religious beliefs of child welfare service providers is drawing criticism from LGBT-rights advocates who say the...
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Immigration reform protest sparks action by LGBT Equality Caucus
The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus will draft a statement to Obama on needs of undocumented LGBT people
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to New Jersey “ex-gay therapy” ban
A challenge to New Jersey’s law prohibiting “ex-gay therapy” for minors was dismissed by a federal judge Wednesday. U.S. District Court Judge Freda Wolfson dismissed...
