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D.C. Council Mulls Reparative Therapy Ban
Councilmember Yvette Alexander (D-Ward 7) presided over a nearly five-hour hearing on Friday where she listened to testimony for and against a bill pending before...
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Federal judge strikes down Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage Tuesday, declaring the law in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment...
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Labor Department will protect transgender workers from discrimination
The Obama administration will issue guidance “to make clear that discrimination on the basis of transgender status is discrimination based on sex,” Labor Secretary Thomas...
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Obama announces executive order protecting transgender federal employees
President Barack Obama announced Monday that he would take additional executive action to protect LGBT workers by signing an executive order to protect transgender federal...
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Study finds signs of LGBT discrimination among federal contractors
LGBT workers seeking employment with federal contractors are more than 20 percent less likely to be called back for interviews than less qualified straight applicants,...
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Supreme Court lets California’s “ex-gay therapy” ban stand
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to weigh in on California’s ban on “ex-gay therapy” for minors Monday, clearing the way for the law to go...
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Congresswoman Lee and Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen host HIV testing
“By knowing your status, you can take control and help put an end what to what is still a national public health crisis, and I...
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Wedding businesses should be required to serve gay couples
“A majority of Americans (61%) continue to believe that a business providing wedding services to the public should be required to serve same-sex couples, even if...
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Samantha Power warns of growing international backlash against LGBT rights
Joining a chorus of Obama administration officials who have spoken out on international LGBT rights in recent weeks, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha...
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Rebranding AIDS Walk
Annual fundraiser for Whitman-Walker Health's HIV research changes name to reflect advances in treatment
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Vatican considers being less judgemental towards gays
“When people living in such unions request a child’s baptism, almost all the responses emphasise that the child must be received with the same care,...
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GOP Sen. Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage
Sen. Susan Collins announced her support for same-sex marriage Wednesday, making her the fourth Republican senator to openly endorse marriage equality. “A number of states,...
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Maryland Primary Results Mostly Positive for LGBTs, Allies
Voters in Maryland went to the polls Tuesday to determine Democratic and Republican nominees for various offices in the state from governor down to the...
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Federal appeals court rules Utah same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that Utah’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Wednesday. The 2-1...
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Federal judge strikes down Indiana same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban Wednesday, declaring the law in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s Due Process Clause and Equal Protection...
