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Brunei’s new law permits stoning gay people to death
“Under international law, stoning people to death constitutes torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and is thus clearly prohibited.” — Rupert...
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Frosh Gets Equality Maryland PAC Nod
Equality Maryland PAC, the political action committee for the Free State’s most prominent LGBT-rights group, announced on Monday it was endorsing state Sen. Brian Frosh...
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Michigan sued for suspending recognition of married same-sex couples
Eight same-sex couples who were married in Michigan before a federal judge’s decision striking down the state’s same-sex marriage ban was put on hold filed...
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Federal judge orders Ohio to recognize married same-sex couples
A federal judge ordered Ohio officials to recognize same-sex couples legally married in other states in a ruling handed down Monday. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Groups Rally Against PFZs
About 20 community activists and advocates rallied Friday outside the John A. Wilson Building, which houses the mayor’s office and the D.C. Council chambers, to...
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Ethiopian Orthodox Church group: “Children are being raped by gay people”
As Ethiopian politicians prepare to pass a bill that includes homosexuality in a list of non-pardonable offenses, a group associated with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church...
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Pharrell tells Ellen he supports “equality for everybody”
“When I say equality, I mean equality for everybody.Why are you telling people who they can and cannot marry? This is 2014.” — Pharrell Williams,...
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Obama ties LBJ’s civil rights legacy to LGBT Americans
President Barack Obama embraced Lyndon B. Johnson’s civil rights legacy Thursday in a speech that credited the former president with helping to open the doors...
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Wanda Alston Foundation Announces Misuse of Funds
The Wanda Alston Foundation, which operates the Wanda Alston House providing housing and support services for homeless and at-risk LGBT youth in the District, announced...
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Italian court orders city to recognize same-sex marriage
“This is a unique precedent for our country. It is thefirst time that a gay marriage has been recognized in Italy.” — Sergio Lo Giudice,...
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Utah distances itself from anti-gay-marriage academic
Hours before the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals is set to hear arguments in a case challenging Utah’s same-sex-marriage ban, defenders of the ban filed...
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Chick-fil-A wants to take over New York, CEO still opposes same-sex marriage
“We don’t need bigots coming to New York City.” That’s the reaction from openly gay Councilman Daniel Dromm, upon reading the story in USA Today...
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Jamaica’s Prime Minister distances herself from legalizing gay sex
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has further distanced herself from a 2011 election promise to legalize gay sex. The leader of the People’s National Party...
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D.C. GOP Commits to Full Slate
The D.C. Republican Party announced April 7 that it intends to place candidates who did not declare their intentions prior to the party’s April 1...
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Obama continues executive actions, but not on LGBT workplace discrimination
President Barack Obama continued to act on his promise to make 2014 a year of action, signing two executive actions Tuesday seeking to narrow the...
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