Politics
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Obama proclaims June LGBT Pride Month
White House to hold annual LGBT reception on June 30
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Medicare ban on transition-related medical care overturned
A longstanding ban that prohibited Medicare from covering transition-related medical procedures for transgender Americans was struck down Friday by an independent panel within the Department...
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Interior Department announces LGBT-history initiative
The National Park Service will conduct a study to determine key locations and events associated with LGBT history in order to better tell America’s story,...
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Texas GOP excludes gay Republicans from party convention
Texas GOP refuses LGBT orgs official participation at party’s annual convention
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GOP congressman announces support for marriage equality
Marriage equality gained its third Republican supporter in the House of Representatives Wednesday. A week after a federal judge declared Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriage...
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Chris Christie renominates judge who ruled in favor of marriage equality
Chris Christie renominates judge who ruled in favor of marriage equality
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GOP Gov. Tom Corbett will not appeal Pennsylvania gay marriage ruling
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett announced Wednesday that he will not appeal a federal judge’s decision legalizing same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania. “I have thoroughly reviewed Judge...
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Federal judge declares Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Pennsylvania’s same-sex marriage ban was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal judge Tuesday. “Today, certain citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are not guaranteed the...
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Federal judge orders Utah recognize married same-sex couples
A federal judge ordered the state of Utah to recognize the marriages of more than 1,000 same-sex couples married in the state earlier this year...
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Federal judge strikes down Oregon same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge struck down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban, declaring the law unconstitutional in a ruling handed down Monday. “Because Oregon’s marriage laws discriminate on...
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Transgender military equality: The plan of attack
Inside the fight for transgender equality in the American military
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Court halts Arkansas same-sex marriages
The Arkansas Supreme Court put same-sex marriages on hold in the state Friday following a week of legal confusion. The decision by the state Supreme...
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Obama, Kerry mark International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia
President Barack Obama marked the 10th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia with a renewed commitment to defend the equal rights of LGBT people....
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White House backs review of military’s transgender ban
The White House signaled their support Friday for a Pentagon review of the military’s longstanding ban on transgender servicemembers. Asked by Metro Weekly if President...
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Idaho same-sex marriages put on hold
Same-sex marriages in Idaho will not proceed as scheduled after a federal appeals court granted an emergency stay Thursday of a ruling striking down the...
