Search results for "equality act"
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Google finally deletes conversion therapy app after protest from LGBTQ activists
Living Hope Ministries calls being gay “a stomach-ulcer-of-a-life”
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571 companies earn perfect score on HRC’s 2019 Corporate Equality Index
Major corporations earn praise and recognition for their LGBTQ-friendly policies
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Jussie Smollett: All charges dropped against Empire actor
Smollett said he has been "truthful and consistent...since day one"
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Democrats shoot down anti-transgender amendments to Violence Against Women Act
On Wednesday, Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee approved a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act that contained protections for transgender victims of intimate...
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Utah’s hate crimes bill adds “political expression” to list of protected characteristics
After years of blocking a bill to add hate crime protections for LGBTQ people, Utah’s Republican-run Senate overwhelmingly approved a comprehensive “victim targeting” law that...
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D.C. activists protest lack of justice for transgender victims of crime
Several dozen transgender activists and their allies demonstrated outside the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse, which houses D.C. Superior Court, to protest what they say is...
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Equality Utah head blasts Gov. Gary Herbert for support of “hostile takeover” of conversion therapy bill
The head of the LGBTQ group Equality Utah is blasting Utah Gov. Gary Herbert for supporting amendments that radically altered the content of a bill...
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First Look: New exhibit at Newseum explores fight for LGBTQ equality
Groundbreaking exhibit explores 50 years of LGBTQ history, starting with the Stonewall riots
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Virginia Equality Bar Association’s name and gender marker change clinics provide a crucial service
The clinics help transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals update their vital records
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Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for long history of anti-gay statements and actions
Gabbard has previously attacked "homosexual extremists" and worked for a organization that supported conversion therapy
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Activists demand investigation after second gay black man dies in Democratic donor’s home
LGBTQ advocates demand "thorough" investigation into deaths and call on politicians to donate money from Ed Buck to charity
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Michigan’s outgoing governor bans anti-LGBTQ discrimination by state contractors
As the final days of his governorship come to an end, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has taken steps to protect LGBTQ people by issuing an...
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Chely Wright’s Second Act: Out, Proud, and Living Her Truth
Since coming out, much has changed for the country singer. What hasn't changed is her way with words.
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Can a pro-gay “urban Republican” gain traction in Washington, D.C.?
Michael Bekesha hopes Ward 6 voters can see past Trump and support a "socially progressive, fiscally responsible" Republican
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Houston Public Library sued by anti-gay activists over “Drag Queen Storytime”
Chief plaintiff has sued other libraries over similar events, claiming it promotes the "religion" of secular humanism
