Search results for "equality act"
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Kathy Najimy on fighting for equality, “Hocus Pocus,” and performing with the American Pops Orchestra
Kathy Najimy has been a vital friend to the LGBTQ community in its fight for equality, gleefully entertaining us along the way
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Lambda Legal seeks class action status in LGBTQ Social Security survivor benefits lawsuit
If granted, class action status would allow all LGBTQ widows denied survivor benefits to avoid filing separate but identical lawsuits
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro cancels U.S. trip amid outcry from activists over LGBTQ record
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio celebrates Bolsonaro's withdrawal, telling him "your hatred isn't welcome here."
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Madonna at GLAAD Awards: “It is every human’s duty to fight, to advocate” for equality
Musical icon honored with Advocate for Change Award for her longtime advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community
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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
