All posts tagged "anti-gay"
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HRC endorses Doug Jones in Alabama Senate race
The Human Rights Campaign has endorsed Democratic nominee Doug Jones in Alabama’s special U.S. Senate election, scheduled for Dec. 12. Jones, a former U.S. Attorney...
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Human rights groups concerned about anti-gay crackdowns in Muslim nations
Even in places where homosexuality is not technically illegal, LGBTQ people can be targeted by local police
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Southern Poverty Law Center sued over “hate group” listing
Amazon and GuideStar also named as defendants in defamation lawsuit
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Donald Trump throws support behind anti-gay Arizona U.S. Senate challenger
President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind U.S. Senate candidate Kelly Ward, who’s challenging Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) in a Republican primary in 2018,...
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Trump Agriculture Department nominee said gay marriage could lead to pedophilia
Yet another Trump administration official’s anti-LGBTQ views are under the glare of the spotlight after Donald Trump selected Sam Clovis to be the next chief...
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Youth minister threatens to rape NYC Council Speaker and kill gay cops
A Bronx youth minister is being charged with harassment after he threatened to rape City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, murder her family, and kill...
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Chuck Norris endorses anti-gay Senate candidate Roy Moore
Famous actor and conservative political activist Chuck Norris has recorded a robocall on behalf of anti-gay judge Roy Moore, who’s seeking the Senate seat once...
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Civil rights leaders urge U.S. Senate not to confirm anti-gay judge
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has written a letter urging the U.S. Senate to reject the nomination of Damien Schiff, a legal...
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Oklahoma gay man files civil rights lawsuit after home is burned to the ground
An Oklahoma gay man has filed a federal equal protection lawsuit against nine defendants, including several local police and government officials, alleging that they failed...
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Jeff Sessions gives closed door speech to anti-gay group’s conference
Alliance Defending Freedom is best known for its advocacy of anti-LGBTQ "religious liberty" laws
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U.S. House passes resolution condemning anti-gay persecution in Chechnya
House calls on Chechen and Russian authorities, and the United States, to take steps to stop the anti-gay violence
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Angela Merkel urges Putin to investigate anti-gay purge in Chechnya
German chancellor also criticizes crackdown on protesters demonstrating against anti-gay persecution
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U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi apologizes for homophobic comments
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) has apologized for homophobic comments he made which seemed to imply that violence against gay or gender-nonconforming individuals was acceptable. Enzi...
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Marco Rubio denounces anti-gay human rights abuses in Chechnya
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) denounced the anti-gay pogrom currently going on in the Russian republic of Chechnya, where hundreds of gay men have been detained...
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Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz will not seek re-election
GOP congressman frequently challenged D.C. home rule and tried to overturn city's marriage equality law
