All posts tagged "anti-LGBTQ"
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Analysis: “Bathroom bill” gave Texas $225 milllion in “unwanted” news coverage
An analysis by a pro-LGBTQ business coalition finds that Texas lawmakers’ push for a bill restricting transgender access to restrooms has generated almost $225 million...
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Texas Lt. Governor threatens to force special session if House doesn’t pass “bathroom bill”
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is threatening to force the Texas legislature to convene for a special summer session if House Speaker Joe Straus doesn’t...
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Gay pride T-shirt case appealed to Kentucky Supreme Court
The Lexington Fayette Urban Human Rights Commission has decided to appeal a Kentucky appellate court’s finding that a T-shirt printing business that refused to print shirts...
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Danica Roem earns progressive group’s endorsement for Virginia House seat
Roem is the first transgender candidate endorsed by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee
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Trump nominates anti-gay Scott Garrett to head Export-Import Bank
Former GOP congressman lost his re-election opposing gay GOP candidates
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“Eliminate Hate” campaign seeks to expose anti-LGBTQ hate groups
A new campaign is being launched to discredit anti-LGBTQ groups and pressure media to label them “hate groups.” The Eliminate Hate Campaign is being spearheaded...
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Tennessee anti-gay marriage and bathroom bills dead until next year
Tennessee lawmakers have delayed a vote on a measure that would only legally recognize marriages between one man and one woman until next year, but advocates...
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Anti-LGBTQ Jeff Sessions confirmed as Attorney General
LGBTQ groups call his confirmation "distressing," "deeply disturbing" and a "travesty"
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Betsy DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education
It came down to the vote of Mike Pence to break a tie, but Republican billionaire donor and school privatization advocate Betsy DeVos has been...
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Mike Huckabee cracks anti-trans joke to make fun of Chuck Schumer
Former presidential candidate and anti-LGBT minister Mike Huckabee is being criticized for cracking a joke referencing a film about murdered transgender man Brandon Teena. Huckabee...
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Trump could be preparing an anti-LGBTQ executive order
HRC calls rumors of discriminatory order "deeply troubling"
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Trump inauguration speech urges “unity” among Americans
After taking the oath of office, President Donald J. Trump asked Americans to come together and unify in support of their country, talking in generalities...
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Pastor at Trump inauguration has called gays “miserable” and “filthy”
A pastor with a long history of disparaging the LGBT community preached to President Trump and his family in a private service just hours prior...
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These 7 States are a Threat to LGBT Rights this Year
As the national press fixates on every action, statement, and tweet from the nation’s incoming 45th president, much of their coverage is unsurprisingly Washington-centric. Donald...
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McAuliffe promises to veto anti-LGBT legislation in final State of Commonwealth address
Gov. Terry McAuliffe fired a rhetorical shot at the Virginia General Assembly in his final State of the Commonwealth address on Wednesday night, warning Republicans...
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