All posts tagged "lgbt rights"
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Turkey has first openly gay parliamentary candidate
— Baris Sulu, Turkey’s first-ever openly gay candidate for the Grand National Assembly elections on June 7, in an interview with The Independent. Sulu is running as a left-leaning...
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Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as next Attorney General
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Loretta Lynch, the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, to become the nation’s first African-American...
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Reba sounds off in favor of marriage equality
— Country singer Reba McEntire, in an interview published in PrideSource, an online publication from the publishers of the Michigan-area Between the Lines, explaining why she supports marriage...
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Tidying up Maryland’s equality statutes
Maryland already enjoys marriage equality and is one of a minority of states with legal protections for transgender people. For lawmakers, however, that’s not enough....
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Kelly Clarkson doesn’t care if her daughter is gay
— Singer and former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, in an interview with Pride Source, when asked how she would feel if her youngest daughter, River...
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State Department names special envoy on LGBT rights
Randy Berry will become the nation’s first diplomat tasked with advocating for the rights of LGBT people around the globe.
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Congressman tweets support for transgender granddaughter
“As the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild, I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied.” — U.S. Rep. Mike...
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Nail in the Coffin: All LGBT Bills Dead in Virginia
Virginian LGBT public employees who do not work for the state must wait another year to gain workplace protections after a bill that would have...
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State Department to establish envoy on LGBT rights
The State Department will name a special envoy on LGBT rights.
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Educating Virginia
If you knew James Parrish more than two decades ago, the thought of him helming Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, would be...
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LGBT Ally Murphy Wins Va. House of Delegates Seat
Virginia Democrats fought back against wintery conditions and electoral history on Tuesday, Jan. 6 to help Del.-elect Kathleen Murphy (D) successfully pick up a Republican seat...
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Remembering Marion Barry
Former mayor was one of the first D.C. politicians to embrace LGBT rights
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Equality Virginia to Name the Northams “Legends”
Equality Virginia, the commonwealth’s top LGBT rights organization, will honor Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) and his wife, Pam, with the 2014 Legend Award at...
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Obama pressed to appoint State Department envoy for LGBT rights
President Barack Obama is being urged to appoint a special envoy for LGBT Human Rights within the State Department who would serve as the principal...
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LGBT-rights draw little emphasis at Africa summit
The Obama administration is facing criticism for failing to emphasize support for LGBT-rights during a historic gathering of African leaders in Washington this week. Beginning Monday,...
