All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Congressmen ask Mike Pence to raise human rights abuses on Egypt trip
A bipartisan group of members of Congress has written a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking him to bring up concerns about recent human rights...
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LGBTQ advocates mourn death of San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee
On Tuesday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who became the city’s first Asian-American mayor in 2011, died of a heart attack. According to the San Francisco...
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Gay Lexington Mayor Jim Gray announces bid for Congress
The openly gay two-term mayor of Lexington, Ky., has announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for the state’s 6th Congressional District seat held...
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Dueling rallies: The LGBTQ community faces off against homophobes at Supreme Court
Refusal to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding at center of conflict between free speech and nondiscrimination laws.
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RNC chairwoman praises Log Cabin Republicans on their 40th anniversary
McDaniel: "Your voices make our Party stronger, and our nation greater"
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Virginia Democrats holding onto slim lead headed into Election Day
Hotly contested race between Danica Roem and Bob Marshall will be closely watched by LGBTQ advocates
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Ralph Northam makes final appeal to LGBTQ voters before Virginia governor election
Northam says his Republican opponent can't be trusted to stand up to extremists in his party
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Virginia AG Mark Herring stands by his record on LGBTQ rights
If you listen to Republican attack ads, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is a controversial figure obsessed with social issues who is bending the law...
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Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris urge HRC dinner attendees to continue the fight for equality
HRC uses dinner to cement itself as the LGBTQ leader of the resistance to Trump administration policies
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Sen. Murray urges “no” vote on Rep. Jim Bridenstine as Trump’s pick to head NASA
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) has sent a letter to her colleagues on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, urging them to oppose...
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Lesbian political action committee issues endorsements in New Jersey and Virginia elections
LPAC, the country’s first and only lesbian political action committee, has announced it is endorsing seven candidates seeking political office in New Jersey and Virginia...
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Transgender inmate in Oregon settles lawsuit over denial of medical care
The Oregon Department of Corrections has settled a lawsuit filed on behalf of a transgender inmate who claimed she was denied medical care while in...
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Hillary Clinton and Jeff Bezos to speak at HRC National Dinner
Selection of speakers signals HRC's commitment to opposing the Trump administration's actions on LGBTQ rights
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Morgantown City Council approves pro-LGBTQ ordinance
The Morgantown, W.V., City Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Human Rights Commission to include language protecting various characteristics including sexual orientation and...
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White House refutes story alleging Trump joked about Pence wanting to hang gays
White House Press Secretary: New Yorker story "relied on fiction rather than facts"
