All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Log Cabin: DOJ actions show need for federal nondiscrimination law
Recently, the Justice Department filed an amicus brief in a lawsuit brought by a now-deceased gay skydiver. Donald Zarda sued his former employer, Altitude Express,...
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New bill in Congress would clarify limits on RFRA’s religious protections
Civil rights and social justice advocates are applauding a bill that would clarify that the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act cannot be used to infringe...
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Equality Virginia PAC makes first round of endorsements for November election
Endorsements based on candidates' explicit support for nondiscrimination protections
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HRC launches $26 million campaign opposing “Trump-Pence regime”
"HRC Rising" will register and mobilize voters for the 2018 midterm elections
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NYC mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis regrets voting against gay marriage
New York City mayoral hopeful Nicole Malliotakis says she regrets her vote against legalizing marriage equality in New York six years ago. Malliotakis, a Republican...
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Right-wing pundit: LGBTQ community has “raped” the rainbow’s true meaning
—Linda Harvey, the founder of Christian rights organization Mission: America, writing in World Net Daily about the cultural appropriation of what was once a Christian symbol —...
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European Court declares Russian “gay propaganda” law to be discriminatory
On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights declared a Russian law banning expressions of “gay propaganda” to be discriminatory, and has ordered the country...
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Georgia GOP congressional candidate distancing herself from Log Cabin ties
A Republican congressional candidate running in a special election in Georgia is being accused of trying to distance herself from her past embrace of the...
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Russian store puts up “no entry for faggots” sign
Even though Russian law prohibits sexual discrimination, German Sterligov reserves the right to refuse to serve gays
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Indonesian police set up task force to investigate LGBTQ people
Indonesian police have set up a new task force to investigate activities by LGBTQ people in the province of West Java, reports the South China Morning Post. West...
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Trump birth control regulation could threaten LGBTQ health rights
Regulation would allow more employers, even for-profit companies, to refuse to cover medically necessary treatments
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Equality Virginia PAC and Pride Fund endorse Ralph Northam for governor
Equality Virginia Advocates, the campaign arm of the commonwealth’s top LGBTQ organization, has endorsed Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam’s bid for governor, citing his record of...
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Joe Biden to headline DNC’s LGBT Gala in New York next month
Former Vice President Joe Biden will receive an award honoring his advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQ community at the Democratic National Committee’s annual LGBT gala...
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Joe Biden urges Americans to defend LGBTQ rights abroad
Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling on the United States to speak out against LGBTQ human rights abuses and defend advances in equality for LGBTQ...
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72 countries still punish same-sex sexual activity, report finds
Fewer countries ban same-sex relations than did a decade ago, but 72 countries still punish those who engage in homosexual intimacy, according to a new...
