All posts tagged "LGBTQ rights"
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Police Arrest Pride Demonstrators in Turkey
Turkish police detained over 100 people on Sunday following Pride marches in the cities of Istanbul and Izmir. Despite attempts by the Turkish government to...
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Estonia Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
On Tuesday, June 20, Estonia’s parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage, making the country the first Baltic state, and the first ex-Soviet state, to legalize...
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Cancelling LGBTQ Prides Spits on the Spirit of Stonewall
We must push back, harder, stronger, together, and not let up. Because who can be proud of a community that refuses to fight?
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Americans Oppose Anti-LGBTQ Religious-Based Discrimination
A new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of U.S. adults oppose allowing individuals to justify denying services to LGBTQ people by citing their personal...
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Sen. Thom Tillis Censured by GOP For Backing LGBTQ Rights
Tillis was censured by the state party for voting against party lines on LGBTQ issues, as well as gun legislation.
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Biden Hosts Pride Month Picnic at White House
President Joe Biden hosted a picnic-style Pride Month event on Saturday at the White House.
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Will Thailand Advance LGBTQ Rights?
The frontrunner to become Thailand’s next prime minister has vowed to stand up for LGBTQ rights should he be elected. Appearing at the second annual...
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Joe Biden Announces Re-Election Bid, With Nod to LGBTQ Rights
President Joe Biden released a re-election ad, alluding to attacks on the LGBTQ community as part of a larger fight for individual freedoms.
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Rep. Robert Garcia Wants the U.S. to Defend LGBTQI Rights Worldwide
A bill in Congress would require the United States to promote LGBTQI rights and speak out against human rights abuses abroad.
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Michigan Governor Signs LGBTQ Protections Into Law
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed a law protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination into effect.
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Gay Man Gives His Republican Family an Ultimatum in Viral Email
A gay man's email giving his family an ultimatum to stop voting for Republicans or sever ties with him has earned both praise and criticism.
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Capital Pride’s 2023 Theme is “Peace, Love, Revolution”
This year's celebration will feature familiar events, even as organizers keep an eye toward hosting a massive WorldPride blowout in 2025.
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DeSantis’s Revenge: Florida Takes Over Disney’s Special Tax District
The Florida Legislature recently passed a bill stripping away Walt Disney World Resort’s self-governance powers as retribution for Disney’s actions taken in response to Florida’s...
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Florida Church Forcing Members To Sign Anti-LGBTQ Oath
The First Baptist Church in Jacksonville is demanding members sign a "Biblical sexuality" oath expressing opposition to LGBTQ identity.
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Amir Ohana Becomes Israel’s First Openly Gay Knesset Speaker
On Thursday, the Knesset, or Israeli parliament, elected Amir Ohana, a politician with the right-wing Likud party, as its next speaker, making him the first...
