All posts tagged "ticker"
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Taiwan becomes first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Taiwan's president said the island nation had taken a "big step towards true equality"
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U.S. House passes the Equality Act, a landmark LGBTQ rights bill
Bill prohibiting anti-LGBTQ discrimination passes over Republican objections, and is now headed to the U.S. Senate.
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Nyle DiMarco: We need the Equality Act, because LGBTQ people have “no absolute protection from the government”
As a deaf LGBTQ person, DiMarco is highlighting the importance of the Act as a member of two marginalized communities
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Civil rights groups rally after Trump’s judicial nominees won’t say whether segregation is unlawful
Civil rights groups rally in protest of Wendy Vitter and other Trump nominees who are silent about landmark desegregation case
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Social conservatives proposing “compromise” to weaken Equality Act’s protections
Civil rights groups are worried that any compromises would weaken protections for LGBTQ people
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Gay teen couple says they were kicked out of Chicago restaurant for hugging
Boys were allegedly told "your kind are not welcome here" before being told to leave
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Chick-fil-A won’t stop donating to anti-LGBTQ groups, says it’s part of a “higher calling”
The fast food chain couldn't care less than organizations it donates to actively discriminate against LGBTQ people
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Drag Race star Alexis Michelle performs with the American Pops Orchestra on May 18
Alexis Michelle credits RuPaul with inspiring her drag career -- and Drag Race with taking it to the next level
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‘Trading Spaces’ host Paige Davis can’t wait to perform at the APO’s tribute to Jerry Herman
Paige, a musical theater veteran, is "really looking forward" to the May 18 concert
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Starbucks releases rainbow-colored reusable cups for Pride month
Coffee chain says the tumbler is |"just the beginning of Starbucks support of the 50th anniversary of Pride month"
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Televangelist believes Equality Act will be as devastating to America as “atomic war”
Pat Robertson said God would punish America if the landmark LGBTQ rights bill succeeds
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Kathy Najimy on fighting for equality, “Hocus Pocus,” and performing with the American Pops Orchestra
Kathy Najimy has been a vital friend to the LGBTQ community in its fight for equality, gleefully entertaining us along the way
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Spotlight: ‘Tosca’ at the Kennedy Center
Director Ethan McSweeny wants to make it "as immediate and exciting as possible"
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On Your Feet! star Mauricio Martínez brings his voice and his truth to APO’s Jerry Herman tribute
The actor and Broadway star beat the tabloids at their own game when they tried to out him
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Edmund Lewis plays up the comedy — and charm — in Folger’s Love’s Labor’s Lost
Lewis plays the clownish everyman Costard in Folger's "lovely, romantic, silly production"
