All posts tagged "ticker"
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Oklahoma bill would allow adoption agencies to discriminate against LGBTQ couples
The Oklahoma Senate has passed a bill allowing child welfare organizations, including adoption and foster care agencies, to turn away qualified Oklahomans seeking to care...
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LGBTQ-endorsed Democrat Conor Lamb wins special election for Congress
Democrats have declared victory in a special congressional election in Southwest Pennsylvania, with their party’s candidate eeking out a win by hundreds of votes in...
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Federal court in Maryland says school district’s restroom policy violates transgender student’s rights
In an historic decision, a federal court in Maryland has found that transgender students’ ability to use restrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity...
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Dallas Overwatch League releases player following homophobic slurs
The Dallas Overwatch team announced Sunday that it has released a player from its roster that had multiple suspensions for homophobic and racially charged comments,...
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Hundreds of students counter-protest Westboro Baptist Church to defend gay student-athlete
Students at John Burroughs School, a prep school in Ladue, Mo., held a counter-protest in response to the Westboro Baptist Church’s decision to picket the...
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Psychiatrist accused of allegedly having sex with male patients
Canadian psychiatrist accused of allegedly having sex with male patients.
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Texas teacher put on leave after requesting school officials to add pro-LGBTQ language to their policy
A Dallas-area elementary school teacher was reportedly placed on administrative leave months ago after she asked for district policies to include LGBTQ-friendly language. According to...
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Scene: Nancy Pelosi walks into a gay bar called Nellies…
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi joins the crowd at Nellie's for a RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars watch party.
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Youth conversion therapy bans make headway in several states
In a sign of growing support for protecting LGBTQ youth, a number of bills banning conversion therapy moved forward in various state legislatures or county...
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Ill. Republican once said she would give foster child to abusive straight couple over gay couple
Illinois AG candidate Erika Harold reportedly made the comments at a beauty pageant in 2000
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Tennessee GOP killed bill banning child marriage to maintain challenge to gay marriage
Social conservatives want to pursue legal strategy arguing that marriage equality has made all marriages invalid
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NFL comes under fire after player is asked if he “likes men” at NFL Combine
Former NFL player Wade Davis plans to hold clinics to combat homophobia among coaches and staff
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SCENE: Washington Scandals’ Sequins and Scrums at Town
Highlights from "Sequins and Scrums: The Washington Scandals Rugby Fundraiser" at Town Danceboutique on February 23
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Republican senators want to protect people with anti-gay religious beliefs
President Trump has promised to sign the First Amendment Defense Act into law
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International Women’s Day event banned from Vatican over lesbian speaker
Due to the LGBTQ speaker, the pope refused to attend and the Vatican refused to host the event.
