All posts tagged "ticker"
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Gay men detail Islamic State anti-gay brutality in U.N. testimony
Two gay men who fled their home countries after Islamic State militants seized control of their hometowns shared the gruesome details of anti-gay persecution and...
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NOM reveals donors to Maine’s 2009 gay marriage referendum
The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) finally — and under protest — waved the white flag of surrender on Monday by releasing the names of...
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United Nations holds first historic meeting on LGBT rights
The United Nations Security Council is meeting today, Monday, Aug. 24, to discuss anti-LGBT persecution and violence for the first time in the organization’s history....
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Jerusalem Pride stabber indicted on murder charges
Yishai Schlissel, the man accused of stabbing six people at the Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade in July was indicted on Monday on a charge of...
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Florida’s Osceola County passes nondiscrimination ordinance
Osceola County, Fla., Commissioners voted unanimously earlier this week to approve a comprehensive Human Rights ordinance that provides protections for people based on their sexual...
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Illinois bans gay conversion therapy for minors
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, on Thursday signed into law a bill that bans the practice of conversion therapy on LGBT-identifying minors in the...
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Josh Duggar admits affair after Ashley Madison hack
Josh Duggar has revealed that he used the online hookup website Ashley Madison after hackers stole and then released customers’ information. According to CNN, Duggar was one...
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1 in 3 young Americans aren’t “100% heterosexual”
One-third of young Americans — and one fifth of all adults — wouldn’t describe themselves as “completely heterosexual.” That’s the findings of a new survey...
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Trump: Anti-gay marriage amendment “not going to happen”
Even though Republican frontrunner Donald Trump opposes marriage equality, he’s resigned himself to the Supreme Court’s ruling, according to statements he made in an interview...
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Coalition to Obama: Rescind Bush-era “religious freedom” memo
A coalition of 130 LGBT or allied organizations is urging President Obama to rescind a memo from George W. Bush’s administration that they claim has...
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A Complete Guide to the Films in the 2015 Reel Affirmations Film Festival
A look at all the films playing in the upcoming Reel Affirmations LGBT film festival.
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Reel Affirmation’s Kimberley Bush on film festivals and queer cinema
A longtime volunteer with Reel Affirmations, Kimberley Bush is helping revive D.C.'s once mighty LGBT film festival
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Why you should wait before buying the Note 5 or S6 Edge+
Samsung's latest smartphones are compelling, but the company has a track record of disappointing its users with awful software
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Keep the Lights On: Art After Dark at AMA
The Art Museum of the Americas is keeping its lights on for a night of multisensory entertainment
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Transgender Targets: Trans murder rates are out of control
The number of trans women killed in 2015 has already exceeded that of the previous year
