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Will Hollywood ever catch up with television for gay inclusivity?
A few big films this year have a few fleeting gay moments, but that’s really not much for 2017.
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At Trump’s request, Republican leaders pull their failing ACA repeal bill
House Speaker Paul Ryan withdrew the legislation after Trump asked him to halt debate without a vote.
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Bisexual actress Amber Heard urges Hollywood’s closeted gays to come out
“If every gay man that I know personally came out in Hollywood tomorrow,” she said, “then this would be a nonissue in a month.”
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Commentary
Are black Brits taking African American movie roles?
As more black British actors play African American roles, Samuel L. Jackson asks, “We can’t tell our own stories?”
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Montana warned about consequences of bathroom bill
The state’s chief economic advisor pointed to North Carolina to explain the economic consequences of discriminatory legislation.
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Commentary
Baptist schools forced to allow gay-straight alliances
Schools should not be allowed to force LGBTQ students to suffer in isolation.
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NCAA gives North Carolina a deadline to repeal HB2
The NCAA will be setting championship locations for the next six years soon, and it won’t consider a state with a hateful law like HB2.
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Trans wrestler wins right to compete against other boys, but not at school
The policy change comes just one month after 17-year-old Mack Beggs, a transgender boy who is taking testosterone as prescribed by his doctor, won a girls’ state wrestling title.
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Two bills to allow discrimination derailed in Oklahoma
The Oklahoma senate voted down an anti-LGBTQ bill just days after a Republican senator resigned for being caught with an underage boy in a hotel room.
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Marketer seeks branding help from The Gays in hilarious sketch
Is there any way to make a beer called “Brew Bros” palatable to gay men? Yes, yes there is.
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Obama’s top civil rights lawyer to lead new organization
The former Justice Department attorney said, “What we’re seeing is an unprecedented attack on so many of the gains we made.”
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Trump taps anti-LGBTQ activist Roger Severino to lead HHS Civil Rights Office
The former Heritage Foundation staffer actively opposed the ACA’s civil rights protections and has fought against transgender rights, marriage equality, and abortion access.
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Person in Oregon now legally without gender
A person in Oregon successfully petitioned the court to change their legal status from male to agender.
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Transphobic bus got vandalized in New York
Unknown individuals spraypainted “Trans liberation” on the “Free Speech Bus.”
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Diane Sawyer to interview Caitlyn Jenner again
After her award-winning first interview with Jenner, Sawyer will talk to the gold-medalist again.
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First inmate to get sex reassignment surgery says prison is ‘torture’
The inmate has been transferred to a women’s prison and says she’s being unnecessarily held in isolation.
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Indiana county passes anti-discrimination protections
The county’s commissioners voted to pass limited protections for sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination.
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North Carolina’s governor said he’s open to compromise on HB2 repeal
A discriminatory law that has cost the state jobs might partly stay in place even with a new Democratic governor.
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Oklahoma Republican resigns senate over underage prostitution charge
Ralph Shortey has officially stepped down, saying his case would be a distraction for the Oklahoma senate.
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Life
Lawsuit: Columbia twice failed to protect lesbian student from homophobic rapist
The sophomore says the unidentified rapist attacked her in her own dorm, but the university wouldn’t let her change rooms without paying a fee and notifying her parents.