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St. Patrick’s Day parade organizers will reconsider allowing gay group to march
Organizers are scrambling to mitigate fallout after Boston’s mayor and the chief marshall announced they would drop out if the gay veterans group wasn’t included.
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News (USA)
Ellen honored Laverne Cox on International Women’s Day
Ellen released a video for International Women’s Day: “Women have more to think about than makeup and handbags.”
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News (World)
Man who attacked couple with shopping cart for hugging guilty of hate crime
A judge sentenced Samuel Edward Parke to pay $600 to a lesbian couple for attacking them with his shopping cart.
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News (USA)
Texas Senate votes unanimously to prohibit government from subpoenaing sermons
In 2014, the city of Houston sought to subpoena sermons and speeches by five Houston pastors who opposed a local gay rights ordinance.
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News (USA)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has perfect answer for parents scared about gay characters
Parents worried that “Beauty and the Beast” might turn their children gay may want to consider his point.
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News (USA)
New Hampshire’s Republican governor refuses to take stance on trans protections
GOP House leaders want to stop a bill that would add anti-discrimination protections for transgender people.
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Commentary
Trump’s human rights rollback is about making trans people ‘the other’
The US has a long history of using “states’ rights” as an excuse to deny others a claim to basic human rights.
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News (USA)
Bathroom bill delayed in Tennessee
Republican Rep. Mark Pody said his bill was delayed in committee Tuesday to allow time to re-evaluate the wording.
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News (USA)
LGBTQ veterans group denied entry in Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade
While the organizers went to the Supreme Court to defend their right to exclude LGBT groups from the parade, they had allowed the veterans to march before.
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News (USA)
Texas bathroom bill advances after 13 hours of passionate testimony
Unlike in North Carolina, where the law known as HB2 passed a year ago with broad Republican support, the Texas bill has split conservatives and faces a tougher road.
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Life
The vital lesson this story of fleeing the Westboro Baptist Church can teach you
The reason Fred Phelps’ granddaughter left the hateful church in which she was raised will surprise and inspire you.
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News (USA)
Alabama wants to do away with marriage licenses to screw with gay couples
Instead of a license signed by a probate judge, the bill would require couples to file a form and affidavit with the state to record their marriages.
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News (World)
Police release photos of 5 men who brutally attacked gay couple on train
One man was left with a broken eye socket and the other lost his two front teeth in the attack.
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Life
WY Supreme Court won’t remove judge who refused to perform same-sex marriages
The court said her conduct undermines the integrity of the judicial system, but it does not warrant removal from the bench.
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News (USA)
Trump will name gay man as NATO ambassador according to White House official
Richard Grenell, if appointed, will become the highest ranking LGBTQ member of the administration.
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News (USA)
Court uses loophole to let Kim Davis avoid paying legal fees for wronged couples
The judge said that because the issue was resolved in the legislature, the plaintiffs weren’t prevailing parties and aren’t entitled to legal fees.
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News (USA)
NYC man stabs two people at chicken restaurant while shouting homophobic slurs
One man was stabbed in the face and the other in the shoulder and torso in an apparent hate crime.
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News (USA)
Kristen Stewart explains why she went public about her love life
She used to fight to keep her private life private, so what made her come out of the closet?
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News (USA)
High school takes down rainbow flag after trans student complains
The unnamed student was uneasy with the media’s reporting on the gesture of solidarity.
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News (USA)
13 Shots fired at Tulsa LGBTQ Center
The Equality Center says a person driving a white four-door pickup pulled up in front and opened fire at the windows and door.