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Dutch political party champions inclusion with diverse, transgender candidates
She wants Dutch citizens to feel “safe and protected by their government and has the space to be whoever he or she — and everything and everyone in-between — wants to be.”
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Alabama drive-in nixes Beauty and the Beast over gay character
“If I can’t sit through a movie with God or Jesus sitting by me then we have no business showing it,” the owners wrote on Facebook.
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Hilarious video busts myth that ‘bathroom bills’ are about protecting women
“It’s so lovely to se that you finally care about violence against women. But the truth is…I don’t feel threatened by trans women. Why should I?”
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Attorneys general file brief in support of trans teen Gavin Grimm’s SCOTUS case
The friend-of-the-court brief, filed by 19 attorneys general, says that allowing transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender creates no public safety, privacy or financial burdens.
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First lesbian in space to be immortalized in new ‘Women of NASA’ LEGO set
Astronaut Sally Ride passed away in 2012 and officially came out in her obituary.
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Coke commercial shows brother and sister fighting over the hot pool boy
As you will see, it is hard to blame them.
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‘Big Bang’ men give up $100K each to raise their female costars’ salaries
Five original cast members on the show took a pay cut in hopes that Warner Bros. and CBS will raise the salaries of two female stars.
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Trans town hall meeting held to decide how to respond to a gay bar’s name
Two board members of The Pride Center of Vermont have already resigned over the organization not taking a firm stance against the bar’s name.
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Boy Scouts to pay $18,000 & apologize to child thrown out for being transgender
The Boy Scouts has since reversed its ban on transgender children.
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Man arrested after threatening Orlando-style shooting at Indy gay bar
“[I’m] getting ready to go into a gay bar and shoot everyone. It’s going to be like Orlando,” Savage said. “The police better hurry.”
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Yelp adding feature to help customers find gender-neutral bathrooms
Yelp was among 53 U.S. companies filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting transgender teen Gavin Grimm.
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Trans Log Cabin Republicans ask Sessions & DeVos to reconsider directive
Log Cabin Republicans who are trans or raising trans kids wrote them letters expressing “deep concerns.” We’re sure that got their attention.
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S.D. lawmakers pass measure allowing adoption agencies to deny same-sex couples
The measure says agencies can’t be required to provide services that conflict with “sincerely-held” religious beliefs.
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Arkansas lawmaker pulls anti-trans ‘bathroom bill,’ says it’s no longer needed
He said the bill wasn’t needed after Trump revoked guidance instructing public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms corresponding with their gender.
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Man comes out at age 95, watch the heart-warming video
Roman has known he was gay since he was 5, but spent 90 years in the closet, which he called a “tragedy.”
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Federal judge says Pulse gunman’s wife should stay in jail, for now
Salman has pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding and abetting, and obstruction of justice. She faces life in prison if she is convicted.
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‘One Million Moms’ call for boycott of Disney over same-sex cartoon kiss
According to the “One Million Moms” group, the Disney Channel is “the last place parents would expect their children to be confronted with content regarding sexual orientation.”
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Last-ditch effort to add LGBTQ protections in Idaho foiled by Republicans
Democratic lawmakers planned to submit an amendment to an election-related bill that would have added the words “gender identity” and “sexual orientation” to Idaho’s Human Rights Act.
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Watch: Texas sportscaster takes on transphobes in must-see video
The sportscaster said that Mack Beggs does not deserve to be the object of outrage when he wanted to compete as a boy.