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Jeff Sessions’ DOJ withdraws request for stay of anti-transgender ruling
Advocates worry that the decision to no longer defend the Obama Administration memo extending Title IX protections to transgender students, bad enough on its own, is a sign of things to come.
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Book with gay character confiscated in Palestine, writer might be arrested
A gay youth is arrested and interrogated about the murder of a young woman in “Crime in Ramallah.”
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Churches driving gay and bi people to suicide warns major Christian charity
Oasis Foundation is out with a report highlighting how Christian churches cause “anguish for far too many people who are lesbian, gay or bisexual.”
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LGBT Equality Caucus comes back strong, nearly doubling membership
With fears over a Trump administration that could roll back LGBTQ rights, this comes as particularly good news.
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Protesters block Education Secretary Betsy DeVos from entering public school
Several dozen members of the Washington Teachers Union, parents and other activists gathered in front of a D.C. school visited by DeVos.
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North Carolina Democrats introduce HB2 repeal bills
Proposed legislation repeals HB2 and adds stiffer penalties for sex crimes in public restrooms.
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Texas lawmaker unmoved by ‘dudes walking around in dresses getting beat up’
The provocative statement comes from State Rep. Briscoe Cain, a lawmaker whose political opponents claimed he was a closeted gay man.
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Woman hit in the face by NFL hopeful said he catcalled her and used antigay slur
Oklahoma Sooner running back Joe Mixon declared himself eligible for the NFL draft last month, but his past is coming back to haunt him.
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Trump-supporting ‘Dilbert’ creator Scott Adams sides with Milo Yiannopoulos
The cartoonist said he feared being clubbed to death for expressing his views if he entered the UC-Berkeley campus, where an even featuring Milo Yiannopolous was cancelled following violent protests.
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Trump cabinet member promises ‘religious freedom’ executive order within 30 days
The head of the National Religious Broadcasters said he was promised “something that will balance the religious liberty concerns.”
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Simpsons’ first gay episode almost didn’t make it past Fox censors
Network censors objected to “every single thing in the episode that had to do with being gay or the word ‘gay.'”
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Prosecutors want 11 years prison for homophobic cyber-bully
The defendant is accused of collecting naked images of minors by befriending them online, and then using the images to blackmail them.
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‘Black-ish’ angers conservatives with episode’s snub of anti-gay bakery
When the Johnsons learn the bakery discriminates against gay couples, they take their business elsewhere.
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NOW calls for Boy Scouts to include girls now that trans boys are allowed
After transgender boys were admitted to the Boy Scouts, the National Organization for Women called on the BSA to open its doors to all.
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Rosie O’Donnell sparks rumors of Steve Bannon send-up with new avatar
After a source said Trump thought “his people… look weak” when a woman plays them on TV, Rosie said she was preparing for the role of Bannon.
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Tennessee introduces bathroom bill, marriage equality ban
One bill would allow the state legislature to hire a lawyer to try to overturn the Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage.
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Barilla’s comeback from antigay abyss stirs the pot in Italy’s marriage battle
Remember this guy? Four years ago, CEO Guido Barilla apologized for an antigay rant that sparked a boycott of his pasta brand.
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Chelsea Handler and gay, Muslim friends pose at White House with Nordstrom bags
Sometimes all you need is some good retail therapy, followed by a little sightseeing.
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Brace yourself for heartbreak as these parents reject their gay son on TV
The mother’s rejection was hard, but the father’s response to his son — that he had to live with his choices — upset him even more.
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Most Americans oppose ‘religious freedom’ laws that allow for discrimination
Listen up, Trump administration.