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New UN investigator vows to probe anti-LGBTQ abuses
He is tasked with writing a United Nations report and responding to complaints of discrimination and abuse.
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Utah denies law forbidding talk about homosexuality in schools is anti-gay
The state has denied it has anti-gay school laws as it defends itself from a lawsuit challenging restrictions on talk about homosexuality in the classroom.
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Will 7th Circuit appeals court enter historic ruling in discrimination case?
Several of the judges signaled they are ready to enter what would be a historic ruling broadening the scope of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to cover LGBT people.
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Video: President Obama’s last World AIDS Day message
“Together, we can do this,” Obama says in the video. “And long after I leave office, you’ll have a friend in me.”
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Russian Orthodox patriarch compares same-sex marriage to Nazi laws and apartheid
“We believe this new trend poses a significant threat for the existence of the human race.”
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Boldly gaying where no one’s gone before: Anthony Rapp cast in new ‘Star Trek’
The out actor tweeted, “I’m thrilled to be on board and want to honor all that has come before me.”
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Commentary
A cautionary tale: Donald Trump and Benito Mussolini’s son-in-laws
We do not know precisely what Jared Kushner’s part will be in history’s chapter on the Trump presidency, but we can consider Galeazzo Ciano’s fate while we wait.
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Jennifer Saunders says ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ is absolutely finished
“I can’t see the point of doing anything else with [Ab Fab]. It just takes so long. There’s lots of other stuff I’d like to do.”
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Romania will consult European court about how to recognize a same-sex marriage
Romania’s constitutional court said it would consult with a European court regarding the case of a couple who want their marriage abroad to be legally recognized in Romania.
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Miami leads America’s top ten cities with highest rates of HIV
Despite new treatment methods, Human Immunodeficiency Virus remains one of the most common and most dangerous STDs in the U.S.
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Barney Frank says Trump’s favorite judge Scalia was for f*g not flag burning
President-elect Trump has argued that those who burn the American flag should be punished, possibly with a loss of citizenship.
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Out bartender ‘heartbroken’ over threatening note from ‘Trump Nation’
“We don’t want fa**ots in this country!!!” read the note. Whoever wrote the hate message wanted it to be associated with President-elect Donald Trump.
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Democrats double down and stick with Pelosi as House leader
House Democrats chose Nancy Pelosi to continue in the leadership position she has held since 2002 despite recent election losses.
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‘Jeopardy!’ contestant stumped by existence of a gay rights group within the GOP
The contestant appeared surprised to learn that there is a pro-LGBTQ rights group within the Republican Party.
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Defense bill stripped of provision that would have allowed discrimination
The amendment would have enabled religious organizations to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
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No decision after Louisiana court battle over nondiscrimination protections
Lawyers for Louisiana’s governor and attorney general clashed over the limits of the elected officials’ authority and an executive order aimed at protecting LGBT rights.
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Trolls are pretending to be gay teen who took his own life to harass his mother
Authorities are trying to determine the identity of the perpetrators who have been harassing Tyrone Unsworth’s mother and other mourners online.
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Commentary
The open letter to young queers from a gay elder you have to read today
“Other communities are under attack. I cannot speak for them. I can only tell my story… I offer you these words and the broken pieces of myself. It’s all I have.”
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Illinois B&B owners who refused gay couple lose again in fight to discriminate
A same-sex couple denied access to a bed and breakfast while planning their civil union ceremony has won another legal victory in a five-year discrimination case.
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Will white injection drug users wipe out the recent decline in HIV infections?
The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs has stalled, another grim side effect of the nation’s drug abuse epidemic.