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News (USA)
LGBT groups demand Big 12 drop potential plans to add BYU
BYU is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The school’s policies state that gay “behavior is inappropriate and violates the Honor Code.”
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News (USA)
Antigay Kentucky councilwoman evicts, assaults and insults gay couple
The landlord called the men a homophobic slur, then slapped one of them and told them she “owned the police.”
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Life
British bisexual teen gaybashed on last day of school
Three people wearing masks broke his ribs and fractured his arm while shouting homophobic slurs.
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News (USA)
Antigay fans taunt LGBTQ Olympians with cruel chants
Team USA’s openly lesbian coach and players received a rude welcome from fans in Rio.
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News (World)
Meet Meng Fanyu: The first Mr. Gay China
The last time organizers tried to hold the contest, the government shut it down. Six years later, no one raised a finger in opposition.
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News (USA)
Let the games begin… with a kiss!
These two torch bearers lit a fire on the road to the Olympics as they shared a kiss, now seen ’round the world.
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News (USA)
One year later, man still fights for justice for murdered ex-boyfriend
After Stephen Sylvester was murdered by his live-in lover, a surprising hero has stepped forward to demand justice.
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News (USA)
Christians stiff Missouri waiter, leave anti-gay note instead of tip
“What they wrote is not a Bible verse, although I know ’If you do not love, you do not know God, because God is love’ sure as hell is.”
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Commentary
The time AIDS activists used condoms to hijack the Olympic rings
It was 1995, and Atlanta was in the height of Olympic fever as the city prepared to host the 1996 Summer Games.
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News (USA)
Autopsy: Pulse gunman Omar Mateen hit by 8 bullets in police shootout
Omar Mateen’s autopsy showed he was hit by bullets to his head, neck, chest, abdomen, calf and foot. No drugs or alcohol were found in his body.
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News (USA)
North Carolina’s other anti-gay law goes to court today
Roughly 5 percent of North Carolina’s magistrates are refusing to marry same-sex couples for religious reasons.
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News (USA)
Catholic leaders slap Biden on the wrist for officiating gay wedding
“When a prominent Catholic politician publicly and voluntarily officiates at a ceremony to solemnize the relationship of two people of the same-sex, confusion arises.”
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News (USA)
Bill Maher: Trans equality must wait until after presidential election
“This transgender thing? Let us handle it like we did with gay rights, which very few cared about until Hollywood put gay people in every single TV show.”
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Life
Montana gay couple files bias complaint after losing foster child
“[She said] that other social workers wouldn’t want to work with us because we’re a gay couple, and because we’re two males.”
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News (USA)
Delta Air Lines criticized for showing ‘Carol’ without lesbian kisses
“A bunch of queer girls responded that they watched CAROL on a plane and didn’t know the character kiss. THEY KISS.”
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News (USA)
Trans performer: NYC gay bar staff kicked me out for using women’s restroom
Valentine Steaphon says a security guard told her that the cisgender woman’s comfort was more important than her right to use the bathroom.
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Commentary
Treatment of left-handedness offers a window into LGBTQ discrimination
Though comparing handedness, sexuality, and gender identity might seem akin to comparing artichokes, jet planes, and oil paintings, by so doing we see many striking connections.
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News (USA)
Alabama judge who blocked same-sex marriage faces removal
Moore argues he was only trying to clear up confusion about the probate judges, many of whom are not lawyers, and he has denied ordering them to violate the high court order.
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News (USA)
After Emmy nomination, what’s next for ‘TransMilitary?’
The filmmakers need help to tell the bigger picture: how the military is leading the charge in society’s acceptance.
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News (World)
Transgender model Lea T leads Team Brazil in Rio Olympics ceremony
It was an especially significant moment for Brazil, which faces some of the highest reported violence against transgender people of any country in the world.