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FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men
But the new policy bars donations from men who’ve had sex with a man in the past year.
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Martin Shkreli think he’s the victim of a vast government conspiracy
Shkreli went on to call the whole situation “a real injustice.”
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Michigan high court won’t hear appeal from fired state lawyer who bullied gay student
The Michigan Supreme Court won’t get involved in the case of a state lawyer who was fired after hounding a gay student leader at the University of Michigan.
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Nevada youth detention center drops chaplain over anti-gay teachings
The Reno facility is looking for someone with more tolerant views to lead Sunday services and Bible classes, detention center division director Steven Calabrese said.
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Slovenians vote on whether to uphold same‑sex marriage law
Slovenians held a referendum Sunday on whether to allow same-sex marriage for the first time in any of the former communist nations of Central and Eastern Europe.
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Laramie school district drafts policies to address needs of transgender students
The Albany County School District policies were drafted based on suggestions from a committee of parents of students, district administration, school principals, school board members and students.
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Mexican state banning surrogacy for gay men, foreigners
The Gulf coast state of Tabasco is closing the door to foreign couples and gay men looking to have a child by surrogacy.
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Indiana’s LGBT protections debate not expected on airwaves
Advocates on both sides say they expect dealing one-on-one with lawmakers will be more important than spending money on TV campaigns.
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Western New York county, Pride Center add senior services
LGBTQ senior citizens in western New York have a new resource to learn about available services.
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GOP hopefuls pledge to enshrine anti-gay discrimination into federal law
Six GOP presidential hopefuls have signed a pledge stating that, if elected, would push for passage of federal legislation to protect anyone who discriminates against LGBT Americans under the guise of “religious liberty.”
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Texas man sentenced to life in killing of transgender woman
Carlton Champion, 21, was found guilty of murder in the Jan. 26, 2015, shooting of Ty Underwood.
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Judge orders New Jersey ‘gay conversion’ nonprofit to close
A New Jersey nonprofit found to have violated consumer fraud laws for offering therapy it said would turn gays to heterosexuals must shut down, a judge ordered Friday.
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Nearly three dozen religious colleges seek waivers on transgender students
At least 34 schools in 20 states have received, or are seeking, federal waivers allowing them to discriminate against transgender students in admissions, housing and other areas of campus life.
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Idaho’s legal defense of gay marriage ban totals $715,000
Idaho’s losing legal battle to defend the state’s ban on same-sex marriage… One of the most expensive failed cases of its kind.
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Six GOP candidates just pledged to make anti-gay discrimination the law
The First Amendment Defense Act, if passed, would make anti-LGBTQ discrimination legal under the banner of “religious liberty.”
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Police need help building a case against alleged gay serial killer
Stephen Port is charged with four counts of murder and four counts of administering a poison with intent to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm.
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Obama: ‘I won’t fade away in my final year’
In his annual year-end news conference, Obama praised a Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage, and a congressional rewrite of the No Child Left Behind law.
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Kathryn Knott, convicted of assault in gay couple attack, to be sentenced February 8
“She left (one victim) laying there in a pool of blood, and just went off and went about her merry way,” said one juror.
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Teens murder gay man, wrap snake around his neck, and dress him in women’s clothes
The teenage boys are accused of murder after reportedly attacking a gay man and filming it on a mobile phone.
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Martin Shkreli resigns as Turing CEO after securities fraud arrest
The pharmaceutical executive reviled for price-gouging resigned Friday as head of the drugmaker Turing Pharmaceuticals, a day after being arrested on charges of securities fraud.