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New Research Says It Does, In Fact, Get Better for Gay Bullied Teens
A new study shows that it does seem to get better for bullied gay kids, but doesn’t provide much insight into how we can make things better for them now.
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Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Get A Makeover into “Privacy Acts,” Take Hold in These Six States
With just a few days into the new year, lawmakers in Alabama, Missouri, South Carolina, Virginia, Texas and Washington have introduced new bathroom bills they’re calling “privacy acts” and ensuring we have a long year of battles ahead of us.
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Finally Free! Four Wrongfully Convicted Latina Lesbians Cleared on All Charges by Texas Court
More than twenty years since they were convicted of a horrific crime, a Texas criminal appeals court declared four Latina lesbians innocent and exonerated. The San Antonio Four’s exoneration serves as a ray of hope in these dark times and reminds us to continue to fight like hell for justice.
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A New Study Finds Women Aren’t Conflicted About Having An Abortion, They’re Pretty Sure of It
A new study shows women who seek an abortion are pretty certain they want to go through with it, Michelle Obama’s latest speech is fantastic, women protest outside Trump Tower, the ACLU finds social media companies are selling user data to a company used by cops and more news.
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Dollar General SCOTUS Case Puts Native American Sovereignty (and Justice) on the Line
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could greatly impact Native Americans and their political sovereignty, two Muslim women were bombarded with racist comments at an Austin restaurant and management did nothing, traffic lights with same-sex couples were removed from the Austrian city of Linz, same-sex parents in Arkansas can both be on their child’s birth certificate now and more news stories!
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It Must Be Sunday Funday Because Beth Ditto’s Loving On Sleater-Kinney, Ellen’s Sassy, and Ruby Rose is on the OITNB Set
Vienna’s staging a massive kiss-in in the name of lesbianism, a Pusheen pillow is coming to a world near you, this dog rides the bus all by herself, and one clerk in Texas won’t back down on gay marriage. All that and more in the rose-tinted world of this week’s Sunday Funday!
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Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance Needs HEROs to Protect LGBT Citizens from Discrimination
It’s gonna be a close race in Houston as it decides if a nondiscrimination ordinances passes, there’s a bunch of other municipal elections happening that you should keep an eye on, Queer Undocumented Immigrant Project has a new survey to gather stories and data on LGBTQ immigrant experiences, the AP uncovered over 1,000 cases where law enforcement officers committed a sex crime and more news stories.
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News Fix: FBI Investigates Fires at Black Churches and More News Stories
The Supreme Court will rehear cases on strict abortion laws in Texas and affirmative action, the KKK will hold a rally on the South Carolina statehouse grounds, Bree Newsome is awesome and more news stories.
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Daily Fix: Kentucky County Clerk Super-Dedicated To Refusing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses and Other News
A history of a lesbian-only “intentional community” in Arkansas, students at a Missouri high school protested a trans teen for using the girls’ bathrooms, Mansur Ball-Bey’s autopsy contradicts police testimony and more news.
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Daily Fix: Tamara Dominguez, Trans Woman of Color, Killed in Violent Car Attack and More News Stories
Jovana Luna, a trans Latina activist, suddenly passed away, a new startup wants to help trans people find trusted doctors, a historic Baptist church agrees to not discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity and more news.
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Presbyterian Church Assembly Votes to Make Room for Marriage Equality in Their Constitution
After a landmark vote in the Presbyterian Church USA General Assembly Thursday, the denomination’s constitutional definition of marriage allows for same-sex unions.
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Rick Perry Indicted on Corruption Charges for Attempting to Force Out Lesbian District Attorney
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been indicted on felony corruption charges for attempting to strong-arm Austin District Attorney out of office through by vetoing funding to anti-corruption office.
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Si Se Puede: San Antonio Passes Long-Awaited Non-Discrimination Ordinance
San Antonio finally passes an updated nondiscrimination ordinance that protects LGBT individuals.
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Just Lost: Texas Women Are Down but Not Out
“HB2 outlaws abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, shuts down all but five abortion clinics in the state and tightens guidelines when it comes to abortion drugs. It’s a law that undoubtedly affects so many in the state: low-income, working class, people of color.”
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The Last Thing I’m Ever Gonna Write About Dharun Ravi
Dharun Ravi has issued an apology in which he failed to actually apologize for anything, but maybe we need to look at the big picture and the scary numbers now, instead.
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The Divided States of Gaymerica: They Love You in Maine, Loathe You in Mississippi
The states are beginning to fall into four categories: Winners, Up-and-Comers, Wild Cards and Longshots. We discuss the Evangelical root of this disparity and what it means for homogays living in Longshotville.
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People Say The Darndest (and Anti-Gay) Things, They’re Not Funny
Three tales of terror from the crypt of “Dude, you’re like, a grown man. Are you serious?” / “Brokeback Mountain jokes haven’t been funny for YEARS.”
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International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia! Go Make Out!
Happy International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia! Celebrate it with a kiss! Also, protests for Harvey Milk Day, police violence against queers in Belarus, American Eagle gets a more transfriendly employment policy, we talk a little more about George Rekers, and Jane Lynch shares feelings on Newsweek!
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Lindsay Lohan is Real, Adam Lambert is Sexy & Talk About Megan Fox Day!
Lindsay Lohan Has Feelings Too You Guys. Also that Elmo thing. Following through on the Elmo thing.