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Black Lesbians Targeted by Violent Homophobes in Dallas and NYC
Two Black lesbian friends, who were on their way to Dallas Pride, suffered stab wounds from a homophobic attack earlier this month and a Black lesbian couple were verbally assaulted on the train in New York.
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Oklahoma Sets New Record Number of Anti-LGBT Bills, Can’t Wait to Discriminate
Oklahoma introduces a bunch of anti-gay bills which can potentially be really dangerous, Hillary Clinton officially wins the Iowa Caucus, 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen wasn’t given CPR until 11 minutes after she was found “cold” in her cell, a father in Tennessee was arrested for chasing his daughter with a knife after she came out to him, Germany opens its first LGBT refugee shelter and more news stories!
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Lesbian Lawsuit in Future for Homophobic Psychic Landlord
Psychic and homophobic landlord refused to rent to a lesbian couple, HRC endorses Hillary Clinton, it’s harder for queer women to get a job interview call-back, Montana’s Governor signed a new executive order to protect LGBT state employees and more news!
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Score One for Lesbian Parental Rights with Judge’s Landmark Ruling
A Virginia Beach judge ruled a lesbian parent has the right to custody of her non-biological child, California’s got a lot of LGBT-friendly laws going into effect this year, more “religious freedom” bills in Georgia, Creating Change un-invites ICE from speaking at the conference, and more!
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Daily Fix: Ted Cruz For Not President and More News Stories
A look at Ted Cruz’s horrible policy proposals, a bunch of college dudebros get punished for their misogynistic actions, Los Tigres del Norte win an award for singing about lesbian love, conservative lawmakers propose more dangerous legislation and more news stories.
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Indiana Governor Signs Anti-Gay “Religious Freedom Act,” Pisses Everybody Off
Indiana’s decision to “protect” religions from having to deal with gay people has not gone over well with the NCAA, GenCon, a bunch of tech CEOs or the Indianapolis mayor — but the Governor insists this law is totally fine and awesome and not legalized discrimination at all!
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Why We Can’t Have Nice Things: Straight People Now Crashing LGBT Job Fairs
Although it would’ve seemed unbelievable not too long ago that a straight person would risk being mistaken for LGBTQ while on the job market, apparently some straight MBA students these days are being told by their teachers to attend LGBTQ career fairs.
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Gallup And Everyone Else Wants to Know: Were You Born This Gay?
42% of Americans believe that gay people are born rather than made.
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State of the Struggle: First Come LGBT Legal Protections, Then Comes Marriage
The new Momentum Report from the Movement Advancement Project proves that gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg. How is the LGBT community doing when it comes to everything else?
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NFL Teams Might Be Less Homophobic Than You Think
While early reports seemed to indicate that out NFL prospect Michael Sam wouldn’t have the warmest welcome into professional football, recent statements by league executives and a new poll show that that things might be better than we thought.
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New Legislation Could Mean Change for Homeless Queer Youth – But Not Enough
Despite the fact that LGBT youth comprise a disproportionate amount of the youth homeless population, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act currently does not contain language or requirements to specifically protect this vulnerable population.
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In The Midst of Protests, Will Brazil Finally Outlaw LGBT Discrimination?
After months of political turmoil and public unrest — and in the face of a growing Evangelical lobby and extremely distressing hate crime statistics — it may finally be the Anti-Homophobia Bill’s time to shine.
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Orson Scott Card Should Consider Re-Reading “Ender’s Game”
“What if you’d like to let your loyalties walk some middle tightrope, where you can keep the good stuff about this book you loved while also turning your back on its creator? What’s the best way to hate the player and love the Game?”
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Stonewall Grants Anti-Gays Awards on Being Year’s Most Outstanding Bigot
The Stonewall Awards recognizes individuals for outstanding acts of bigotry but banks, backers and bigots are less than thrilled.
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Horrifying Attack Against Lesbian In Nebraska Is Horrifying, Appalling, Heartbreaking
“When someone takes the time to handcuff someone with a zip tie and carve derogatory comments or words into somebody else’s body, that’s sheer hate and at this point, this is a hate crime.”
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Priest Who Ruined Lesbian’s Mother’s Funeral Placed On “Administrative Leave”
The priest who denied Barbara Johnson communion at her mother’s funeral and walked out during her eulogy is suspended — but higher-ups claim it’s got nothing to do with that whole lez thing.
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This Is A Roundup Post: Michigan Edition
All the gay news that’s fit to print w/r/t the state of Michigan today.
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Ohio Judge Doesn’t Believe in Gay Marriage, Gay Domestic Violence
Ohio judge Paul Spurgeon ruled that because same-sex couples aren’t legally married, they aren’t entitled to protection from domestic violence.
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DADT Repeal, DOMA, and Gray Areas: It’s Still Not Easy Being Gay
This is what not-quite-equal looks like.
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For The Sake of the Children: Why America Needs to Realize Gay Families Are Real
“Public discussion about American families often assumes the nation is largely made up of married heterosexual couples raising their biological children. Yet less than a quarter of all U.S. households fall into this category”