Results for: gay marriage
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US Marine Found Guilty in Jennifer Laude’s Death but Not of Murder, Given Short Sentence
Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted for the death of transgender woman Jennifer Laude, the New York Times uses the gender-neutral honorific Mx., Canada welcomes LGBT Syrian refugees and more news!
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Daily Fix: New South Wales Education Minister Nixes High School Showing of “Gayby Baby” and More News
Kids in New South Wales won’t see Gayby Baby at school for Wear It Purple Day, Donald Trump kicks Jorge Ramos out of his press conference, women vote in Saudi Arabia, Walmart no longer selling assault weapons, and more.
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Mourning Paris and Beirut
Here’s a link roundup of things you should read about the Paris and Beirut terror attacks and the aftermath, and a short news fix with LGBT news and racial justice news.
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Gay Marriage Victory in the UK: We Win Yet Another Thing!
The Queen makes it official by signing off on gay marriage in England!
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Daily Fix: This Straight Couple Will Divorce If That’s What it Takes to Save Marriage and More News Stories
Eric Casebolt of McKinney is resigning, Apple’s new period-inclusive HealthKit, India has its first lesbian couple in a commercial, abortion access restrictions being upheld in Texas, and more!
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Daily Fix: Everyone’s Talking About #TalkPay and More News Stories
Bernie Sanders, long-serving independent, is running for President as a Democrat, what the #talkpay hashtag is all about, May Day protests around the world and more news!
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France Wins A Thing: Gay Marriage for All for Real!
France gets gay married! And French Autostraddlers were there through it all!
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We Win Another Thing: Uruguay Legalizes Gay Marriage
Yesterday, Uruguay became the latest country to eliminate laws against same-sex marriages, with 71 of the 92 members of its Chamber of Deputies supporting it.
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland’s Former Prime Minister, Proves Lesbians Can Rule the World
“There are a lot of things you’re not supposed to be able to do when you’re gay: get married, have children, be the head of a national government, etc. But stereotypes exist to be broken, at least when you’re former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.”
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Ugandan President Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law and the U.S. Might Be Making Things Worse
President Museveni of Uganda signs into law a bill that sentences LGBTQ people convicted of sodomy, gay marriage, or promotion of homosexual activities to life imprisonment.
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UK Home Office Says Aderonke Apata Can’t Be Gay Because She Has Children, Duh
“By ignoring the complexities of coming out both those who identify as bisexuals and lesbians with mixed dating histories like Ms. Apata are seen as demonstrating the idea that people can choose their identities with relative ease, and therefore the threat they face is technically self-inflicted.”
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10 LGBT Women Kicking Ass in Politics Worldwide
Queer women work in politics around the world. Here are 10 who were the first out women to hold their particular seat, and just a few of the cool things they’ve done since then.
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We Won A Thing: UK House of Commons Votes to Legalise Gay Marriage
The UK is now one step closer to legalising gay marriage!
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UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: One Same-Sex Wedding Ring to Rule Them All
2013 brought equal marriage to the shores of the UK, and the gays were saved! Well not really. Or not much at all?
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We Won A Thing: Scotland Legalises Same-Sex Marriage, Braces For Bad Weather
As per UKIP prophecy, torrential rains await Holyrood as Scottish gays might be able to get hitched as soon as this autumn.
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UK LGBT Politics Crash Course: 2013 Was A Real Banner Year for Colonially-Influenced Homophobia in the Commonwealth
From India to Uganda, the legacy of British colonial sodomy laws live on today in many countries around the world. What can or should the Commonwealth do about this, if anything at all?
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Pope Francis Wants To Know What You Think About Gays (If You’re A Bishop)
The Vatican is soliciting opinions on a number of groundbreaking issues, including same-sex marriage, birth control, polygamy and forms of feminism “hostile to the Church.”
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Denmark’s New Law Makes Legal Gender Recognition A Lot Easier
The law, which allows trans folks to legally change their gender without any medical or surgical requirements, is the first of its kind in Europe and could hopefully set new precedents in the region.
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Australian Government Votes Against Gay Marriage Bill and For Inequality
“I do not regret that our daughter has Sophie and I as parents. I do regret that she lives in a world where some will tell her that her family is not normal. “
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Queer View Mirror: Five Important News Topics We Talked About in 2013
Brush up on this year’s biggest news so you can impress that cute girl at your New Year’s Eve party.