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Kenya’s High Court Upholds Law Criminalizing Gay Sex

The ruling from the High Court in Kenya effectively dismissed a joint petition by activists who wanted to strike down colonial era laws that criminalize a whole host of sexual activities.

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Trump Waves A Rainbow Flag; GOP Remains Anti-Gay

Trump does not have an official policy document that lists his supposedly pro-LGBT stance but has consistently laid out an anti-LGBT position through announcements and promises made to his party and anti-LGBT groups.

This is the Court Case That Could Finally Make Anti-LGBT Workplace Discrimination Illegal

This is yet another case in a series of cases at different courts asking the same question if sexual orientation and gender identity are covered under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

GOP’s Platform Pushes Farther Right, Still Anti-LGBT and Dangerous For Us All

It’s no surprise here but the GOP’s policy blueprint isn’t friendly toward LGBT people and women, in fact their platform is incredibly hostile and even more extreme and dangerous than ever before.

Sunday Funday is Totally Gay, Also a Champ

The Methodist Church elected a lesbian Bishop, Amanda Nunes made UFC history, small victories in the states for queer parents and baby gays, guinea pigs in hats, and whole lot more good gay news!

Fists Up for Babeland: Workers Unite at the Only Unionized Sex Shop in the U.S.

Babeland workers successfully organized and won the fight to unionize at their NYC locations. Nothing is hotter than getting your toys from a sex positive store that’s also union-strong!

Meet Loretta Lynch, Our New Attorney General: Where She Stands on 5 Big Issues

Get to know Loretta Lynch, the first black woman to ever hold the office of Attorney General.

FDA Will Allow Gay Men to Donate Blood Under Amended Restrictions

After weeks of discussion on the subject, the agency has finally announced it will replace the current lifetime ban with a one-year restriction period for men who sleep with men.

ENDA Dies in the House, Supporters Plan to Propose More Comprehensive Equality Act

ENDA may have died in committee last week, but a bigger, better bill might take its place soon.

FDA Upholds Status Quo Banning Blood Donations From Gay Men

The FDA is the one politicizing the issue, not the blood organizations and medical associations that support lifting the lifetime ban.

Backwards Mitten: Michigan Might Be The Next “Right To Discriminate” State

Michigan picks up where Arizona left off and tries to “restore” the right to discriminate based on religious beliefs. Worse yet, the bill has better traction that a bill to protect LGBT residents.

Straight People Think Your Gay PDA is Gross, Study Finds

A new study examines straight attitudes towards the rights of queer couples. There’s broad support for things like hospital visitation, but still a lot of discomfort with public same-gender smooching.

Michigan Same-Sex Couples Get a Court Win, But State Legislature Wants to Leave Trans People Behind

Republicans are trying to exclude trans protections in a civil rights amendment, while a federal judge has struck down a state law banning domestic partner benefits.

National LGBTQ Task Force Has A New Name — Will It Have More Inclusive Programs to Match?

It would have been powerful to see the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, now the National LGBTQ Task Force, get ahead of the political curve with its naming and mission. But what it does next matters more than its acronym.

Slowly but Surely, Gay Conversion Therapy Is Coming Out of Mental Health Practices

Lawmakers across the United States are working to eliminate therapies from mental health practices that seek to “cure” homosexuality.

Once More With Feeling: House Democrats Make Renewed Push ENDA Vote

Democrats, in a push led by Ohio Rep Jared Polis, are using a long-shot procedural maneuver to force a vote on ENDA this year over Speaker Boehner’s objections.

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Turkey’s Plan to Segregate LGBT Prisoners is Bad, But So Is the USA’s

Prisons in both Turkey and the United States separate LGBT individuals from the general population, but this form of segregation hardly solves the issue of violence in prison facilities. In fact, it may further endanger LGBT prisoners.