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Gay rights activist suing Russian actor for saying gays should be burned alive
A gay rights activist is suing popular Russian celebrity Ivan Okhlobystin, demanding an apology and monetary compensation over a speech in which the former priest said gays should be burned alive.
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Flying solo: 92-year-old transgender widow fights for survivor benefits
NEW YORK — Robina Asti, a 92-year-old transgender woman denied survivor benefits by the Social Security Administration after her husband’s death is asking the agency to reverse the decision.
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Transgender candidate to challenge openly gay Md. state senator
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A transgender candidate has announced she will run against an openly gay state senator in Montgomery County, Md., in the Democratic primary.
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British lawmakers defeat proposal to ban HIV+ immigrants from entering UK
LONDON — An proposal by a group of conservative British lawmakers to ban HIV and Hepatitis B positive immigrants from entering the United Kingdom, was shot down Thursday in the House of Commons.
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Maine supreme court: Transgender student’s rights were violated
PORTLAND, Maine — School officials violated state anti-discrimination law when they would not allow a transgender fifth-grader to use the girls’ bathroom, according to a ruling by the highest court in Maine that’s believed to be the first of its kind.
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Ohio Statehouse hosted 23 weddings last year, but is off limits to gay ceremonies
For gay and lesbian couples hoping to hold wedding ceremonies surrounded by the limestone columns and marble staircases of the Ohio Statehouse, it’s a grand location that’s totally off-limits.
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Complaint: Catholic school rescinded job offer after learning applicant was gay
BOSTON — A Boston man says in a complaint filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination that a Roman Catholic school rescinded a job offer after finding out he was married to another man.
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Leaders of Anglican Communion speak out against anti-LGBT violence, laws
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, spiritual heads of the worldwide Anglican Communion, have called upon Church leaders and the presidents of Nigeria and Uganda to support and care for all people “regardless of sexual orientation.”
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News (USA)
Ind. marriage equality advocates prepare for battle in state Senate
INDIANAPOLIS — Gay rights activists slugging it out over a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage are turning their focus to the Indiana Senate as the legislative battle enters its second round of the 2014 session.
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Sochi organizers back-track on free speech rights of athletes
SOCHI, Russia — A day after the head of the Sochi organizing committee appeared to contradict International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the rights of Olympic athletes to freely express themselves at news conferences, organizers issued a back-pedaling statement Thursday “to clarify” their position.