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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Equality is our greatest height to achieve
Equality is a cause America has been pursuing for years.
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World AIDS Day: Remembering 30 million lives lost over 3 decades
Today is World AIDS Day. In what has become one of the most recognized international health days in modern history, World AIDS Day is a day to raise awareness and commemorate those who have lost their lives to one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
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Community, allies remember victims lost to anti-transgender hate crimes
Today marks the 13th annual Transgender Day of Remembrance around the world, a day when the LGBTQ and allied community honor those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice, and seek to raise awareness of the ongoing threat of brutality faced by the transgender community.
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NOM billboards aimed at intimidating pro-gay marriage lawmakers
The National Organization for Marriage is erecting more billboards aimed at intimidating pro-marriage equality legislators, and gloating that it was their efforts that cost David Weprin a seat in the U.S. House.
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Cain says he should have defended gay soldier who was booed at GOP debate
With the exception of Herman Cain, the GOP presidential candidates were mostly quiet on Sunday following a scathing rebuke from President Barack Obama on Saturday evening for not coming to the defense of a gay soldier after audience members booed him during a recent Republican debate.
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Russian police detain dozens during Pride event in Moscow
MOSCOW — Police detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow on Saturday.
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Student suspended in bullying incident following Jamey Rodemeyer’s death
The Williamsville, N.Y., Central School District on Friday announced the suspension of a student in connection with an alleged bullying incident of Jamey Rodemeyer’s sister at a homecoming event just days after the gay teen took his own life.
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U.S. Congressman Jared Polis, partner announce birth of son
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and his domestic partner Marlon Reis, on Friday announced the birth of their son, Caspian Julius. Polis becomes the first openly gay member of Congress to become a parent.
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Canadian family values group runs transphobic newspaper advertisement
A transphobic advertisement appearing in Canada’s National Post on Thursday is calling on the leaders of the three national political parties “stop teachers from confusing” children on issues of gender identity and expression.
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Arizona wants appeals panel to allow state to drop gay partners healthcare
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said a federal appeals panel “got it wrong” and is again appealing a court ruling that same-sex partners of state government workers are entitled to health care benefits provided to opposite-sex couples.