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Pride in Pictures: The joy of the crowd
It’s one thing to be in a parade, but to see so many diverse people waving and cheering as you go by fills me with so much Pride and hope!
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Across the nation, thousands of people protested Trump’s election last night
The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday as protesters flooded city streets.
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Iowa Catholic school that refused to hire gay teacher approves gay-straight alliance
A West Des Moines Catholic high school that came under fire recently for refusing to hire a gay teacher, has approved a request by students to form a school-based gay-straight alliance called “One Human Family.”
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Man accused of sending threatening letter to Des Moines gay bar
The Des Moines Police Department says 49-year-old Eric Reese Wiethorn, of Ames, was charged Thursday with first-degree harassment in connection with the letter sent to Blazing Saddle, a gay bar.
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Catholic students stage walkout to protest school’s refusal to hire gay teacher
Students and alumni staged a walkout Wednesday in protest of a West Des Moines Catholic high school opting to not hire a substitute teacher full time after learning he was gay.
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The 35 most LGBT-friendly U.S. Cities, according to Vocativ’s ‘Queer Index’
Which U.S. city is most friendly toward LGBT residents? Which big cities don’t even make the list? What’s the gayest city in “red state” America? Which metro area has the highest percentage of out politicians? Where do same-sex Craigslist hookups happen most frequently?
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Clerk says he was chastised for ‘feminine behavior,’ fired because he’s gay
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa man is suing a convenience store chain he claims fired him because he’s gay, and alleges in court documents that he was chastised by his former boss for “feminine behavior.”
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Protesters say ‘gay is okay,’ LA Times says gay marriage is ‘inevitable’
Here’s the wrap-up for Sunday, February 12, 2012, and a preview on some stories making news on Monday.
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Des Moines church, pastor under fire for ‘Gay is not Okay’ sign
DES MOINES, Iowa — A suburban South Des Moines, Iowa church is under fire after its Pastor Mike DeMastus posted the message “Gay is not okay” on the church’s marquee sign.
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Gingrich attacks LGBT community on ‘choice,’ marriage, military service
DES MOINES, Iowa — GOP presidential hopeful and front runner, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, on Thursday attacked the LGBTQ community, first on the subject of same-sex marriage, and then on the topics of sexual orientation and the repeal of “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell.”