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After rejecting North Carolina, NBA taps New Orleans for All-Star Game
The NBA decided last month that it wouldn’t hold its event in North Carolina because of a state law that limits protections for LGBTQ people.
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Presumably gay-free website poses dumb questions we hate being asked
An article about the awkward questions people ask LGBTQ folk is made more awkward by a headline that treats us as “others.”
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Target to spend $20 million adding gender-neutral restrooms to stores
The move comes in the wake of protests and boycotts over Target’s earlier statement supporting the rights of transgender people to use the restroom that corresponds with their gender.
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Ellen’s Instagram tribute to her wife will make your heart happy
“Best thing I ever did,” declared the talk show host, to celebrate eight years of marriage to Portia de Rossi.
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Tennessee students win right to wear ‘Some People Are Gay’ T-shirts
“Our settlement reinforces that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates.”
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Blake Shelton apologizes for old sexist, racist, anti-gay tweets
The tweets maligned gay people, made light of rape, and suggested that people speaking other languages are terrorists.
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Transgender woman gets settlement in workplace discrimination suit
She said in the suit that managers did not treat her fairly and she was wrongly denied access to the women’s locker room.
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Helping trans people find their authentic voices
Christie Block of New York City teaches trans people vocal skills that suit their individual needs as they transition.
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Will Sweden deport gay Liberian refugee to his homophobic homeland?
“In prison I’ll be beaten and raped every day until I am released and leave the country again,” said Andrew Nagbe.
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Olympic swimmer dedicates silver medal to girlfriend
Rachele Bruni, Italy’s only out LGBTQ Olympian publicly thanked her “beloved,” and told reporters that was her girlfriend.