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Mondaire Jones could be America’s first gay black member of Congress
He grew up in poverty – now he wants to pull people up.
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Biden calls Trump a ‘Bully’ at the HRC National Dinner & we have the video
The Human Rights Campaign annual national dinner was as eventful as ever last night with anti-Trump sentiments being shared throughout the evening – in great force.
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Transgender professor awarded over $1 million in discrimination case
This $1.165 million verdict against Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the most amazing trans rights victory we will see this year.
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A peek under the hood of Uber shows it needs to hire more women and minorities
As the car-for-hire company investigates allegations of sexual harassment, a survey shows it has a long way to go to diversify its ranks.
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Eric Holder bids farewell after 6‑year tenure as Attorney General
Associated Press
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Holder: ‘Nothing justifies excluding same-sex couples from the institution of marriage’
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Justice Department will file a Supreme Court brief stating its position that same-sex marriage bans violate the constitutional guarantee of “equal protection of the laws.”
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Holder: U.S. to recognize same-sex marriages in six new states
WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states, extending federal benefits to those couples. Attorney General Eric Holder says the states are: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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Federal government to recognize same-sex marriages in 7 new states
WASHINGTON — The federal government is recognizing same-sex marriages in seven more states. The states are Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Colorado and Nevada. The Justice Department says it will ensure that same-sex couples in those states are given federal benefits as soon as possible.
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White House: Eric Holder resigning as U.S. Attorney General
WASHINGTON — Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and pushed to make the criminal justice system more even-handed, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the nation’s first black attorney general.
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Marriage equality coalition asks DOJ to recognize 3 state’s same-sex unions
WASHINGTON — The Respect for Marriage Coalition, a group of more than 50 groups supporting marriage equality, on Friday asked the U.S Department of Justice to ensure federal recognition of same-sex couples who were legally married in Arkansas, Indiana, and Wisconsin after those bans were declared unconstitutional.