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News (USA)
Christian bookstore chain bans author because she dared to support LGBTQ rights
Jen Hatmaker is turning the other cheek after her books were pulled from shelves, for saying LGBTQ couples were “our brothers and sisters in Christ.”
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News (USA)
42 awesome neighbors hang Pride flags after vandals hit lesbians’ home
Cari Ryding said it was their first experience with prejudice, and wife Lauri said “Love conquers hate. Love wins. We win.”
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News (USA)
Now even white nationalists want gay friends
Some members of the alt-right movement are courting likeminded LGBTQ people who are anti-establishment and racist.
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Commentary
Learning how to be a straight ally after the Orlando tragedy
My role is that of a supporter, not a fixer. Except I don’t know what else to do.
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Commentary
The worst job in the LGBTQ movement is being an ally
If you’re not an actual member of the oppressed group, the target on your back is even bigger and brighter.
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Commentary
I am not an LGBT ally, I’m an accomplice
I was an LGBTQ ally! Except, I wasn’t. I was just a decent person who believed in equal rights for everyone.
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News (USA)
Actor Josh Hutcherson is eager to shut down his Straight But Not Narrow organization
“…but there’s a lot more work to do.”
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Commentary
Straight for Equality: The evolution in LGBT rights did not happen in a vacuum
The revolution in equality for people who are gay and lesbian did not happen in a vacuum. For every person in the community who bravely came out and fought, there were people outside the LGBT community – our families, friends, colleagues, and neighbors – who were watching. Many of them saw what our courage meant and chose to stop watching and be part of the fight. The progress that happened would not have occurred without them. Now’s the chance for us to do the same.
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News (USA)
Democrat, longtime LGBT ally Cory Booker wins U.S. Senate election in N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Cory Booker won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger political stage after a race against conservative Steve Lonegan, a former small-town mayor.
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Life
Mikhail Baryshnikov: ‘Persecution of gay people is unacceptable’
“My life has been immensely enriched by gay mentors, colleagues and friends and any discrimination and persecution of gay people is unacceptable,” says Russian dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov.