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Commentary
Is America so broken now that we can’t turn back? Do we want to turn back?
The daunting question as we approach 2021 is, invoking the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “where do we go from here?”
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News (USA)
LGBTQ people played a huge role in Joe Biden’s nomination to be President
From the keynote address to the roll call of votes, LGBTQ people were front and center.
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News (USA)
Matthew Shepard will be honored with a plaque at the National Cathedral
The young gay man’s violent death spurred calls for a nationwide hate crime law.
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Politics
One of Trump’s bigoted, anti-LGBTQ employees will now sit on the federal bench
At age 40, new Second Circuit Judge Steven Menashi probably has at least a quarter century ahead in which he can poison the law against us.
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Politics
Matthew Shepard’s parents slammed the Trump administration at Department of Justice ceremony
They didn’t even show up for the event honoring the 10th anniversary of passage of the hate crimes law named after their son. They sent a scathing letter instead.
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News
A man responsible for one of America’s most brutal hate crimes will be executed today
One of the men who killed James Byrd Jr will be put to death by lethal injection barring a last minute reprieve.
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Election 2020
The 6 queerest moments from last night’s Democratic townhalls
“How would you cooperate with countries that view homosexuality as a sin and a crime that is punishable by death?”
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LGBTQ History
Here’s your complete list of LGBTQ holidays & commemorations
Get out your calendars and get ready to highlight any LGBTQ “holidays” you want to observe.
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Commentary
I never met Matthew Shepard in life, but I know him in death
In the words of Judy Shepard, Matt’s mother, “Go home, give your kids a hug, and don’t let a day go by without telling them you love them.”
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LGBTQ History
Matthew Shepard’s murder shaped the narrative around hate crimes
Today marks twenty years since the death of Matthew Shepard.