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Trump grants antigay clergy ‘free speech & religious liberty’ protections
Thursday, May 4, 2017The president declared he's directed the Department of Justice to "develop new rules" to ensure religious free speech. -
Advocates warn Senators: Gorsuch poses a ‘significant threat’ to our community
Friday, March 17, 2017"His views are fundamentally at odds with the notion that LGBT people are entitled to equality, liberty, justice and dignity under the law,” say LGBTQ advocates. -
Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez calls out biphobia in ABC’s ‘Real O’Neals’
Friday, February 17, 2017Ramirez, who is bisexual in real life and on screen as surgeon Callie Torres, said of ABC: "I will invest my brand where I'm respected." -
Straight for Equality: The evolution in LGBT rights did not happen in a vacuum
Saturday, November 22, 2014The 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… -
New York names Queens street after pioneering gay rights family
Friday, May 2, 2014NEW YORK -- A street in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens has been named in honor of the founder of PFLAG and her family. Officials have formally designated 171st Street between 33rd and 35th Avenues as… -
Caribou Coffee apologizes after erasing window art by local gay-straight alliance
Monday, September 30, 2013NORTHBROOK, Ill. -- The Caribou Coffee chain is apologizing after a Chicago-area store erased window art completed by a local high school's gay-straight alliance. -
Ad bureau dismisses complaints against ‘You’re having a lesbian!’ campaign
Friday, July 12, 2013BRISBANE, Queensland, Australia – The Australian Advertising Standards Bureau (ASB) has rejected complaints against a advertising campaign promoting the message “marriage equality is every family’s issue” as it could have a gay child were rejected by -
PFLAG chapter in China demands marriage rights for their gay children
Wednesday, February 27, 2013GUANGZHOU, China -- A PFLAG chapter in China has sent an open letter to delegates of China’s National People’s Congress demanding marriage equality for their children. -
Obama honors PFLAG founder with Presidential Citizens Medal
Sunday, February 17, 2013Jeanne Manford, the pioneering straight ally in the gay rights movement, and the founder of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), was honored posthumously with the Presidential Citizens Medal, the nation's second-highest civilian… -
Jeanne Manford, pioneering LGBT ally, founder of PFLAG, dies at 92
Tuesday, January 8, 2013Jeanne Manford, mother of gay rights activist Morty Manford, pioneering straight ally in the gay rights movement, and the founder of PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), died at her home in Daly…
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Trump grants antigay clergy 'free speech & religious liberty' protections
Advocates warn Senators: Gorsuch poses a 'significant threat' to our community
Grey's Anatomy star Sara Ramirez calls out biphobia in ABC's 'Real O'Neals'
2016 is the deadliest year on record for transgender Americans
Iconic singer David Bowie dies at 69
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