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Barbara Bush sent the religious right into orbit in 1990 when she condemned LGBT bias
Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s letter to PFLAG is a reminder the GOP wasn’t always so awful.
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A social media platform banned gay content. The backlash changed their mind.
Hundreds of thousands used the Chinese platform to protest its ban on gay content.
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GetEQUAL is shutting down & PFLAG may be next
Over the past few years, several national and local LGBTQ organizations have shut their doors after financial difficulties.
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Trump grants antigay clergy ‘free speech & religious liberty’ protections
The president declared he’s directed the Department of Justice to “develop new rules” to ensure religious free speech.
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Advocates warn Senators: Gorsuch poses a ‘significant threat’ to our community
“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.
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Grey’s Anatomy star Sara Ramirez calls out biphobia in ABC’s ‘Real O’Neals’
Ramirez, 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.”
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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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New York names Queens street after pioneering gay rights family
NEW 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 “Jeanne, Jules, Morty Manford PFLAG Way.”
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Caribou Coffee apologizes after erasing window art by local gay-straight alliance
NORTHBROOK, 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.
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Ad bureau dismisses complaints against ‘You’re having a lesbian!’ campaign
BRISBANE, 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