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COVID-19 has shutdown at least 7 LGBTQ venues & more could be closing soon
LGBTQ bars were already struggling, but COVID-19 has made queer nightlife even harder to continue.
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Lesbian selected as lieutenant governor candidate in Maryland
“Julie and her wife, Emily, represent the essence of Maryland values.”
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Google marks LGBT pride month with stunning ad about gender transition
Google — one of the world’s most powerfully visible corporate LGBT advocates — is out with a new spot for Pride Month that tells the deeply poignant story of a transgender man and the small business that helped him during his transition.
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The business of planning same-sex weddings
For Bernadette Smith, the business of planning weddings isn’t just about helping the happy couple deal with the stressful process of selecting a venue or cake.
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Arkansas, Nebraska businesses sign pledge for LGBT equality
Hundreds of businesses in Arkansas and Nebraska have signed an HRC pledge to advance workplace equality for members of the LGBT community.
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Cleveland developing registry of LGBT businesses in time for Gay Games
CLEVELAND — A registry of businesses owned by members of the LGBT community is being developed in time for the 2014 Gay Games scheduled for the Cleveland area in August.
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Grassroots business campaign to support LGBT community takes shape
JACKSON, Miss. — In conservative Mississippi, many business owners who support equal treatment for gays and lesbians are pushing back against a new law that bans government from limiting the free practice of religion.
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Many gay business owners still face challenges, discrimination
It happens a few times a year: A customer refuses to work with Dave Greenbaum because he’s gay. Greenbaum, who owns a computer repair business in Lawrence, Kan., often needs to go into customers’ homes. Some people realized he is gay after he was quoted in a newspaper story about gay rights…
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Canadian couple closing restaurant due to anti-gay abuse by townsfolk
MORRIS, Manitoba, Canada — A gay couple in Canada said they are closing their Manitoba restaurant after just four months because of ongoing anti-gay abuse leveled against them and their employees by local residents.
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Lesbian teacher fired from Catholic school after launching ‘burn in hell’ website
A lesbian teacher has been fired from her job at St. Francis Prep School in Fresh Meadows, Queens, after launching her website, “Burn and Rot in Hell!”.