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“Straights Only?” Indiana Faces Boycotts, Protests Over Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Law
On Saturday, thousands of people marched in Indianapolis calling for Pence's resignation.
Indiana Scrambles to Contain Growing Corporate, Public Outcry Over Anti-LGBT “Religious Freedom” Law
A number of states and cities have also taken action, banning officials from traveling to Indiana.
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Radical Walt! (Whitman, That Is)
The negatives so powerful today would, in the eyes of Walt Whitman, surely be overcome.
Nationwide Week of Action Calls on ICE to Free Nicoll Hernandez-Polanco From Men’s Detention Facility
Hernandez-Polanco's experiences in detention reflect reality for many, if not most, trans women detained in immigration facilities.
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No to Prison Industrial Complex: San Francisco’s Trans Community Responds to Brutal Murders
Grieving a trans woman of color's recent murder, activists in San Francisco call for community-based safety solutions.
Exchanging Vows, Alabama Same-Sex Couples Make History in a State Where Discrimination Runs Deep
Alabama has become the 37th state to allow same-sex marriage after the Supreme Court rejected the state's bid to block the unions.
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The LGBTQ Issue Where the President Must Still Evolve
President Obama has evolved on LGBTQ issues, but on immigration, is he still enforcing exclusion?
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Chile’s LGBT Movement Wins Historic Victory With Approval of Civil Unions
After four years of intense work by LGBT organizations, a civil union law was passed.
How “Hate Crimes Against Police” Expose the Fatal Flaw Within Hate Crime Statutes
Hate crime laws lent legitimacy to a prison and policing system that has wrought immense damage on communities of color.
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Human Rights Campaign Under Fire in LGBT Community
Queer groups call foul on the largest LGBT nonprofit, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), for glorifying corporations the groups consider to be downright dirty.