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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.
Nine LGBTQ Stories Big Media Ignored in 2014
Radical queer organizing was alive and well in the US in 2014; you just may not have heard about it in mainstream media.
#VoteLGBT: Campaign For LGBT Political Representation in Brazil
The initiative publicizes Brazilian Legislative candidates in favor of LGBT civil rights.
Updated – Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL?
While the NFLu2019s first openly gay player, Michael Sam, has been picked up by the Dallas Cowboys, the leagueu2019s teams had shown hesitance to sign the talented defense, supposedly …
Trans Women of Color Speaking Truth to Power
Trans women of color are fighting to gain greater visibility for trans issues while also creating safe spaces for themselves.
How One US Group is Using Family Values to Promote Global Anti-Gay Hate
The Human Rights Campaign released a new report this week detailing how one US group, the World Congress of Families, is pushing an anti-gay agenda that has ties to …
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The Crime of Defending Oneself Against Homophobia
The list of homophobic and transphobic murders available on Wikipedia is far from complete.
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Transgender Activists Speak Out Against Campaign to End Trans Military Ban
A campaign to end the ban on transgender people in the military is gaining steam, but trans and gender-nonconforming people are opposing it in favor of getting rid of …