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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 …
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US Groups Reject Anti-Gay Discrimination Bill Over Religious Exemption
Civil rights groups across the United States have withdrawn their support from a major legislative proposal that would outlaw workplace discrimination against sexual minorities, warning that recent legal developments …
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Angela Davis Featured at National Forum on Police Crimes at University of Chicago
The National Forum held workshops highlighting police crimes against undocumented and other immigrant workers, the labor movement and all workers, the LGBTQ community, women, peace, and solidarity activists, and …
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“Walking While Woman” and the Fight to Stop Violent Policing of Gender Identity
Transgender and LGBTQ people across the country are harassed and profiled by police for simply being who they are, but a movement to hold the cops accountable is gaining …