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PHOTOS: 'Take Back the Night' rally following anti-LGBT attacks in NYC
Friday, May 17, 2013
4:42pm

LGBT New Yorkers held a 'Take Back the Night' rally in response to a string of anti-LGBT attacks that have occurred in the last two weeks. The rally, organized by Queer Rising, brought together a diverse range of LGBT and allied people to advocate for LGBT safety.

09/12/08
Gay neighbors come out on billboards in Wisconsin | 09/12/08

08/29/08
Del Martin: Mourning her loss, and celebrating her legacy | 08/29/08
08/28/08
Air Force Times Respectfully Explores Discrimination Transgender Veterans Face | 08/28/08

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08/21/08
LGBT Delegates Gathering in Denver and Minneapolis | 08/21/08

In the lead-up to the Democratic National Convention, the De

08/20/08
Media Expose Need for Inclusive Hate Crimes Legislation in Oklahoma | 08/20/08

 

08/19/08
Minnesota Media Celebrates Diverse Delegates | 08/19/08

08/14/08
Newsday Explores Hate Speech and Hate Violence | 08/14/08

When a man walked into the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville and started shooting “because

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Cleveland Browns rookie apologizes for anti-gay remark on Twitter
11/27/12

Reserve Browns linebacker Tank Carder apologized on Monday for using an anti-gay slur on his Twitter account a week ago.

CeCe McDonald: Survivor and Leader
11/27/12

Actress Laverne Cox writes about CeCe McDonald and the Transgender Day of Remembrance: "Transgender Day of Remembrance is the day when we memorialize those we've lost to anti-trans violence, but CeCe's story reminds me that many amongst us are survivors of anti-trans violence. We must remember our survivors, too."

Stacie Laughton, Transgender New Hampshire State Representative, Asked To Resign After Fraud Revelation
11/27/12

New Hampshire House Majority Leader Pete Silva is calling on newly elected State Rep. Stacie Laughton, who is transgender, to resign from her post after her past conviction for credit card fraud was brought to wider attention.

AP Denounces Homophobia — The Word, That Is
11/27/12

The Associated Press news service's widely used style guide has added language advising against use of the term 'homophobia,' saying it amounts to a diagnosis of mental disability.

Commission sides with gay group against Hands On Originals
11/27/12

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission in Kentucky has sided with the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization in its discrimination complaint against T-shirt printer Hands On Originals, setting up a potential public hearing between the groups.

Few quick answers to flood of questions over new marriage equality law
11/27/12

While Washington state's marriage equality law has prompted many questions, no single agency is equipped to resolve them all, leaving attorneys and legal groups scrambling to provide answers.

The Supreme Court's 4 Most Likely Moves On Marriage Equality
11/27/12

On Friday, the Supreme Court is expected to decide whether it will be hearing cases about the so-called "Defense of Marriage" Act (DOMA) and California's anti-gay Proposition 8. Although there are numerous possible outcomes of the justices’ Friday conference, four results look most likely.

Indiana Advocates Stand Against Anti-Gay Ban on Marriage Equality
11/26/12

Advocates are working to prevent Indiana's anti-gay ban on marriage equality from becoming part of the state constitution.

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