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Friday, April 5, 2013
3:13pm

Two instances of anti-transgender murders occurred in Orlando, Florida and Baltimore, Maryland over the last 24 hours. Both were transgender women of color. And when the media doesn't tell their story correctly, it perpetuates misleading stereotypes about transgender people.

11/30/11

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School English teacher Kevin Hogan was recently placed on paid leave as the school in

11/29/11

Iowa state House Speaker Kraig Paulsen (R-Hiawatha) this week said he has no plans to revisit marriage for same-sex c

11/29/11

Beth Robinson was sworn in on Monday as the first out member of the Vermont state Supreme Court.

11/25/11

The city of Clayton has become the fifth Missouri community to pass a law barring discrimination against lesbian, ga

11/25/11

Police investigating the suicide of a bullied gay teenager said Tuesday that offensive comments he endured online an

11/24/11

Two Baltimore County Police officers who were denied health benefits for their same-sex spouses have won their cases

11/18/11

Dionne Malikowski said she is transferring from Fort Collins High School to another school because administrators wou

11/17/11

Iowa state Senate Majority Leader Michael Gronstal on Thursday promised to block debate on a proposed constitutional

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