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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.

04/26/11
LGBT Community Sends Powerful Message Against Violence: 'We Shall Overcome' | 04/26/11

More than 300 spectators gathered and sang “We Shall Overcome” yesterday in a rally to draw attention to violence against transgender individuals after the violent attack on Chrissy Polis, a transgender woman violently attacked in a McDonald’s bathroom in Rosedale, Md.

04/20/11
Father Murders Daughter's Girlfriend & Her Mother; GLAAD Addresses Problematic Coverage | 04/20/11

04/15/11
Delaware Legislature Approves Civil Union Legislation; Gov. Markell Says He'll Sign | 04/15/11

04/13/11
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Reversal of Adoption Ban | 04/13/11

04/08/11
Delaware Senate Approves Civil Union Legislation; House to Consider the Bill Next Week | 04/08/11

04/05/11
Connecticut Teen's Unspoken YouTube Video Actually Says a lot About Bullying | 04/05/11

04/04/11
Shelly and Kristin of Portland | 04/04/11
04/01/11
Television Commercials Engage Oregonians in Conversations Around Marriage | 04/01/11

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Waco city committee to vote on LGBT protections proposed by Baylor student
01/22/13

After Susan Duty realized LGBT workers in Texas could legally be discriminated against in employment because of who they are, she started looking into what she could do locally in Waco.

Lewiston, Twin Falls, Id. ban anti-LGBT discrimination
01/22/13

Twin Falls and Lewiston are the latest cities in Idaho to take steps to prohibit discrimination for hiring of city jobs based on a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

New Mexico Lawmaker Proposes Marriage Equality Referendum
01/22/13

New Mexico state Rep. Brian Egolf, a Democrat from Santa Fe, has introduced a resolution which would let the voters decide on gay marriage.

Fewer GOP lawmakers support Colorado civil unions bill
01/22/13

When Colorado lawmakers this week launch into a civil unions bill they are expected to pass, they likely will face far less drama than in years past, yet they will do so with even less Republican support.

D.C. Court Orders Suspect in Transgender Stabbing To Undergo Mental Observation
01/22/13

Gary Niles Montgomery, the 55-year-old Washington man accused of fatally stabbing transgender woman Deoni Jones, aka JaParker, at a Northeast bus stop in February 2012, appeared in court Friday morning, where his lawyers convinced U.S. Superior Court Judge Robert Morin to order Montgomery to submit to a mental-observation screening.

Transgender man will be ordained in Minneapolis
01/22/13

Religious leaders of a relatively unknown branch of Catholicism plan to ordain a transgender man to the priesthood on Saturday in Minneapolis.

Gay minister to apply for marriage license after marriage equality rally
01/22/13

An openly gay minister in Louisville said he will apply for a marriage license Tuesday after taking part in a non-violent rally for full marriage equality.

Marriage equality advocates celebrate top activist's work in West Orange
01/22/13

Hundreds of advocates of gay marriage met in West Orange today to celebrate the work of Garden State Equality and its beloved founder, Steven Goldstein, who is stepping down after eight years as the group’s leader.

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