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5 year old LGBT advocate takes anti-gay lemons and makes pink lemonade for peace
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
5:46pm

"A little lemonade can go a long way," and that's exactly what happened when 5 and a half year old Jayden Sink decided to sell her Pink Lemonade for Peace this weekend. Her stand was located in front of the beautifully-painted rainbow Equality House that is located across from the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church.

01/13/11
Chick-fil-A's Distasteful Stand on Marriage | 01/13/11

01/13/11
UPDATE: Repeal of New Hampshire's Marriage Equality Law Not on GOP Agenda This Year | 01/13/11

01/13/11
Boston Archdiocese Established Non-Discrimination Admission Policy | 01/13/11

In a step toward the equal treatment of families headed by same-sex couples,

01/11/11
Texas Case Underscores Need for Marriage Protections in Times of Divorce | 01/11/11

01/10/11
Catholics Stand by Their Consciences on Marriage Equality | 01/10/11

Elected officials who are Catholic are stepping up to support marriage equality—often despite heavy-handed tactics b

01/10/11
New Hampshire Legislator Files Two Bills That Would Repeal Marriage Equality | 01/10/11

01/07/11
New L.A.-Based Campaign Encourages Support for Gay Fathers | 01/07/11

01/07/11
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Signs Nation's Toughest Law Against Bullying | 01/07/11

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I was attacked for being gay
01/23/13

He had punched me directly in the nose. I fell to the ground and felt him kick me before I passed out.

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Texas expands equal employment opportunities to transgender employees
01/23/13

Parkland Memorial Hospital joined other public employers Tuesday in expanding equal employment opportunities to transgender employees or job applicants.

Gay conference in Atlanta to build political power
01/23/13

Sue Hyde, Director of the Creating Change Conference, stands in the Hyatt Atlanta ballroom. The large, empty room will become the center of activity over the next week as 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists come to Atlanta.

Montana to consider bill to repeal outdated law that criminalizes sex
01/23/13

LGBT advocates said Monday they hope the Montana state legislature will finally repeal an obsolete state law that criminalized gay sex before it was struck down by the courts in the 1990s.

Horrifying Anti-Gay Graffiti Found At Boston Law School
01/23/13

Instead of honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to civil rights, some at Boston College Law School used MLK Day to deface the office of an LGBT student group, according to Above The Law.

Rhode Island moves closer to approving marriage equality
01/23/13

Rhode Island moved one step closer to approving same-sex marriage on Tuesday when the House Judiciary Committee unanimously agreed to send a marriage equality bill to the full House.

ND Legislators Propose Anti-Discrimination Bill
01/22/13

At a news conference Tuesday, local pastors, realtors and attorneys announcing their support for senate bill 2252.

Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
01/22/13

LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701 passed out of the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee on an 8-7 vote Monday evening, clearing its first hurdle on what supporters hope is its path to eventual passage.

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