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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.

01/19/10
UPDATE: GLAAD Demands and Receives an Apology from Notre Dame and The Observer | 01/19/10

On January 13, The Observer, the student newspaper at the University of Notre Dame ran an incredibly offens

01/19/10
LGBT Developments Around the Country | 01/19/10

Every week at state and local levels, there are numerous developments on key issues that deeply affect our community

01/14/10
Notre Dame Student Newspaper The Observer Apologizes For Publishing Dangerous Anti-Gay Cartoon | 01/14/10

On Wednesday, 13 January, The Observer, the stu

01/11/10
Anti-Gay Violence Hits Western New York: Causes Community Concern | 01/11/10

Lindsay Harmon was celebrating New Year’s Eve at Roxy’s, a popular lesbian bar in Buffalo, New York, when passersby

01/06/10
New Jersey Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality | 01/06/10

01/05/10
Annise Parker Sworn In as Houston Mayor, Notes Milestone for LGBT Community | 01/05/10

In a public celebration held on Monday, Annise Parker was sworn in as Houston’s 61st mayor and became the first open

01/04/10
Indiana University English Professor Don Belton Stabbed and Killed, Vigil Held in His Honor | 01/04/10

12/22/09
North Carolina County Passes Domestic Partner Benefits Despite Defamatory Comments From Commissioner Bill James | 12/22/09

The Mecklenburg County Commissioners, last Tuesday, passed a domestic partner benefits policy, extending benefits to

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Md. lawmaker opposed to marriage equality charged in boating crash
12/21/12

A Maryland lawmaker who vehemently opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples faces charges in connection with an August boat crash that left him and six others injured.

Boca Raton Appoints Openly Gay 17-year-old to City Board
12/21/12

Tyler Morrison went from speaking out against the Boca City Council’s lack of LGBT protection, to becoming one its employees, who is now unprotected by a 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy.

VCU Investigation Says Coach Not Fired For Being Gay
12/21/12

Officials at Virginia Commonwealth University say that an "exhaustive" investigation found former women's volleyball coach James Finley's claims was not fired for being gay, as he believes; the claims were "unfounded," they said.

Anti-gay IL groups mobilizing coalition against marriage equality
12/21/12

A group of anti-gay organizations has announced a coalition to oppose same-sex marriage in Illinois, after lawmakers announced they would call for a vote on a marriage equality bill come January.

Despite anti-gay ban, Boy Scouts can lease public space, court rules
12/20/12

Even though the Boy Scouts of America bars atheists and gays, the city of San Diego is allowed to lease the group public property at nominal rates without running afoul of the state and federal constitutions, a federal appeals court decided Thursday.

Local leaders on why Michelle Kosilek is not the problem
12/20/12

Every time Michelle Kosilek makes headlines, Gunner Scott’s phone rings off the hook. Kosilek is in prison for committing a murder. By law, all prisoners are entitled to medically necessary procedures. For Kosilek, that means gender reassignment treatments.

CUAllies Rejected
12/20/12

Two weeks after the Catholic University of America rejected the proposal for CUAllies, a student organization for LGBT students and their allies, the club's lead organizer says supporters have not conceded.

MN Lawmakers Plan Marriage Equality Push For January
12/20/12

Now that Minnesota voters have rejected an amendment constitutionally defining marriage as one man, one woman, activists and allies in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party there say they plan to push for full marriage equality early next year.

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