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Transgender students face discrimination at graduation
Monday, May 20, 2013
2:48pm

Across the United States, millions of seniors are getting ready to walk across the stage in graduation ceremonies. This time can bittersweet for transgender students. Two instances of transgender students, in different parts of the country, have reminded us that schools can often fail to support transgender students and treat them with respect.

12/02/10
MSNBC's Chris Matthews Clears Up Anti-Gay Misinformation | 12/02/10

12/02/10
Conservatives Attack Smithsonian Art with Religious and HIV/AIDS Theme | 12/02/10

When the National Portrait Gallery

12/01/10
Illinois Legislature Passes Civil Union Legislation; Bill Now on the Desk of Gov. Quinn | 12/01/10

12/01/10
Media Roundup: The Debate Over "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | 12/01/10

12/01/10
LGBT Religion News Roundup - December 1, 2010 | 12/01/10

In response to the UN's vote to remove sexu

12/01/10
After 25 Years, GLAAD Continues to Monitor AIDS-Related Defamation | 12/01/10

11/30/10
New Jersey's Trentonian Corrects Offensive Headline After GLAAD Outreach on Transgender Terminology | 11/30/10

11/30/10
Pentagon Releases Long-Awaited Findings of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Study | 11/30/10

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Man Indicted In Shooting at FRC's Headquarters
08/23/12

A Virginia man opposed to the politics of a conservative lobbying group was indicted Wednesday in the shooting of a security guard at the group’s Washington headquarters.

Gay Man Sues Library of Congress, Alleging Discrimination
08/23/12

Peter TerVeer was an up-and-coming auditor for the Library of Congress’s inspector general’s office. His boss liked him so much that he tried to set him up with his single daughter. But when the boss discovered that TerVeer was gay, he harassed him with religious-based homophobia — and eventually got him fired, TerVeer alleges in a federal lawsuit.

Hugh Hefner: Gay Rights Under ‘Assault’
08/22/12

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner criticizes conservatives in an editorial in the September issue, accusing them of continuing “to assault the right of gays.”

Boy Scouts force out gay leader in Louisville
08/21/12

But while Bourke, 54, is still a leader in Girl Scout 1575, he no longer is part of the Boy Scouts. The reason: He is gay.

Akin ‘Rape’ Remarks Draw Attention To Candidate’s Anti-Gay Record
08/21/12

The Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri has been thrust into the national spotlight following comments he made suggesting a woman can resist becoming pregnant after a “legitimate rape” — prompting LGBT advocates to decry not only his views on women but also his long history of opposition to LGBT rights.

Gay Man Told to Mary Woman or Son Would Lose Inheritance
08/21/12

The gay son of a deceased New York City businessman is fighting a stipulation in his late father’s will that required him to marry the mother of his child or risk losing the child’s inheritance.

Complaint Filed Against Groups Opposed To WA's Marriage Law
08/17/12

A Seattle woman has filed a complaint with the Washington state Public Disclosure Commission against two groups supporting a referendum seeking to overturn the state’s marriage law.

Watchdog Agency Approves $49,000 Fine Against Prop. 8 Campaign
08/17/12

The state’s campaign watchdog agency gave final approval Thursday to $49,000 in fines against the campaign committee for Proposition 8, a 2008 ballot measure banning marriage equality in California.

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