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Legacy Wall introduces LGBT achievements to community - IllinoisHomePage.net

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:43:12 +0000

Legacy Wall introduces LGBT achievements to community
IllinoisHomePage.net
Thursday was the first chance to see achievements and life stories of those from the LGBT community. It's called the Legacy Wall. It's intended to spur discussion about the topic. "To inspire LGBT youth, who was forced to grow up without any historical ...
Display celebrating LGBT accomplishments coming to Springfield The State Journal-Register

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Pope Francis found time to meet with Kim Davis, not LGBT Catholics - The Daily Dot

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:29:29 +0000

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Pope Francis found time to meet with Kim Davis, not LGBT Catholics
The Daily Dot
While Francis had time to meet with Davis in his short visit, he didn't have time to meet with LGBT Catholics. LGBT religious groups lobbied for a meeting with his holiness to no avail. In the weeks leading up to his U.S. trip, hundreds of LGBT ...
LGBT Catholic Groups 'Disappointed,' Fearful After Pope Francis Met Kim Davis Advocate.com
HRC Responds to Reports of Papal Meeting with Kim Davis; Urges Church to ... Human Rights Campaign (blog)
Kim Davis talks about meeting Pope, LGBT group reacts WTVQ
SouthFloridaGayNews.com - San Diego Gay & Lesbian News
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Meet the Uniformly Anti-LGBT House Leadership Candidates - Advocate.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:41:41 +0000

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Meet the Uniformly Anti-LGBT House Leadership Candidates
Advocate.com
House Speaker John Boehner hasn't been any friend to LGBT Americans, but the Ohio Republican's successor is likely to be just as bad or worse. Boehner, who announced last Friday that he's leaving the speaker's position — and Congress altogether — at ...

Canada to LGBT Refugees: You're Welcome Here, but First Prove You're LGBT - TakePart

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:22:30 +0000

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Canada to LGBT Refugees: You're Welcome Here, but First Prove You're LGBT
TakePart
With one-third of countries around the world continuing to criminalize those who identify as LGBT, many refugees turn to nations such as Canada, where asylum is granted to those facing persecution for their sexuality and gender identity in their home ...

A new LGBT center opens in Boyle Heights - 89.3 KPCC

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 16:32:09 +0000

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A new LGBT center opens in Boyle Heights
89.3 KPCC
Mariachi Arcoiris de Los Angeles, an all-LGBT band, sings at the opening celebration of Mi Centro. The location is a new outpost in Boyle Heights as a collaboration between the Los Angeles LGBT Center and the Latino Equality Alliance. Leo Duran/KPCC.
A new center in Boyle Heights is a 'little piece of heaven' for gay Latinos Los Angeles Times

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Expanding ID Card Access for LGBT Homeless Youth - Center For American Progress

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 15:15:11 +0000

Center For American Progress

Expanding ID Card Access for LGBT Homeless Youth
Center For American Progress
Research suggests that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, youth are significantly overrepresented among young people experiencing homelessness. Like other homeless individuals, LGBT young people experience significant challenges ...

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Hillary Clinton Opposed Pro-LGBT Changes at State Department - Advocate.com

Thu, 01 Oct 2015 13:40:40 +0000

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Hillary Clinton Opposed Pro-LGBT Changes at State Department
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Other emails released this week also touch on LGBT issues. One is from a transgender person praising Clinton for a new policy allowing trans individuals to change the gender marker on their passports. Another reveals Clinton's unease over getting an ...
Hillary Clinton's Email About Gay Parents Should Seriously Trouble Her LGBT ... Slate Magazine (blog)
Hillary Clinton campaign appoints LGBT liasion for White House bid PinkNews
Hillary Clinton Was Angry When State Department Started Using LGBT-Friendly Terms Mediaite
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Ukrainian LGBT Leader, Taras Karasiichuk, Seeks U.S. Asylum - Daily Beast

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:35:30 +0000

Daily Beast

Ukrainian LGBT Leader, Taras Karasiichuk, Seeks U.S. Asylum
Daily Beast
Beginning in 2005, he started working with LGBT friends in Kiev to create awareness; in 2009, they founded the Gay Alliance Ukraine and chose him as the leader. After holding private LGBT awareness events each year in June, the Kiev LGBT community ...
The Daily Beast: Ukrainian LGBT leader, Taras Karasiichuk, seeks US asylum Kyiv Post

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LGBT Catholics Confused And Hurt By Pope's Visit With Kim Davis - Huffington Post

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 21:57:46 +0000

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LGBT Catholics Confused And Hurt By Pope's Visit With Kim Davis
Huffington Post
“I fear that this meeting and claims that the pope told Ms. Davis to 'stand strong' will embolden the many U.S. bishops and others who continue to try to turn back support for LGBT people,” said Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of LGBT Catholic ...
Pope Francis Doesnt Believe in LGBT Equality Daily Beast
Pope Francis, Kim Davis Meeting: Anti LGBT Rights Clerk Reveals Secret ... Latin Times
What The Pope Really Said About Kim Davis ThinkProgress
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This New International Campaign Makes the Economic Case for LGBT Rights - GOOD Magazine

Wed, 30 Sep 2015 20:45:04 +0000

GOOD Magazine

This New International Campaign Makes the Economic Case for LGBT Rights
GOOD Magazine
In March 2015, Indiana Republicans made national headlines when they passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act through their state legislature. The politicians argued the bill protected their citizens against undue government intrusion on their ...

London's oldest gay pub under threat: 'There's been a lot of illegitimate fun for 150 years' – video

Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:12 +0000

The threat of closure hangs over London’s oldest gay venue, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, after its purchase by Austrian property developers (who say they have the best interests of the venue at heart). What is about this spit-and-sawdust LGBTQ south London pub that regulars love so much? Performers including Amy Lamé, Timberlina and Bette Bourne show us behind the scenes at the capital’s home of drag

• This text was changed on August 18 2015 to include the response from the owners, Immovate, and tenant James Lindsay

Tue, 23 Jun 2015 16:27:39 +0000

New York City grants landmark status to Stonewall Inn
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New York City's landmarks commission has voted to grant official status to the Greenwich Village bar where resistance to a police raid sparked the modern gay rights movement.

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Tue, 23 Jun 2015 02:46:32 +0000

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Esurance: ‘In the modern world, all dreams are equal’ (VIDEO)
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Ahead of an anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling in favor of nationwide marriage equality, Esurance released this video to commemorate LGBT pride and celebrate 'all marriages."

No marriage ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court today. Next day for court to issu...

Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:28:22 +0000

No marriage ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court today. Next day for court to issue opinions is Thursday, June 25. Stay tuned.
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