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Human Rights Campaign endorses Mark Kirk (R) over Tammy Duckworth (D) for Senate 5 TheDormouse Mar 2016 Sep 2016 3 4274

Navy names ship after gay rights advocate Harvey Milk 2 Panich52 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 10 2527

Wrongly named First Amendment Defense Act 1 Panich52 Jul 2016 Aug 2016 2 2322

Georgia Trans Student Rights Watch 0 Panich52 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 1 2033

Going to North Carolina anytime soon? 8 Jackie Wilson Said Apr 2016 Aug 2016 6 3707

Donald Trump To Address Extremist Anti-LGBT Summit In Orlando (and Rubio) 1 cali Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2199

Fighting the Christian Right's Target Boycott 3 BlueState Apr 2016 Jun 2016 3 2719

Senator Lee Bright: meet transgender South Carolinians 0 beergood Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 2550

WH To Make Stonewall National Monument 7 applegrove May 2016 May 2016 2 3121

has this been posted yet? 2 beergood Mar 2016 Apr 2016 6 3551

NC House speaker weighs special session on Charlotte LGBT ordinance 1 Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 Apr 2016 2 2925

Hillary apologizes for Nancy Reagan/AIDS comment 17 dlwickham Mar 2016 Mar 2016 4 6091

Hillary talks about Nancy Reagan's AIDS activism at funeral! What the F*CK? 12 Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 Mar 2016 8 6040

This message was self-deleted by its author 0 Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 Mar 2016 0 1779

Chiayi becomes newest Taiwanese city to say yes to registering gay couples 0 yuiyoshida Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 2083

Scalia's dead 0 LiberalElite Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 2331

Being LGBT in Japan (Japanese Interview at Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2015) 0 yuiyoshida Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2484

Coming-of-Age ceremony held for LGBT people in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward 1 yuiyoshida Jan 2016 Jan 2016 2 2915

"Religious Freedom" my ass. Charlotte mayoral candidate proposes jailing all gays. 5 nightscanner59 Sep 2015 Dec 2015 6 5436

Maybe people have seen this but study finds homophobes have gay tendencies 3 Maraya1969 Sep 2015 Nov 2015 5 2930

Transgenders in Vietnam say new law paves way for surgeries 0 yuiyoshida Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 2110

Young gay rights activist calls on officials to remove homophobic Chinese textbooks 0 yuiyoshida Nov 2015 Nov 2015 0 1955

Sign the petition: "If Houston turns down HERO, the NFL must relocate the 2017 Super Bowl" 1 PDittie Aug 2015 Nov 2015 0 2920

The Lost History of Gay Adult Adoption 0 MADem Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 2247

Texas Attorney General’s Thorough Plans To Discriminate Against LGBT People 3 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 3 2414

They are studying the homaphobes now!! Interesting finding. 0 Maraya1969 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 2522

I was wondering recently why transgender acceptance has happened before cross-dressing acceptance 3 uhnope Jul 2015 Sep 2015 0 3094

Is this too patronizing? 4 qwlauren35 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 1 3074

Kim Davis is in the wrong party 2 gklagan Sep 2015 Sep 2015 0 3012

Hundreds brave persistent rain at LGBT rally in Vietnam 1 yuiyoshida Aug 2015 Aug 2015 3 2377

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Protect Thy Neighbor - new project by Au / States: no right to discriminate / Relig right unhappy 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 2039

GOP takes Orwellian-speak to new lows w/discrimininatory "First Amendment Defense Act" 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 2146

Tampa Fl. After 10+ years Tampa has its first Pride day parade.. Plse. enjoy! 4 juxtaposed Apr 2015 Jul 2015 0 2775

EEOC Expands Coverage for LGBT Individuals 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2190

60 House Members Send Letter to Secretary Duncan Regarding Protection of LGBT Students 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 2 2171

Look: Gay couple holds wedding ceremony in Beijing, despite police warnings 0 yuiyoshida Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1841

did transexuals benifit 3 collinsrent Jun 2015 Jul 2015 0 3159

Gay activists in Asia upbeat about impact of U.S. court ruling 1 yuiyoshida Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2024

Next fight for gay rights: Bias in jobs and housing 2 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2122

Anatomy of the Supreme Court's Gay Marriage Decision 0 danriker Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 2559

GAY PRIDE PARADE IN SF 1 yuiyoshida Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2249

Xposted from GD: You can rainbow up your Facebook page: 0 tblue37 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 2141

Did Thai university reject transgender lecturer because of an Instagram post? 0 yuiyoshida Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1784

IBM Punishes Louisiana For Governor’s Anti-Gay Executive Order 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 5 1967

AMNY.com: How to be a great LGBTQ ally in NYC 0 LiberalElite Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1912

Lambda Legal’s Help Desk - MI & NC discrimination 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1881

The Swinney Switch: Clemson Football Coach Declines To Attend Fundraiser F/ Anti-LGBT Group 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1820

NC Pastor tells graduating seniors at public HS they'll be going to hell if they're gay 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 2090

Gay High School Student Delivers Valedictorian Speech He Was Barred from Giving 0 Democrats_win Jun 2015 Jun 2015 4 1766

'Brutal, grotesque' violence overshadows progress on LGBT equality - UN 0 yuiyoshida Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 2063

Iowa Legislator Doesn’t Know What LGBTQ Stands For, Is Still Against It 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 1729

Mother lauded for placing India's first gay matrimonial ad for son 0 yuiyoshida May 2015 May 2015 2 1710

I am bisexual and I want to come out to my hating fundamentalist 7 Maraya1969 May 2015 May 2015 1 3053

Physicians group: give LGBT equal rights - it makes them healthier 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 5995

Utah students demand evidence from professor after he signs absurd letter in same-sex marriage case 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1779

Tell CBS to cancel hate-monger Tony Perkins 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2428

PA High School Students Organize "Anti-Gay" Day 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1949

State Judge Strikes Down Kentucky’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage, But Decision Put On Hold 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1714

Coffee shop puts a ban on anti-gay lawmakers 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1720

Bullied/fired gay Oregon Teacher of the Year seeking donations to legal fund 0 Arugula Latte Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1746

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EEOC Says You Can’t Prevent Trans People From Using Their Preferred Bathroom 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2434

Denver's Azucar Bakery wins right to refuse to make anti-gay cakes 1 intheflow Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1975

Religious legal group files brief w/ SCOTUS to uphold states' bigoted anti-gay marriage bans 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1874

Salesforce relocating employees out of Indiana 1 riversedge Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2006

George Takei: Indiana, Let Us Eat Cake 0 LiberalElite Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1685

Discussion in LBN thread for an activism project.... 13 MANative Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 3573

Coalition report: LGBT women among most economically vulnerable 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1608

Eric Holder op-ed: Taking the side of equality 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1693

I'm so sick of hearing I want "special rights". What hypocrisy. 5 nightscanner59 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 2242

Joint motion to expand a lawsuit challenging Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1524

Law Students Tell Justices How Same-Sex Marriage Bans Harm Careers 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1547

Corporations Suddenly Don’t Have Religious Freedom if They Support Marriage Equality 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1721

Do you support marriage equality? Rep. Scott Peters wants to know: 0 Trillo Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1694

Mayor Bill de Blasio Will Skip St. Patrick’s Day Parade Over Policy on Gays 2 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 1860

Later this summer, when the supreme count makes gay marriage legal in all 50 states. 4 Nobel_Twaddle_III Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2186

Hate Group Creates ‘Anti-Christian Map’ and Makes Gay People Targets 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1673

Living on Borrowed Time: 6 Young Trans Women of Color Have Been Murdered in America This Year 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1831

Baton Rouge Is Still Charging Gay Men With ‘Crimes Against Nature’ 3 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 2267

LGBT Americans are individuals deserving of dignity 1 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 2 1720

Keep government out of our bathrooms 1 struggle4progress Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1884

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