5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: November 2017
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The “gay agenda” is now moving forward locally, without help from Washington.
Backers of gay and transgender rights have been making gains at the local level in unlikely places. They are notching victories in cities such as Morgantown, West Virginia, Birmingham, Alabama, and De Pere, Wisconsin, in passing nondiscrimination protections for LGBT… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Where have all the lesbian (and gay) bars gone?
At a recent newly-launched lesbian party in Brooklyn, women scattered themselves haphazardly throughout the backyard of a gay bar filled mostly with men. Wearing dark jeans and denim jackets, they stood in small groups, intermittently scanning the room while talking… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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According to the FBI, hate crimes on the rise in U.S.
Hate crimes rose nearly 5 percent last year, according to data released Monday by the FBI. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program’s report said 6,121 criminal incidents in 2016 were motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender or gender identity… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Is it time for a gay Texas Supreme Court Justice?
It was when the Texas Supreme Court justices reversed themselves on benefits to same-sex partners, that Harris County District Judge Steven Kirkland decided he’d had enough. Just the year before those exact same nine judges had upheld a ruling that… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Still a bumpy road ahead if same-sex marriage passes in Australia.
Australian lawmakers who fear a national survey will reveal that most voters want marriage equality are moving to wind back anti-discrimination laws to reduce barriers for people who would boycott gay weddings. Almost 80 percent of Australia’s registered voters… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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