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Before Pete: Roberta Achtenberg, first LGBT Senate confirmation

While we rightly celebrate Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s historic Senate confirmation to a cabinet-level position, it’s important to remember those he helped to pave the pave the way. Case in point: the first out LGBTQ+ nominee to ever gain…

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LGBT rights regress in unexpected places yet advance in others

Acceptance of LGBTQ people is growing around the world, and their rights are increasing, too. In the two decades since Pew began polling global attitudes toward homosexuality, almost a dozen countries, from Canada to Kenya, have seen double-digit increases in…

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Houston bakery facing two anti-LGBT discrimination lawsuits

A Houston bakery will have to defend itself in court after two separate lawsuits have been filed against it alleging discrimination and harassment against LGBTQ+ employees. OutSmart reports that Dessert Gallery is being sued separately by Gilbert Johnson, a…