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HRC head could be held individually liable in Cuomo case says Allred

Attorney Gloria Allred, responding to questions about the Human Rights Campaign president’s links to the Andrew Cuomo scandal, said taking an employee’s personnel file after leaving a place of employment would be a violation of privacy rights — and Alphonso David…

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More than 90% of LGBT US adults have received a COVID shot

Queer people might be stereotyped as bad at driving and math, but we’re apparently pretty good at getting vaccinated against COVID-19. A comprehensive new reportDownload PDF from Community Marketing and Insights (CMI), The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Human Rights Campaign…

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Report: Out lesbian Rachel Maddow may exit MSNBC soon

Rachel Maddow, one of the most prominent and respected fixtures in cable news, is considering leaving her eponymous nighttime program on MSNBC when her contract expires early next year, The Daily Beast reports. Speaking to six individuals in the know…

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Another Mexican state officially legalizes same-sex marriage

Same-sex couples in Mexico’s Baja California state can now legally marry without a court order. The Baja California Congress in June removed an amendment from the state constitution that banned marriage for same-sex couples. Three of the state’s five municipalities…