Dallas’ Oak Lawn gay pride parade has celebrated acceptance of people’s differences for decades. But Sunday’s event felt more welcoming because of new efforts to accommodate disabled spectators.
They are two communities that often find themselves exposed to vitriol and hate masquerading as respectful debate. Muslims and gays, unlikely bedfellows in some circumstances, know the battle scars of discrimination and prejudice.
The state on Sunday said it would submit a bill giving same-sex couples equal rights to adopt a child. It was responding to the High Court of Justice, which had given it two months to reconsider its opposition to same-sex adoption, and said that it would present the bill by June 2018.
Serbia’s first ever openly gay prime minister joined several hundred gay activists Sunday at a pride event in Belgrade amid tight security in the conservative Balkan country.
During the Sept. 14 Decatur School Board meeting three people calling themselves a parents’ coalition spoke out against the school system’s policies regarding transgender students. The school system has had a policy protecting transgender students for at least 10 years.
Edith Windsor, a hero of the marriage equality movement who died this week at age 88, not only achieved a significant victory at the Supreme Court, but inspired many in the LGBT community.
Damien McAndrews has everything he dreamed about as a child; a dog and a safe place to call home. Two years ago, the teen didn’t know where he would end up.
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