Republican Governor Mike Pence Passes Anti-Gay 'Religious Freedom' Law in Indiana

Selena Hill
Latin Post

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"Passion" shows LGBT choral music's evolving role

Eric Jansen

KALW

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Attorney General Reportedly Moving To Block ‘Death Penalty For Gays’ Ballot Initiative

Staff
CBS/San Francisco area

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Renee Richards still amazed she broke transgender taboo

Staff
AM New York

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Virginia School Board Votes To Force Transgender Student Out Of Bathrooms

ZACK FORD
ThinkProgress

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Russia Loses Bid To Deny Benefits To Spouses Of Gay U.N. Staff

Staff
ideastream

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Transgender Teen Who Was Named High School Homecoming King Commits Suicide at 18

BRETT MALEC 
E!

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ezs note:  Please get help. Please.

Please.

Please.

PLEASE!!!

Why are lawmakers being morality police?

Editorial Board
Sun Sentinel

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My Transgender Life: Explain It to Me Like I'm a 6-Year-Old

Grace Anne Stevens 
The Huffington Post

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Dallas death points to dangers of black-market cosmetic work

AP
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ezs note:  Gee, I really don't see what the fuss is.  Sure, what might be involved is horrible disfigurement, excruciating pain, possibly death... but what the heck?

Put these vermin in jail!!!

Legislator files bills prohibiting gender neutral housing, unisex public bathrooms

ASHLEY JOST
Columbia Daily Tribune

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New Yorkers pushing for laws that protect the rights of transgender people

Staff
WSYR

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Surveys show highest LGBT populations are in cities out West

Tarringo Vaughan
examiner.com

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Chicago Activists Call For Justice In Rekia Boyd Shooting As Trial Date Nears

Staff
Progress Illinois

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In defense of the Latter-Day Saints

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Every once and awhile, I will get an anti-Mormon spiel.  It's usually from an agnostic or atheist group, and, shit, they've got some pretty good - and very funny  - stuff.  You can tell that even I get a good laugh out of it.

Well, except for one thing.  It's really not that hilarious.

Do you remember that on South Park a kid named Gary shows up?  He's a Mormon, and so is his family.  As the story unfolds, Gary's parents explain the beginnings of the Mormon faith.  And, yes, the story has holes in it.  Sometimes, deep holes.  Trey Parker and Matt Stone really pull no punches about this.  But at the end of the story, Gary surprisingly comes out on top.  Do the years portrayed by the Joseph Smith story have problems?  Sure they do.  But when Gary considers Smith himself, he still loves him because of the strong family he has provided.

If you are questioning my belief in the Mormon faith, let me put that to rest right now.  I'm not a Mormon.  Never have been.  And unless an earthquake occurs (and maybe not even then), I won't be. (For one thing, I adore coffee.) However, considering some of the antics put forth by other religions, the Mormons have been, well, admirable.  They could have taken the easy road and told us to go screw ourselves.  But they didn't. They sat down with us and worked out an agreement they could all live with.

C'mon folks.  We can do better than this.  We can guttersnipe till the cows come home, or learn to live peaceably with our neighbors.

We're better than this.  Much better.

Homophobic attacks increase in seemingly gay-friendly Brazil

VINCENT BEVINS
Los angeles times

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HRW urges European leaders to raise concerns over Kyrgyzstan

Dominic Yobbi

Jurist

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Bob Jones Apologizes for Saying Gays Should be Stoned (35 Years Later)

Daniel Politi
Slate

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LGBT rights, religious freedom and the Utah miracle

Charles C. Haynes

The Spectrum

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Watch: 13-year-old boy comes out as trans with amazing speech (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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Transgender in Cincinnati: Ashton Dotson gets a job

Anne Saker
cincinnati.com

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Survey: Salt Lake City ranks 7th highest for LGBT population

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greenwichtime.com

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Albany Law School hosts LGBT Law Day

Brittany Horn

timesunion.com

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Wave of anti-LGBT bills in 2015 state legislative sessions

Staff
LGBT Weekly

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New Haven pastor: Presbyterian Church vote to allow same-sex marriage a win for equality

Ed Stannard
New Haven Register

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Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan

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Protection for LGBT seniors headed to Board of Supervisors

Erin Allday
SFGATE

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Judge says transgender man has plausible case he was mistreated at hospital

Randy Furst
Star Tribune

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California may ban discrimination against transgender jurors

AP
Bakersfield Now

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MN GOPers tout anti-transgender bills in emails to constituents

Andy Birkey
Twin Cities Daily Planet

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Previous probation revoked for man charged in murder of transgender woman

Staff

KLTV

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Anti-Glenn protests about more than tax proposal

Tori Phelps & Kylie Wojciechowski
The Valley Vanguard

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Transgender rights: Planet Fitness incident overblown? (Canada)

Jillian Page
Montreal Gazette

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ezs note:  If you are a gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, or ally person, see if there is a Planet Fitness near you.  Normally I don't plug anyone, but Planet Fitness puts their money where their mouth is.  Plus, you'll look great!

No opinion yet from Florida Gov. Rick Scott on transgender bathroom bill

Patricia Mazzei

Miami Herald

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ezs note:  Floridians - please call and ask Governor Rick Scott to veto this odious "bathroom bill"!

Maya Is Myron In ‘Bold And The Beautiful’ Transgender Shocker: Karla Mosley Reacts

Maria Vultaggio 
International Business Times

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EDITORIAL: Transgender Reg’s stand a brave one (Australia)

Clementine Norton
Fraser Coast Chronicle

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Trans inmate asks US supreme court to allow sex-reassignment surgery

Press

The Guardian

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New U.S. rule allows same-sex couples leave to care for sick spouses

Michelle Andrews
The Washington Post

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​​Indiana​‘s​ Anti-​Freedom SB​ ​101 ​Moves ​Forward

Lynne Bowman
HRC

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ezs note:  Hoosiers - please tell your state senator that you are AGAINST SB 101.  Thanks!

Prominent San Francisco evangelical church drops celibacy requirement for LGBT members

Kimberly Winston
RNS

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Facebook Bans Revenge Porn, Clarifies Policies on Nudity and “Real Names”

 Carolyn Cox

The Mary Sue

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Sheridan, Wyoming

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Utah anti-bias, religious rights law could be model for other states

Dennis Romboy
Deseret News

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Transgender teen lands Clean & Clear campaign

Staff
10News

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NHS spends almost £1million sending Scots south for sex change operations (UK)

Lynn McPherson

Daily Record

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South a ‘new frontier’ for LGBTQ activism, organizer of LSU conference says

OLIVIA MCCLURE
The advocate

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Let's make room for alternative views (Singapore)

Angeline Wong Hui Wei

The Straits Times

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Transgendered deserve protection from discrimination

Pat Pryor
Ithaca Journal

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New Yorkers Call the Legislature to Take Action on GENDA

David Contreras Turley
HRC

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