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Mexico City legalizes same-sex marriage
On Dec. 21, the Mexico City assembly passed a law granting same-sex couples the right to marriage. The law redefines…
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Victories and setbacks for LGBT civil rights
On Nov. 3, three important votes took place across the country regarding the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and…
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LGBT youth event shows how struggle changes history
On Oct. 17, the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) and its allies in the Party…
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D.C. City Council to vote on same-sex marriage bill
On Oct. 6, D.C. Council member David Catania introduced a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the District of…
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Massive march demands full equality for LGBT people
The Oct. 11 demonstration of 250,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, along with their straight allies, in Washington, D.C.,…
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Protests erupt following raid, arrests in Atlanta gay bar
On Sept. 10, the Atlanta Police Department vice squad raided and arrested eight employees of the Atlanta Eagle Club, a…
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Fort Worth bar target of police violence
Patrons at the Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas, were recently the target of homophobic police violence. At approximately 1…
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Gay man assaulted in Akron, Ohio, for defending women’s rights
Charles Wright, a 50-year-old gay man and former vice-president of Cleveland's National Organization for Women, regularly escorts women into the…
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Homophobia at Chico’s Tacos in El Paso spurs fight back
On July 21, the El Paso City Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning all forms of discrimination. The resolution is…
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Dept. of Justice takes action to protect bigoted Defense of Marriage Act
On Fri. June 12, the U.S. Justice Department filed a brief in Federal Court asking for a dismissal of a…
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