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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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In the spirit of Stonewall, marriage equality movement surges
The narrow victory last November of the reactionary Proposition 8, which denies the right of same-sex couples in California to…
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Threat of HIV/AIDS cuts spark protest in Southern California
Many hundreds of people gathered at Hollywood’s Forever Cemetery June 5 to protest over $80 million worth of proposed funding…
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D.C. Council recognizes same-sex marriages from other states
The debate and struggle over same-sex marriage has now come to Washington, D.C., in a major way. On May 5,…
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Supreme Court denies challenge to bigoted “don’t ask, don’t tell”
Citing "the government's legitimate interest in military discipline and cohesion," the U.S. Supreme Court refused on June 8 to hear…
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Same-sex marriage legal in New Hampshire
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community activists and their supporters rallied outside the New Hampshire statehouse June 3 as the…
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Over 1,000 protest bigoted Prop. 8 in Chicago
Chanting "You say Prop 8. We say stop the hate" and "You say get back. We say Fight back," over…
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