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Before Civil Rights Address, Advocates Ask Where Obama Is On LGBT Job Bias
As the White House pushes legislative action, many others are looking for executive action to protect LGBT employees of federal contractors. “It seems like most people can do more than one thing at a...
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Australian Sports Codes Come Together To End Homophobia In Sport
Executives of major sporting codes in Australia met yesterday to introduce a new campaign against homophobia. youtube.com youtube.com View Entire List ›
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Big Brands’ New Face Is LGBT Families
Major American consumer brands are recognizing that showing gay and lesbian people in advertising reflects today’s society — and according to exclusive research, most Americans agree. Major American...
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Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments Over Utah's Same-Sex Marriage Ban
The three judges hearing the case heard more than an hour of arguments, with two of them leaning toward striking down the state’s ban. Plaintiffs Derek Kitchen and Moudi Sbeity arrive at the 10th...
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Indiana Ordered To Recognize Marriage Of Terminally Ill Woman And Her Wife
“We are so relieved,” the couple said in a statement following the order. Supporters with marriage equality signs in Indiana last fall. AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File A federal judge ordered the state...
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As U.S. Weighs Response To Uganda's Anti-Gay Law, It's HIV Aid Vs. Defense
“Museveni will not back down unless they take away some of the military support, because that’s what he cares about,” said a Ugandan activist. But sources familiar with a U.S. government review...
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Exclusive Survey Shows A Majority Of Americans Believe LGBT-Inclusive Ads...
A survey conducted earlier this month by JWT, a global advertising firm, and provided exclusively to BuzzFeed reveals how American consumers feel about seeing gay and lesbian people in advertisements....
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You Need To See This 1988 Heterosexual Women's Guide To Lesbian Encounters
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13 Queer Fashion Tumblrs You Need To Know About
All the outfit ideas, ya’ll. BuzzFeed Q Wear Sonny Oram founded Qwear, a Boston-based style blog, in June 2011 to "create an online home for queer and gender non-comforming fashionistas." Their Tumblr...
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Illinois Officials Addressing Confusion Over Status Of Marriage Equality Law
Some Illinois counties are issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple ahead of the state’s new marriage equality law, resulting in questions among state agencies as to whether they those marriages...
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Vladimir Putin's LGBT Refuseniks
Attacks on LGBT people in Russia are driving a rise in asylum claims. In November, BuzzFeed documented why activist Viacheslav Revin fled Russia . Now, after nine months in the U.S., he’s still...
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Nearly A Month After Controversy, "RuPaul's Drag Race" Commits To Stop Using...
“We did not intend to cause any offense, but in retrospect we realize that it was insensitive. We sincerely apologize.” Following backlash from the trans community, RuPaul's Drag Race announced the...
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Androgynous Model Makes A Name For Herself In Both Male And Female Fashion...
Former beauty queen Elliott Sailors now models as a man. Model Elliott Sailors has made a name for herself by posing in both male and female fashion campaigns. Veer NYC A former beauty queen, Sailors...
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How Rigid Gender Expectations Harm Our Daughters And Sons
Reminder that strict notions of roles harm both women and men, by The Representation Project . From The Representation Project, with animation/illustration by Hybrid Design: View Entire List ›
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Indian Supreme Court Recognizes Broad Rights For Transgender People
“We … hold that values of privacy, self-identity, autonomy and personal integrity are fundamental rights guaranteed to members of the transgender community,” the two-judge panel ruled. Hijra activist...
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How A Trans Rights Ruling Could Save Gay Rights In India
“This is a ray of hope,” says one Indian transgender activist. Hijra activist Simran Shaikh. facebook.com / Via facebook.com A victory for transgender rights in India's Supreme Court on Tuesday may...
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Couple Plans Own Prom After Student Says School Barred Her From Bringing Her...
A private Christian high school in Queens, New York, allegedly won’t allow a student to bring her transgender boyfriend to prom this year — but that’s not stopping the couple from celebrating the...
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