Texas sues California over state travel ban, dismissing LGBT protection law as ‘political’

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2020

Texas sued California Monday in the U.S. Supreme Court over California’s ban on taxpayer-funded travel to Texas. <a href="https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2020/Press/Texas%20v.%20California%20-%20filed.pdf">The la

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White supremacist pleads guilty in plot to bomb synagogue, shoot up Las Vegas LGBT bar

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2020

An avowed  <a href="https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2019/08/16/documents-las-vegas-man-accused-bomb-plot-also-targeted-mcdonalds/2030264001/">white supremacist pleaded guilty</a> on Monday for planning bomb and shooting attacks at a synagogue and LGBT

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Student arrested after racist homophobic rant was caught on video

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2020

A video posted to Twitter last week shows a student at Chapman University in Orange, California shouting racist and homophobic slurs at other students in a classroom. That student has since been arrested.

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Switzerland to vote on LGBT discrimination proposal

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2020

BERN: Voters in Switzerland will go to the polls on Sunday to decide on a proposal to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity punishable by law. Discrimination because of race or religion is already illegal in the c

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Once Again, Big Businesses Side With LGBT Activists

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2020

Nike loves selling kids’ shoes—it just doesn’t care if they have a home to wear them in. That’s the amazing revelation from a new campaign against Tennessee adoption.The sports giant, which is still on a lot of Americans’ you-know-what list after dis

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Jameela Jamil says she identifies as ‘queer’ following backlash

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Actor Jameela Jamil announced that her new gig would be judging a new talent show that focuses on the art of vogueing, people got all up in arms saying she shouldn’t be crashing in on queer culture, to which Jamil had the perfect answer. Jamil is bes

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NZ PM Jacinda Ardern announces new funding for HIV services

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited The Big Gay Out in Auckland over the weekend and announced additional funding for HIV and sexual health services. As ther Big Gay Out celebrated it’s 21st outing, the Prime Minister announced $300,0

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Carrasco: Texas GOP wrong to deny LGBT conservatives [Opinion]

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Marco Roberts, secretary of the Texas Log Cabin Republicans, was anxious. For at least two decades, the group of LGBT conservatives had fought to be recognized by the state GOP. As we sat down to talk before the vote in Austin recently it looked like

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Five Urgent Issues for Indonesia’s President to Address

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

On February 10, Indonesian President Joko Widodo (known as Jokowi) will address Australia’s parliament. Indonesia is often referred to as the democratic success story of Southeast Asia and a model of Muslim democracy, yet it has been responsible for

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Swiss vote to approve legislation to protect LGBTQ+ rights

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Swis voters have given their backing in a referendum to extending anti-racism legislation to cover sexual orientation, defying critics who had claimed such a move would be an infringement of free speech.Unlike many of its western European neighbours,

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Carrasco: Texas GOP wrong to deny LGBT conservatives [Opinion]

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

Marco Roberts, secretary of the Texas Log Cabin Republicans, was anxious. For at least two decades, the group of LGBT conservatives had fought to be recognized by the state GOP. As we sat down to talk before the vote in Austin recently it looked like

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Kyrsten Sinema taking months to vote to convict Trump is head-scratching

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2020

In a remarkable feat of unity, the Democratic Senators all hung together to vote to convict Donald Trump of abuse of power. For some senators, the vote to get rid of Trump came with real risks. Doug Jones of Alabama, who won his seat in <a href="http

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