LGBT
St. Patrick’s Day Parade organizers invite LGBT group to march
September 3, 2014Organizers of the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade say they're ending a ban and allowing a gay group to march under its own banner for the first time.
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Two trailblazing performers “Coming out Muslim”
September 2, 2014"Coming Out Muslim" is a collage of coming-out stories, unmet parental expectations, song and chant, dance movement, prayer, revelations, hair and head coverings, and henna.
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Cop stop: Driving while gay
August 27, 2014The police officer ordered us all out of the car. Shortly, another police car pulled up and two more officers joined the first.
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Transgender people win protections in Orlando, Florida
August 18, 2014"Gender identity" is now a protected category in Orlando's human rights ordinances along with age, color, handicap, marital status, national origin, race, religion and sex.
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Unions celebrate LGBTQ progress, say challenges remain
July 1, 2014To become more inclusive, to increase efforts to protect transgender workers and to fight for state laws that prevent employers from firing workers for their sexual orientation or gender expression.
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