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Louisiana Governor’s Race Ad Takes Aim at Transgender Rights

Republican candidate for Louisiana governor Ralph Abraham has released a new TV ad that takes aim at abortion rights and the transgender community as he works to draw attention for his campaign. In the 30-second spot launched Thursday, the three-term congressman looks directly into the camera to establish what he calls “the truth.” The conservative hits several points in quick succession, declaring that “life begins at conception,” taxes are too high and he supports President Donald Trump. Related NBC OUT Trump admin avoids calling trans woman ‘she’ in Supreme Court brief With a chuckle, he wraps up with a swipe at […]

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NOM May Have Experienced its Last Anti-gay Breath

In the years before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the same rights and responsibilities to marriage that different-sex couples do, the National Organization For Marriage, known to many simply as “NOM,” was a recognized leader in the fight against equality. The religious right poured millions of dollars into the tiny organization, despite its ludicrous efforts to battle equality. Some said it was the Catholic Church. Others said it was the Mormon Church. At one point, investigations into NOM’s taxes revealed the vast majority of its funding came from a tiny handful of anonymous donors sinking a few million into the group’s coffers. […]

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Man Who Murdered 6 Gay Men in 1994 to be Executed this Week

Gary Ray Bowles, 57, killed six gay men in 1994. He was known as the “I-95” killer and evaded police for nine months by using stolen identification documents, before finally being caught. Bowles was given the death penalty following a 1996 trial, but the sentence was reversed by the Florida Supreme Court. He was sentenced to death again in 1999. Bowles has been on death row for 20 years. Between March and November 1994, Bowles killed six gay men – attacking them because of their sexuality. Bowles confessed to all six murders after police caught him in 1994, saying that he was […]

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Faces Probe Over Use Of Federal Drug Discount Funds For Lobbying

Politico reports: A California state senator has formally asked state Attorney General Xavier Becerra to investigate whether the powerhouse AIDS Healthcare Foundation is fraudulently misusing savings from a federal drug-discount program designed to help poor patients. The request comes from state Sen. Ben Hueso (D-Chula Vista), who has urged an investigation into the politically powerful organization that has dumped upwards of $60 million into state ballot drives since 2012, according to Hueso’s letter obtained by POLITICO. The senator’s concerns center on a somewhat obscure federal drug discount program known as 340B, which requires pharmaceutical companies to sell their drugs at steep […]

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New Mexico LGBT Church Vandalized 6 times in 2 Weeks

According to its website, the “radically inclusive” Metropolitan Community Church of Albuquerque celebrates “all forms of self-expressions, identities and orientations”. Andy Najar, a member of the congregation who has been attending for more than 30 years, told KOB4: “I think it’s really sad. “Really the first time, I thought, oh, maybe it was just a mistake or some kids playing around, but after six times you really feel you’re taking it personally, this is a hate crime, let’s try to figure this out.” “We really celebrate diversity in our community because we’re all different,” Najar added. The pastor, Judith Maynard, said: “After […]

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Berlin Memorial to Gay Victims of Nazis Vandalized

Berlin police say a central memorial to the gay victims of the Nazis has been vandalized. The concrete memorial in Berlin’s Tiergarten park, near the memorial to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust, features a window into which visitors can look and view a video of a same-sex couple kissing. Police said Monday that security guards reported that overnight the window had been painted over. Related NBC OUT Polish politician condemns gay pride marches as election nears Police currently have no suspects and wouldn’t say whether there was surveillance video of the crime. Nazi Germany declared homosexuality an aberration that […]

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Palestinian Police Vow Crackdown on LGBTQ Events in West Bank

Palestinian police have banned events organized by the LGBTQ rights organization alQaws because they go against “traditional Palestinian values,” the rights group said in a statement Sunday. The organization condemned the ban and recent attacks on LGBTQ Palestinians, including the reported stabbing of a 16-year-old outside an LGBTQ youth shelter in Tel Aviv. “AlQaws condemns the use of prosecution, intimidation and threats of arrest, be it by the police or members of society,” the group wrote on Facebook. “We have always been public and accessible about our work, through maintaining an active website, social media presence and engagement in civil society. However, we […]

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U.S. Park Police Targeting Gay Men for Sex Arrests in Federal Park in D.C.

In a little-noticed development, U.S. Park Police have made at least 26 arrests during the past year in Meridian Hill Park in D.C. of men seeking other men for a sexual encounter after they allegedly act in a way that violates the law, according to a Park Police spokesperson.  Sgt. Eduardo Delgado, a Park Police public information officer, told the Washington Blade the 26 arrests made in the park since Aug. 7, 2018 involve charges of one or a combination of Disorderly Conduct, Lewd Acts, Unlawful Entry, and Simple Assault (Sexual).  He said he couldn’t immediately determine if the arrests […]

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LGBT History Lessons Far from Universal in U.S. Public Schools

This fall more public school students could see LGBT content as states move toward mandating a more inclusive K-12 curriculum. However, publicly funded private schools continue to seek religious exemptions to anti-discriminatory measures.  In 2011 California passed its Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, and lawmakers in New Jersey, Illinois, Colorado and New York City have moved to follow suit.  California’s FAIR Education Act mandates the inclusion of the political, economic and social contributions of LGBT people and persons with disabilities into educational textbooks across the state. It amends an existing educational code previously mandating inclusions based on race, ethnicity, […]

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