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Attorney General Lynch Announces Federal Marriage Benefits Available to Same-Sex Couples Nationwide

Attorney General Lynch announced today that federal marriage benefits will be available to same-sex couples nationwide following the Supreme Court…

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LGBT Advocates Laud Obamacare, Fair-Housing Decisions

As they eagerly awaited the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage last month, LGBT and HIV/AIDS advocates were celebrating…

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Houston, We (Finally) Have a HERO

Almost a year after the nondiscrimination ordinance's passage, HERO is finally enforced.

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Texas Republican lawmaker’s staff snubs gay-rights activist

The staff of Rep. Molly White, who has proposed prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages, told a gay rights activist…

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What to Watch in Texas: In-state tuition; religious freedom flap?

Could the uproar over religious freedom laws that engulfed Indiana and Arkansas be coming to Texas? The next couple weeks…

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Equality Texas Anticipates a ‘Difficult’ Legislative Session in Austin

In fact, the attacks have already begun, with the introduction of legislation in both the House and Senate that would…

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Louisiana asks US Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case

The state of Louisiana has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take the rare step of hearing an appeal of…

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Poland elects first openly gay mayor in elections

Robert Biedron already made history once in Poland by becoming the first openly gay lawmaker in parliament in 2011. On…

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US elections sobering for gay-rights movement

The outcome of the U.S. midterm elections was a sobering election for the gay-rights movement, contrasting with its recent court…

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GOP strategy won’t fool women

If they're going to pull out a victory in the midterm elections, Republicans need to win over women. But they're…

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