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News Fix: It’s a Rough Week for Anti-Marriage Equality County Clerks and More News Stories

The first-ever summit for Native American youth at the White House, an affirmative consent law in New York, Baltimore’s police commissioner is fired, and more news!

Rachel July 9, 2015 94 Comments
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News Fix: Baltimore Police Vans To Be Equipped With Cameras and More News Stories

The South Carolina state Senate voted to remove the Confederate flag off capitol grounds, trans people in California can be identified with the correct gender on their death certificates, ICANN’s new proposal might make doxxing easier and more news stories!

Yvonne July 7, 2015 7 Comments
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Girl Scouts Turn Down $100,000 To Stand With Trans Girls, Make Us Cry

”Girl Scouts is for every girl,” said council CEO Megan Ferland. ”And every girl should have the opportunity to be a Girl Scout if she wants to.”

Adrian June 30, 2015 45 Comments
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News Fix: FBI Investigates Fires at Black Churches and More News Stories

The Supreme Court will rehear cases on strict abortion laws in Texas and affirmative action, the KKK will hold a rally on the South Carolina statehouse grounds, Bree Newsome is awesome and more news stories.

Yvonne June 30, 2015 8 Comments
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Immigrant Trans Women Can Now Be Detained in Women’s Facilities, But the Fight Isn’t Over Yet

U.S. Immigration officials announced they’ll allow detainees to be housed in facilities that match their gender identity. While this announcement sounds good, many think it will have minimal effect on the lives of actual trans detainees.

Mey June 29, 2015 13 Comments
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21 Times The Gay Marriage Dissenters Stomped Their Feet Like Petulant Children

The gentleman on the losing side of the gay marriage decision didn’t go quietly. Here’s some of the worst of their grumbling.

Mari Brighe June 27, 2015 48 Comments
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30 Things That Made Us Cry On Marriage Equality Day, Take A Kleenex

“It is so ordered.”

Heather Hogan June 26, 2015 51 Comments
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Queer Histories Matter: How Ancient History Played a Starring Role in the Marriage Equality Case

“Queer histories matter not only for our own sense of identity and pride, but because they impact our legal realities, too.”

Emily June 26, 2015 16 Comments
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VIDEO: Watch Obama’s Stunning Eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney in Charleston

The president touched on gun control, the poverty cycle, the pandemic of police offers committing acts of racist violence, America’s embedded legacy of racism, the failures of the United States’ criminal justice system, the terror of the Confederate flag, and so much more.

Heather Hogan June 26, 2015 14 Comments
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Greenlights Marriage Equality, WE WON A MAJOR THING

In a historic decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right.

Rachel June 26, 2015 197 Comments
Politics + Activism

Research Shows Supporting Families so They Can Better Support LGBT Youth is Key

“Families are the most predictive of well-being, but families are still not seen as important as peers and community support services,” said Dr. Caitlin Ryan.

Adrian June 25, 2015 10 Comments
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News Fix: Supreme Court Backs Fair Housing Act and Affordable Care Act and More News Stories

Jennicet Gutiérrez of FAMILIA TQLM ejected from a White House reception for speaking out about LGBT detainees, Mo’ne Davis is drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters, a new report from the ACLU about the wealth gap between black and white Americans, court cases regarding witches, and more!

Rachel June 25, 2015 10 Comments
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News Fix: South Carolina will Vote to Debate the Removal of the Confederate Flag and Other News Stories

A LGBT Latino mural was vandalized multiple times last week, Google will remove revenge porn from their search results, a Florida officer is suspended after forcing a teenage girl to strip and more news stories.

Yvonne June 23, 2015 35 Comments
Politics + Activism

Mercedes Williamson, 17 Years Old, Yet Another U.S. Trans Woman Murdered in 2015

“I’ll never have nobody like her again… She was the most beautiful person.”

KaeLyn June 19, 2015 8 Comments
Politics + Activism

News Fix: Nine Killed in Racist Attack at Black Charleston Church and More News

A third-grade teacher who has to resign after reading a book to his class that was deemed too gay, Kenlissia Jones’ murder charges for taking abortion medication are dropped, a woman will be on the face of the $10 bill, and more.

Rachel June 18, 2015 22 Comments
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Daily Fix: Supreme Court Rejects North Carolina’s Abortion Law and More News Stories

A group of activists disrupt Boston Pride, a survey finds college students disagree on some scenarios of what consent looks like, Rachel Dolezal resigns and more news stories!

Yvonne June 16, 2015 7 Comments
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Daily Fix: This Straight Couple Will Divorce If That’s What it Takes to Save Marriage and More News Stories

Eric Casebolt of McKinney is resigning, Apple’s new period-inclusive HealthKit, India has its first lesbian couple in a commercial, abortion access restrictions being upheld in Texas, and more!

Rachel June 11, 2015 26 Comments
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Daily Fix: The Police Officers Who Killed Jessie Hernandez Won’t Be Prosecuted and Other News Stories

An explainer on McKinney and Eric Casebolt, the police officer who killed Walter Scott was indicted, an airline is giving you flight discounts to Pride event destinations and school administrators told students to remove their “Gay Ok” t-shirts and more news stories!

Yvonne June 9, 2015 4 Comments
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5 Things You Should Know About Solidarity with Incarcerated LGBT People: A Conversation With Black and Pink

The experience of getting a letter is one of the most important moments or feelings of connection to something.

Maddie June 2, 2015 11 Comments
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Daily Fix: All the New Research You Can Shake A Stick At and More News

Research on nationwide LGBT legal equality, bisexuals in the UK, racism in the university classroom, and religion. PLUS updates on your fave/least fave Republicans, police practices overhaul in Cleveland, new laws and more!

Rachel May 28, 2015 5 Comments
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