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San Francisco Cop Alleges Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination by Police Dept.

Brendan Mannix, a 28-year-old openly gay police officer in San Francisco, is suing the city over alleged discrimination and harassment based on his sexuality. The lawsuit, available on the County of San Fran...

Danielle Skidmore, Transgender Advocate, Might Make Texas History

Texas currently holds a record of at least 53 openly LGBTQ people running for public office in 2018. Eight candidates in Texas are transgender, but one of the candidates would achieve notability as Austin’s fir...

Analysis: Why Did Mass. Legislature Fail to Outlaw Conversion Therapy?

LGBTQ advocates were hopeful when, in June, the Massachusetts House passed a bill to ban conversion therapy by an overwhelming majority of 137 to 14. Later, in July, Delaware became the fifteenth state to insta...

Retirement Community Allegedly Refuses Married Same-Sex Couple

Mary Walsh, 72, and Bev Nance, 68, applied to be residents at Friendship Village, a senior living community in Sunset Hills, Missouri, reported the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Their friends urged them to move t...

Colorado mother says son committed suicide after homophobic bullying

A Colorado nine-year-old who came out as gay has committed suicide after being bullied by his classmates, his mother said. According to Leia Pierce, her son Jamel Myles died four days after the commencement ...