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Too Gay To Be A Parent? That's What Rep. Robert Aderholt Thinks.
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Republicans Want to Take Away Our Right to Be Parents

A proposed bill would hurt not only same-sex couples trying to start a family, but vulnerable children who need homes.

August 13 2018 11:19 AM
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For Gay Men's Health Crisis, the 'Crisis' Has Never Gone Away

GMHC continues the mission created in Larry Kramer's Manhattan apartment 37 years ago.

August 10 2018 7:01 AM
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HRC: We're Going After Sessions's Anti-LGBTQ Task Force

The president of the Human Rights Campaign explains what he's doing to stop the antigay attorney general's "Religious Liberty Task Force."

August 10 2018 4:31 AM
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This Log Cabin Has Collapsed
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This Log Cabin Has Collapsed

By endorsing a homophobe — and blasting a female black candidate — the Georgia chapter of the LGBTQ Republican group highlights its own irrelevancy.

August 09 2018 12:01 PM
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I Survived Conversion Therapy and Learned I Can Be True to Myself
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I Survived Conversion Therapy

Amanda Loucks takes us through her harrowing journey. 

August 09 2018 6:03 AM
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Trump’s Health Care Rules a Prescription for Disaster

A president like Trump — intent on legalizing LGBTQ discrimination in hospitals and doctors' offices — makes it apparent we need federal legislation to protect us.

August 08 2018 5:01 AM
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Op-Ed by Biden Foundation
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Family Rejection Harms LGBTQ Youth. Joe Biden Has a Plan to Stop It

The former vice president's foundation is making our lives a priority.

August 07 2018 10:00 AM
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