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Colorado police looking for two men who attacked a man in potential antigay hate crime

A Colorado man said he was “specifically targeted” because of his sexual identity, and is part of a larger increase in hate crimes against the state’s LGBTQ+ community.

How a Texas Gay Couple's Fight Against Discrimination Led to Uncovering a Criminal Scheme

A gay couple’s fight against bigotry unravels a hefty embezzlement plot, spotlighting a darker reality.

Fight Back Colorado Targets Aurora Republican

The super PAC created to unseat legislators who killed civil unions legislation earlier this year is going after what it calls one of Colorado's "most extreme" Republicans.

Orlando Mass Shootings Are the Deadliest in U.S. History

The death toll from this morning's shootings at Pulse nightclub far surpass the killings of patrons at an Aurora movie theater in 2012. 

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Illinois Hate Group Wants Teachers to Reject Fiction of Trans Students

The Illinois Family Institute is livid about East Aurora School District's consideration of antibullying protections for transgender and gender non-conforming students.

Illinois School District Dissolves Committee on Transgender Issues

The move effectively ends the East Aurora School District's much-talked-about transgender rights effort, but advocates vow to keep up the fight.

Lutheran pastor calls for removal of celibacy requirement for gay clergy

Lutheran pastor Wayne Miller of Aurora, Ill., who will soon become bishop of the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, is calling for his denomination to remove a celibacy requirement for gay and lesbian clergy, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. "That's where I think the church is going," said Miller. "That's where I think it needs to go."

Trans and nonbinary migrants file complaint over treatment at ICE detention facility

They allege discrimination, harassment, denial of health care, and other mistreatment at a detention center in Colorado.

Philadelphia sets world record for drag queen story hour attendance

Hundreds of people listened to five drag queens read childrens’ books to establish a new Guinness World Record.

Seventh-Grader Hopes to Bring Pride to Illinois Suburb

Twelve-year-old Molly Pinta is raising funds to bring Pride to her hometown of Buffalo Grove.

Number 19: Trans Woman Killed Near Chicago in March

Keyshia Blige, who died in a shooting in a Chicago suburb in March, has become the 19th confirmed transgender woman killed in the U.S. this year.

Illinois School Board Quickly Rescinds Transgender Rights Policy

The Illinois Family Institute, a right-wing group, had led the outcry against the policy, which was rescinded four days after its passage.

Right Wing Uses Colorado Tragedy to Vilify Gays and Secularism

Bryan Fischer wonders if gays will object to Chick-fil-A feeding first responders to the shooting, and he and others blame the crime on America's alleged godlessness.

Mass Shootings Continue to Scar Colorado Since Columbine in 1999

There have been 600 mass shootings in the U.S. so far this year.

Ill. Trans Woman Alleges Discrimination by Hobby Lobby

While questions swirl about whether there's reason to worry about Hobby Lobby's possible anti-LGBT biases, one transgender employee says she's confronted discrimination there for years.

Fight Back Colorado Announces Next Target

The super PAC created to unseat anti-equality legislators in the Colorado legislature today announced its third target for the November election.

Obama to Orlando Families: 'Our Hearts Are Broken Too'

President Obama called the attack "an act of hate" and challenged those who oppose gun restrictions to meet with families of victims.

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