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MN School Board Removes District’s Anti-Gay “Gag Policy”

MN School Board Removes District’s Anti-Gay “Gag Policy”

After more than 17 years of upholding policies designed to stigmatize LGBT students, Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin school...

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Love Conquers Hate: High Schoolers Triumph Over Westboro Baptist Church
“Ex-Gay” Group Sends Flier Home with MD High School Students

“Ex-Gay” Group Sends Flier Home with MD High School Students

“Parents And Friends Of Ex-Gays And Gays” distributes fliers to some students in Montgomery County high schools.... Read More »

Westboro Baptist Church: An Unlikely Supporter of LGBT Equality

Westboro Baptist Church: An Unlikely Supporter of LGBT Equality

Oft known for protesting funerals of fallen soldiers and spewing anti-LGBT hate, Westboro Baptist Church is an unlikely...

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“No Name-Calling Week” Takes on Bullying

“No Name-Calling Week” Takes on Bullying

January 23rd, kicked off the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network’s annual No Name-Calling Week. No Name-Calling Week...

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Greater Washington D.C. Intercollegiate Council Unites for Marriage Equality in Maryland

Greater Washington D.C. Intercollegiate Council Unites for Marriage Equality in Maryland

HRC headquarters welcomed a slew of fresh new faces Tuesday night for the kickoff of the Greater Washington, D.C....

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Boy Scouts Endorse GLSEN’s No Name-Calling Week

Boy Scouts Endorse GLSEN’s No Name-Calling Week

Over the years, the Boy Scouts of America have built quite the anti-gay reputation, largely because the organization has...

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National Call-In Day in Support of the Student Non-Discrimination Act

National Call-In Day in Support of the Student Non-Discrimination Act

Today, the Human Rights Campaign is partnering with Senator Al Franken’s (D-Minn) office and other national groups on a...

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Why Are There So Few LGBT College Coaches?

Why Are There So Few LGBT College Coaches?

In an article to Huffington Post, Hudson Taylor addresses why almost all LGBT college coaches remain closeted.

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Update: School Board Moves to Fire Viki Knox

Update: School Board Moves to Fire Viki Knox

New Jersey school board takes action following teacher's anti-LGBT rant.

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Dallas County Colleges Add Transgender Workplace and Campus Protections

Dallas County Colleges Add Transgender Workplace and Campus Protections

Governor Rick Perry needs to pay some attention to the progress going on in his home state of Texas!

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