HuffPost Comedy has begun a series called "Twerking To Classical", which, in their words, "strive[s] to establish the legitimacy of the budding dance form known as “Twerking.” In Part One, the ladies got their chance to shake wha…
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Archives for July 11, 2013
Posts from July 11, 2013
News: Waterspout, Corey Johnson, Texas Senate, Neil Tennant
The Salzburg Global LGBT statement. Allyson Robinson announces resignation as head of Outserve-SLDN. Ask California Governor Jerry Brown to sign AB1266, a bill protecting trans youth. Man captures incredible images, video of waterspout north of Tampa…
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Majority of Arkansans Support Employment Non-Discrimination, Anti-Bullying Laws
At a news conference this week, Grant Tennille the head of Arkansas’ economic development agency and Chad Griffin director of the Human Rights Campaign implored Arkansas to lead on LGBT issues in the south: (Tennille) said Arkansas, to both attract j…
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Judge Named To Oversee Case Challenging Pennsylvania’s Ban on Gay Marriage
Whitewood v. Corbett is a pending suit filed by the ACLU on behalf of 10 same-sex couples and one widow against the state of Pennsylvania, in a challenge designed to strike down the state's ban on gay marriage. The state Attorney General has alre…
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Pennsylvania Attorney General Confirms She Won’t Defend State’s Ban on Gay Marriage
As I reported earlier, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane confirmed today that she would not defend the state's ban on same-sex marriage against a court challenge, the AP reports: "I cannot ethically defend the constitutionality of…
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Robbie Rogers Strikes a Pose for OUT Magazine: PHOTO
Out footballer Robbie Rogers is OUT magazine's cover story for August. The LA Galaxy soccer player says he's completely changed his perspective, once professing that he wanted to be a footballer and not a spokesperson. OUT asks if he feels th…
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Trans Nursing Student Threatened With Expulsion For Using Restroom
Alex Wilson is a trans woman studying to become a nurse, and who is currently taking classes at Pinellas Technical Education Center in Clearwater, FL. All that could potentially change, however, should she choose to use the restroom located in the sa…
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Lesbian Couple Attacked by Gang of Up to 10 Men in Hate Crime on Chicago’s West Side: VIDEO
A woman and her girlfriend were attacked by a group of as many as 10 men in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's west side. The attack began after a man was harassing the couple, the Chicago Tribune reports: The woman said she did her best…
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Billy Eichner is Taylor Swift in ‘Glitter and Ribs’: VIDEO
Taylor Swift's new video is her best one ever. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP……
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White House Press Secretary Won’t Disclose ENDA Strategy: VIDEO
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney was grilled Wednesday by NBC News’ Kristen Welker on the President's strategy on ENDA, and why he hasn't signed an executive order, but refused to disclose any new details about it: “If you talk about yo…
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