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Connecticut House Approves Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill
Local and Regional News, News, TransgenderTags: Connecticut, Discrimination, National Center for Transgender Equality, : transgenderOn Thursday, May 19, the Connecticut House of Representatives voted...
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Connecticut Legislature Approves Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill; Gov....
Local and Regional News, News, TransgenderTags: Connecticut, Non-Discrimination Laws, : transgenderEarly Saturday morning, the Connecticut Senate voted 20-16 to give final legislative approval to a...
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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy Signs Transgender Non-Discrimination Bill
Local and Regional News, News, News, TransgenderTags: Connecticut, Non-Discrimination Laws, : transgenderConnecticut Gov. Dannel P. MalloyOn July 5, Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (D) signed...
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2011 Election Roundup: LGBT Equality Victories
News, Local and Regional NewsTags: Elections, gay candidates, LGBT Equality, Maine, Michigan, Iowa, North Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, Arizona, Washington, Florida, New Jersey, Connecticut,...
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Roman Catholic Hierarchy Continues to be Out of Step with Catholics on LGBT...
Local and Regional News, Religion and FaithTags: Catholic, New York, Minnesota, Connecticut, Spain, Maryland, Bishop Timothy Dolan, Cardinal George The Roman Catholic Church has been in the news quite...
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Connecticut Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional
News, Local and Regional NewsTags: Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Marriage Equality, Connecticut, court, Judge Vanessa L BryantOn Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford,...
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Fourth Case Challenging DOMA Brought Before Supreme Court
NewsTags: Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Supreme Court, GLAD, ConnecticutGay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) has presented a fourth federal case challenging the so-called “Defense...
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Camp For Transgender Youth Paving Way For Inclusion
Family, Local and Regional News, Transgender, Young AdultTags: : transgender, Transgender Youth, camp, Camp Aranu'tiq, Connecticut, California, anti-bullyingOn Sunday, The Boston Globe highlighted a...
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Vote YES on Question One in Maine to uphold New England values
News, Local and Regional NewsTags: Marriage Equality, Maine, New England, Minnesota, Maryland, Washington, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New HampshireI'm a New Englander. I was...
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Connecticut Yankee Council opens Scouting to gay youth and adults
Local and Regional News, Young AdultTags: Boy Scouts, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), BSA, Boy Scouts of America, ConnecticutThe Connecticut Yankee Council of the Boy Scouts of America has announced that...
View ArticleGLAAD Statement on CT Marriage Decision
GLAAD.org just posted a statement by President Neil G. Giuliano on today's Connecticut marriage decision:"Today's decision affirms the love, the mutual responsibility, and the enduring commitment of so...
View ArticleTop Stories Today - 10.13.2008
Remembering Matthew Shepard:Associated Press - 10 Years After Shepard, No Federal Hate Crime LawNewsweek.com - Not Just a Wyoming ProblemAssociated Press (WY) - Wyo. Town Reflects 10 Years After...
View ArticleCouples Wed in Connecticut
Connecticut married its first same-sex couples today after a final ruling on the case of Kerrigan et al v. Commissioner of Public Health et al. Couples in Connecticut were cheerful as they marched to...
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Associated Press: Same-Sex Couples Marry in Connecticut
After a long legal battle, a Conn. Superior Court judge cleared the way for gay couples to marry in the state. The plaintiffs in the case rejoice at the newfound recognition and look forward to their...
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GLAAD Works With Media on Coverage of “Exorcism” of Gay Youth
When a video was posted by Manifested Glory Ministries in Bridgeport, Connecticut that featured an apparent exorcism (described as "casting out evil spirits" by the church's leaders), the YouTube clip...
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Tyra Banks Show Features Story of Teen's Alarming Attempt to Turn Straight
Tyra Banks interviewed sixteen-year-old Jeffrey who was the subject of a dramatic video posted on YouTube by Manifested Glory Ministries in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where ministers targeted him for a...
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Alabama Radio Hosts Disparage LGBT Pride Proclamation
Nationally syndicated radio hosts Rick Burgess and Bill "Bubba" Bussey, of the Alabama based "Rick & Bubba Show," made highly offensive comments on a recent program, denouncing President Obama's...
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Connecticut Teen's Unspoken YouTube Video Actually Says a lot About Bullying
Alye Pollack is a 13-year-old student in the eighth grade at Bedford Middle School in Westport, Conn. For the past two years, Alye has been unhappy and spent more time in therapy than in class. In a...
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Transgender Connecticut police officer files charges over hostile work...
Francesca Quaranta, a transgender police officer in Middletown, Connecticut, has filed a complaint with The State Commission on Human rights and Opportunities claiming her supervisors created a hostile...
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Connecticut prohibits healthcare discrimination against transgender patients
Connecticut is set to become the fifth state requiring health insurance providers to cover treatment related to transgender people's transitions and prohibit anti-trans discrimination, the Advocate...
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