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Chick-fil-A halts donations to 3 groups against gay marriage
Chick-fil-A is ending donations to three groups that oppose gay marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base. But the move has angered some of the fast food chain’s fans. The Atlanta-based company said Monday that starting next year, it will focus its giving on three areas: hunger,...
Lincoln mayor signs order adding to discrimination rules
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The mayor of Lincoln has signed an executive order that bans discrimination against city employees based on gender identity or expression. Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird signed the executive order Monday in a move that strengthens a city policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual...
Texas archdiocese challenges LGBT anti-discrimination rights
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas archdiocese wants to become a foster care provider, but only if it can be exempt from adhering to federal safeguards against anti-LGBT discrimination. The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston is joining the Texas Attorney General’s office and the Department of Family and...
Pope denounces anti-gay ‘persecution’ as recalling Nazi era
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced anti-gay discrimination as reminiscent of Nazi-era persecutions and evidence of a “culture of hatred” that has re-emerged today. Francis made the comments in a wide-ranging speech Friday to an international penal law association. He said some...
Missouri police officer agrees to mediation after $20M award
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County police officer has agreed to mediation to reach a settlement and avoid court appeals, weeks after a jury awarded him $20 million to resolve his lawsuit alleging he suffered discrimination because he is gay. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Friday that both sides...
Panel brings transgender issues to light, opens dialogue
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — “Guess what? I am a transgender woman and I am just like everybody else.” Keri Abrams was addressing an audience of about 35 people at the “Ask a Trans Person” panel at Chesterfield Central Library earlier this week. Equality Virginia -- an advocacy...
Senate confirms White House lawyer as appeals court judge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House lawyer won Senate confirmation as a federal appeals court judge Thursday despite complaints by lawmakers from both parties about his record on immigration, race, women's equality and LGBTQ rights. Steven Menashi, an associate White House counsel, was confirmed by a 51-41...
Uganda charges 67 people after raid of LGBT-friendly bar
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Sixty-seven people arrested at a gay-friendly bar in Uganda were charged with "common nuisance" Tuesday in what activists called the latest attack on the LGBT community. They face a maximum sentence of a year, lawyer Patricia Kimera said. She described the charges as "petty," adding...
US Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic, here's why
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him. Perez's cousin had just died in a car crash and his mother drove from her Santa Ana home in Orange County to Tulare near Fresno to help prepare the body for the viewing. She wanted to "be there for...
Governor signs bill to help gay veterans get vets benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor has ceremoniously signed legislation to help veterans get state and local benefits after being discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation. Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed it Friday at the State House. She officially signed it into...
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