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The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) should protections for LGBT victims remain absent from the bill's language.
The House version of the bill’s reauthorization “fails to include language that would prohibit discrimination against LGBT victims in VAWA grant programs,” according to a White House Statement of Administration Policy (SAP) that lists other perceived major flaws, including the removal of certain protections for immigrants and individuals living in subsidized housing.
LONDON, England - Convening in London on 5 and 6 July, business leaders will consider ways to increase workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees around the world.
World electronic dance music star Hayla joins the cast of headliners such as Karmin, Jessica Sutta and Dev at Christopher Street West's mammoth L.A. Pride, in West Hollywood, California.
Ontario NDP MPP Cheri DiNovo stood beaming in the Ontario Legislature on May 10.
"Today we have seen the 'progressive' in Progressive Conservatives. We have seen the true 'liberal' values in the Liberal Party," she said.
DiNovo's legislation, Bill 33, finally made it through second reading in the provincial legislature.
The bill -- also known as Toby's Act -- has seen the floor of the legislature three times before. It's named for well-respected trans rights activist Toby Dancer, who died in 2004. This time, for the first time, it appears that it may pass.
That, says trans rights activist Susan Gapka, is "historic."
Ontarians favour the right of students to form gay-straight alliance clubs in Catholic schools by a margin of almost two to one, a new poll suggests.
Editor's note: In Ontario, Canada Catholic schools are fully funded by tax dollars just like public schools.
The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto the House Armed Service Committee's version of next year's defense budget, arguing that the $642 billion measure adds billions to President Barack Obama's request and limits the military's ability to execute a new defense strategy.
The House is voting on a Republican-written bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act, but the White House has threatened to veto it.
Magic Mike’s Matthew McConaughey strips down the gay community’s early enthusiasm for the film, his own dirty dance number, and why he’s always stood up for the underdog.
The biggest lesson for AIDS/LifeCycle rider Chris Richey on living for today came with the results of an HIV test.
We came out, we saw ourselves in media, and we conquered hearts and minds in the last year. From major wins to small victories, here is the second of four parts of 181 reasons to feel proud of not being straight and narrow.
To listen to antigay boycott instigators, you’d think the sky is falling all the time. But it ain’t so, and in fact, for the amount of backlash that happens as a result of overzealous proscriptions, companies should hope to become targets.
The Presbyterian Church's highest court found the Rev. Jane Spahr of San Francisco guilty of misconduct in 2010 for officiating at same-sex weddings when they were legal in California.
Jordan Eberle (Photo: Jean-Yves Ahern/US PRESSWIRE)
Brian Elliott of the St. Louis Blues and Jordan Eberle of the Edmonton Oilers are the latest in a series of National Hockey League players to endorse the You Can Play project to fight homophobia in sports.
“I support LGBT athletes everywhere,” says Elliott in the video. The project, started by Philadelphia Flyers scout Patrick Burke to honor his late brother Brendan, has been on a roll since starting two months ago. It just teamed up with Major League Soccer in a partnership.
Eberle is a finalist for the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, given to the NHL player who best exhibits sportsmanship. Elliott is the goalie for the Blues, the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, who fell in the semifinals to the Los Angeles Kings.
Tennis great Billie Jean King threw out the first pitch at today’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros. King has owned the Philadelphia Freedoms of World Team Tennis since 1974. (Elton John’s song “Philadelphia Freedom” was written in honor of King, his friend).
King was introduced to the crowd as “one of America’s greatest sports icons and social justice pioneers.” She didn’t throw from the mound, but still showed nice form:
World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, a devoted Catholic, uses Old Testament scripture to criticize President Obama's public support of marriage equality, according to an exclusive interview with the National Conservative Examiner.