Category: USA – LGBTQ National
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Joan Dressen, co-founder of first Minneapolis chapter of PFLAG and champion of LGBTQ rights, dies at 86
After Joan Dressen learned her son was gay in the early 1980s, she immediately started looking for resources and support for her child and her family.
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Facebook Censors GLBT Historical Society’s Photo of Black Trans Man
The GLBT Historical Society strongly condemns social-media giant Facebook for removing a post on the society’s account that depicted a portrait of a Black transgender man.
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Catholic priest allegedly spent church donation on Grindr hookups
He allegedly stole almost $100,000 worth of church donations.
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Conversion Therapy Ringleaders Arrested for Trafficking Boys
Gary Wiggins and his wife, Meaghan Wiggins, who’ve been hopping from state to state opening abusive «religious» camps, have finally been arrested.
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ICE arrests gay Mexican immigrant applying for U.S. citizenship
An undocumented immigrant who was living in the Philly area and was married to an American is fighting deportation.
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Republican commentator Meghan McCain among newly announced GLAAD National Board of Directors members
GLAAD, the nation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) media advocacy organization, today announced that Republican political commentator, author, and TV personality Meghan McCain; Executive Vice President, Commercial Services at Hilton Worldwide Jeff Diskin; Harvard Law School professor and venture capitalist with August Capital, David Hornik; and Managing Director at Opportunities for Women, Linda Riley will join the organization’s National Board of Directors.