Meet the LGBTQ voters who backed Trump

NBC News’ NBC OUT contributor, Mary Emily O’Hara, spoke with several LGBTQ Trump supporters from various backgrounds to discuss their reasoning for support Donald Trump. In this article, O’Hara explains that many of the supporters never discussed publicly that they were supporting the Republican candidate for “fear of retribution,” and one interviewee said “I have…

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Justin Trudeau announces Special Advisor on LGBTQ2 issues

OTTAWA – Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced Tuesday that Randy Boissonnault, Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre, has been named Special Advisor on LGBTQ2 issues. Boissonnault’s principal role will be to advise the Prime Minister on the development and co-ordination of the Government of Canada’s LGBTQ2 agenda. This will include working with LGBTQ2 organizations…

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Sen. Chuck Schumer to LGBT community: ‘Keep fighting; keep working; keep pushing’

Today, New York Senator Chuck Schumer penned an article on The Advocate offering words of consolation and motivation following the results of last week’s election. In the article, Sen. Schumer recognizes that he is not sure what the future holds, but he will do whatever he can do prevent backsliding on hard-won rights and to…

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HRC launches Parents for Transgender Equality Council

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) will launch its groundbreaking, new Parents for Transgender Equality Council, a coalition of the nation’s leading parent-advocates working for equality and fairness for transgender people. The council’s launch begins HRC’s commemoration of Transgender Week of Awareness, dedicated to the progress, continued challenges, and unfinished work in the fight…

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Washington State Supreme Court hears case of gay couple discriminated against by florist

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in the case in which a florist refused to sell flowers to a gay couple for their wedding. A lower court ruled in 2015 that Arlene’s Flowers violated the state’s anti-discrimination and consumer protection laws by refusing service to the couple. The American…

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Over 340,000 signatures delivered to Congress rejecting discrimination in defense bill

WASHINGTON — More than a dozen national organizations delivered over 342,000 petition signatures to Congress today in opposition to an amendment in the annual defense bill that would fund discrimination. The petitions were delivered to the Washington offices of Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Adam Smith…

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Non-profit launches to provide free mental health treatment for veterans

LYNCHBURG, Va.–Collateral Damage Project (CDP) announced its first official fundraising launch to raise critical funds to treat post-9/11 veterans suffering from life threatening mental health conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), anxiety and depression. This four week intensive program is the first-of-its-kind to offer comprehensive treatment in a residential-like setting. This…

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Out & Equal to host groundbreaking event advancing LGBT workplace equality in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil – Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, the world’s largest non-profit dedicated to achieving lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workplace equality, today announced details of its 2016 Out & Equal Brazil Forum, which will take place Nov. 17 in São Paulo.  Out & Equal Founder and CEO Selisse Berry will deliver the keynote…

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