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Same-sex couples can now adopt children in all 50 states
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
U.S. District Judge Daniel Jordan ruled Thursday that Mississippi's ban on same-sex couples adopting children is unconstitutional, making LGBTQ adoption legal in all 50 states.
The judge issued a preliminary injunction against the ban, citing the Supreme Court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide more
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Bernie Sanders overwhelms Washington with his big caucus win
by Victor Hawthorne -
SGN Staff Writer
Bernie Sanders won the Washington state caucus on Saturday by a huge margin. Winning every county in the state, Sanders took 73 percent of caucus-goers compared to Hillary Clinton's 27 percent.
'We knew things were going to improve when we headed west,' Sanders told an ec more
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Trump: 'Women who get abortions should be punished'
by Victor Hawthorne -
SGN Staff Writer
Just when we thought Donald Trump could not possibly offend women any more, he surprises us all and takes it to a whole different level.
On Wednesday, perhaps to end Women's History Month with a bang, he managed to spew out one of his most outrageous comments about women more
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12th Annual ICON at Seattle Marriott Waterfront April 10
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
ICON, now in its 12th year, is scheduled for April 10, VIP 5 p.m., general admission 6 p.m., at the Seattle Marriott Waterfront Hotel (2100 Alaskan Way). Each year Seattle Drag legend Aleksa Manila produces 'ICON: A Celebration of Drag, Art and Life' to raise money for Seattle Counseling more
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MARK MY WORDS - Moving forward, looking back
by Mark Segal -
Philadelphia Gay News
Jason and I went to a heterosexual wedding last weekend. (I wonder if heterosexuals say, 'I went to a gay wedding last weekend'?) Anyway, it was the first one we've been to since our own wedding. We were honored to be asked to be a part of the ceremony itself; we got the opportunity to wa more
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#CONSENT information campaign launched on Capitol Hill by Our Hill, Our Home Facebook group
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Capitol Hill resident Aten Pharaoh first moved to the neighborhood in 1987. For more than two decades of going to local nightclubs on Capitol Hill he says he's seen a few things. Some of those things he did not like, such as the predators who prey on somebody's weaknesses. The obvious more
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LGB Trans people more likely to face discrimination, study says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Transgender people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, or Bi are more likely to face discrimination than ones who identify as straight, a new study shows.
The study, by Jody L. Herman, scholar of public policy at the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, is titled 'LGB within th more
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OUTBOUND: Miami Beach Gay Pride celebrating its eighth year with Iggy Azalea April 8-10
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Ready for Pride? While our event is still in the planning stages, organizers at the opposite corner of the country, Miami Beach, are just about set for their big show.
In its eighth year, Miami Beach Gay Pride is prepared to welcome 130,000 people from throughout South Flor more
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Investigate Freedom Foundation, lawmakers ask Attorney General
Right-wing group may be violating tax codes
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Thirty Washington state legislators have asked Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the state Public Disclosure Commission, and Attorney General Bob Ferguson to investigate the right-wing group Freedom Foundation.
In their letter, dated March 24, the lawmakers charge that Freedom Fou more
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Health Education - The more you know...
by Erin Torrone
Heath Education Specialist
Swedish Medical Center
Many of us would not choose to go back to school. We're finished with the exams, the studying and the lectures. But does that mean we don't have anything more to learn? Unlikely. In fact, most of us could afford to get schooled&on health! Do yo more
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I can't defend anti-LGBT law, North Carolina AG says
Republicans demand his resignation
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said on March 29 that he will not defend the state's sweeping anti-LGBT law against a lawsuit filed by the ACLU and Equality North Carolina.
'We should not even be here today, but we are,' Cooper said at a press conference. 'We're h more
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Georgia and Virginia governors veto RFRAs
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The governors of Georgia and Virginia have vetoed so-called 'religious freedom' bills that would have legalized discrimination against their states' LGBT communities.
Georgia's Republican Gov. Nathan Deal acted first, on March 28.
'I do not think we have to di more
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Anti-union, anti-Gay appeal thwarted as SCOTUS splits 4-4
Friedrichs case would have defunded public sector unions
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
In a 4-4 split, on March 29 the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a legal challenge that could have crippled labor unions.
The case, Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association (CTA), was argued before the sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia and labor activists feared the high more
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NYC college makes all restrooms gender neutral
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, in New York City's East Village, says it will remove all gender markers from all of its restrooms.
Instead of the usual 'men' and 'women' signs, Cooper Union restrooms will be labeled 'restroom with urinal and stalls' or 're more
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