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America’s first gay rights group formed a century ago this year & you’ve probably never heard of it
09 Jan 2025 18:59 GMT
One hundred years ago, queerness was illegal in just about every way in the U.S. There were laws against cross-dressing and sodomy, being trans or queer was classified as a mental illness, and it was legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation …
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All about the nation's first gay rights group, the Society for Human Rights, founded 100 years ago
11 Dec 2024 03:37 GMT
… Washington chapter of a new gay rights group, the Mattachine Society. Harry Hay …
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The return of the trans underground
15 Oct 2025 12:04 GMT
… of the pre-Stonewall-era gay rights group of the same name.
After …
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Gay rights group calls for gubernatorial primary vote boycott
24 Apr 2024 18:48 GMT
An Indiana gay rights group on Wednesday called for primary …
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Bangladesh's first lesbian comic strip heroine
08 Oct 2025 05:18 GMT
… story is told by the gay rights group, Boys of Bangladesh, in the …
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Thugs break into office of pro-gay rights group
18 Jun 2023 10:17 GMT
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Nyasa Rainbow Alliance says the burglary and theft incident at its offices is an attempt to frustrate the operations of the organisation which advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons in …
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After Target Caves on LGBT Grooming Merchandise, Gay Rights Group Likens Angry Consumers to the Proud Boys
26 May 2023 02:36 GMT
… , the Human Rights Campaign — a gay rights group — condemned Target and branded those …
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Force majeure: China's gay rights group halts operation
24 May 2023 23:51 GMT
Beijing: A 15-year-old LGBT Centre in Beijing has stopped its operation without even stating the reason behind it.
Analysts told VOA the closure of the well-known rights center was seen as inevitable and a reflection of the increasingly repressive …
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Gay rights group issues travel warning for Florida and GOP senator says "socialists" should stay away too
24 May 2023 21:48 GMT
Two days ago, the NAACP and other civil rights groups issued a travel advisory warning African Americans and other people of color to stay away from Florida. Now they're joined by The Human Rights Campaign, the U.S.'s largest gay advocacy group.
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Largest US gay rights group issues Florida travel advisory for alleged anti-LGBTQ+ laws
24 May 2023 01:01 GMT
DeSantis rejects 'pronoun olympics' Saying Florida will "let the kids be kids," Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a bill that expands a controversial 2022 law restricting instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in …