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Exhibit of After-Hours Gay Clubs Unearths Pittsburgh's LGBT Legacynew

"It's a Pittsburgh history of gayness; you just can't separate the two."
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Charlie Deitch |
05-27-2014 |
LGBT
Marriage Equality Comes to Arkansasnew

A state court overturns Arkansas's same-sex marriage ban.
Arkansas Times |
Max Brantley, David Koon, David Ramsey and Leslie Newell Peacock |
05-14-2014 |
LGBT
How LGBTQ Supporters Are Working to Bring Change to Mississippinew

Mississippi's public outcry began with a quiet effort to give businesses the right to refuse service to LGBTQ customers.
Jackson Free Press |
Haley Ferretti |
05-02-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: Mississippi LGBT
Seeking Asylumnew

Members of the LGBT community may not always feel welcome in this country, but if they met “Christina,” their perspective just might change. She is among the thousands who have fled their home countries over the years, not to come to the US and get a free ride, but because their very lives are in danger if they do not leave.
Worcester Magazine |
Walter Bird Jr. |
04-10-2014 |
LGBT
This is Menew

Stories from three transgender women who renamed themselves.
Boise Weekly |
Jessica Murri |
04-02-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender
Meet the Babymakernew

How one same-sex couple turned its struggle to make a family into a mission
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Rodney Carmichael |
03-07-2014 |
LGBT
Court Says Kentucky Must Accept Same-Sex Marriagenew

Judge says sections of the Kentucky Constitution "deny validly married same-sex couples equal recognition and benefits under Kentucky and federal law, they violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution."
Michael Sam and the "Future" of Footballnew

The revelation that Missouri’s Michael Sam is the first openly gay college player to be up for a pro draft inspired all manner of futurist hand-wringing on the part of anonymous league officials, who fretted to Sports Illustrated that, at this point in history, the world of pro ball just isn’t prepared for the sort of upheaval that hiring Sam would bring about.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
02-10-2014 |
LGBT
Marriage Equality. Now.new

No more excuses. No more delays. No more bigotry. Now.
Folio Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
02-05-2014 |
LGBT
Just Married: Same-Sex Couples in Utah Share Their Storiesnew

Though the battle over same-sex marriage in Utah continues, the motivation for couples hasn't changed.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Eric S. Peterson |
01-09-2014 |
LGBT
Former Minnesota Vikings Punter Calls for Firing of 'Bigot' Coachnew

In a Deadspin article, provocatively titled, "I Was An NFL Player Until I Was Fired By Two Cowards And A Bigot," Kluwe says he's "pretty confident" the Vikings let him go as punishment for his off-the-field activism in support of same-sex marriage. City Pages caught up with Kluwe Thursday afternoon to talk about his post, the response and what happens next.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andy Mannix |
01-03-2014 |
LGBT
Tags: Chris Kluwe, mike Priefer
Transphobianew

Violence and discrimination against transgender people are rampant — even in California's liberal East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Sam Levin |
11-26-2013 |
LGBT
City Councilor shows solidarity with transgender crowdnew

'T' for tolerance
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirsten Akens |
11-20-2013 |
LGBT
The Biggest Little Gay Rights Battle in Texasnew

The unexpected battle to protect San Antonio's LGBT citizens from discrimination.
San Antonio Current |
Callie Enlow and Mary Tuma |
09-06-2013 |
LGBT