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Gay Rights

The interior of Julius' bar

Julius’, New York City’s Oldest Gay Bar, Gets Landmark Designation

The site of a historic 1966 "sip-in" protest for LGBTQ rights, Julius' Bar is now the latest New York City landmark.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Today’s Google Doodle Honors Frank Kameny LGBTQ Trailblazer and Astronomer

Kameny was fired in the 50s because of a federal ban on LGBTQ employees, and has spent his life since fighting for queer rights.
By Helen Holmes

New York City Opera’s ‘Stonewall’ Pays Vocal Tribute to a Messy Uprising

The world premiere opera by Ian Bell and Mark Campbell sets the historic Stonewall riots to ear-catching music.
By James Jorden
Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, left, and LGBT rights activist Edie Windsor, right.

New York Pols Mourn LGBT Rights Pioneer Edie Windsor

By Madina Toure
YouTube/Alliance Defending Freedom

Students Support Religious Rights (for Muslims, but Not Christians)

By Selwyn Duke
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

Mike Pence Accepts the Vice President Slot With a Very Un-Trump-Like Speech

By Will Bredderman
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

When Mike Pence Provoked a New York-Indiana Trade War

By Will Bredderman
New York officials and activists unveil the sign designating Stonewall Inn a National Monument.

Obama Administration Makes Stonewall’s Monumental Status Official

By Jillian Jorgensen
The Stonewall Inn.

More Like Pride-sident Obama

By Guelda Voien
Stonewall Inn

Afternoon Bulletin: Stonewall Becomes National Monument, Brexit Hits Wall St and More

By Josh Keefe
An installation from "Terence Koh: Bee Chapel" at Andrew Edlin Gallery.

Artist to Transmit Orlando Shooting Victims’ Names Into Space

By Alanna Martinez
After Orlando, the LGBT community is read to take on its next political cause: gun control.

Rainbow Reinforcements: Gay Rights Advocates Take Aim at the NRA

By Jillian Jorgensen
People gather outside of the Stonewall Inn as a vigil is held following the massacre that occurred at a gay Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning.

Afternoon Bulletin: Vigil Held at Stonewall, Food Cart Mafia and More

By Spencer Roth-Rose
Carroll Gardens' tree-lined streets are now teeming with French people. (Photo by Kaitlyn Flannagan)

Afternoon Bulletin: Two Thirds of Yearly Income Spent on Rent, Baby Lemurs and More

By Zoë Miller

LGBT Conference in Chicago Turns Violent From Anti-Israel Protesters

By Paul Miller
President Reagan meeting with Judge Anthony Kennedy after his nomination to the Supreme Court (Wikimedia)

Jeff Greenfield: Why GOP-Appointed Justices Jilt Conservatives

By Jeff Greenfield
Vice President Joe Biden. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).

Biden: Gay Marriage Ruling as Important as Brown v. Board of Education

By Will Bredderman
Former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton listens to her introduction before delivering remarks at the Virginia Democrats Jefferson-Jackson event at George Mason University's Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on June 26, 2015. (Photo: PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

Hillary Towers Over GOP Opponents

By Brent Budowsky
Two brothers set off roman candles outside The Stonewall Inn to celebrate The Supreme Court's legalization of gay marriage. (Photo by Justin Joffe/ Observer)

Pride And Joy at the Stonewall Inn, Where Gay Rights Struggle Was Born

By Justin Joffe
Anthony Catullo (third from left) at Gay Pride Parade with Christine Quinn and Kim Catullo. Photo courtesy Christine Quinn.

Christine Quinn: What the Supreme Court Decision on Gay Marriage Means to Me

By Christine Quinn
Same-sex marriage supporters celebrate the US Supreme Court ruling during a community rally on June 26, 2013 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

How Iran Solved Its Gay Marriage Problem

By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
Events like the Supreme Court's same-sex marriage ruling led to a new definition of "identity," so Dictionary.com made the term its word of the year. (Photo: Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

Cuba Forever, Indiana Never: Cuomo Hypocrisy on Gay Rights Smells Like Politics

By Liz Mair
Chris Christie (R) and Mike Pence (L) were joined by South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on May 21, 2014 in New York City at the Republican Governors Association's quarterly meeting. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

So Far, Christie Silent on Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Laws

By Kevin B. Sanders
Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Pool/Getty Images)

Cuomo Bans Indiana State Travel as Pols Bash ‘Religious Freedom’ Law

By Will Bredderman
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