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Kentucky couldn't pass a single anti-LGBTQ+ bill this session — and it's not alone

"It’s clear that the anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is starting to fail, both in Kentucky and across the country."

Finding the Silver Lining in Defeat

Three weeks ago, like many LGBT Americans, I woke up with, to say the least, mixed feelings. The euphoria of Barack Obama's election and the expansion of the pro-LGBT majority in Congress was tempered by sadness and anger at our devastating losses in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, and, of course, California. The silver lining of these defeats has been a renewed focus nationwide on the issue of marriage equality.

Marriage Contract Bill Defeated in Alabama

A bill to abolish marriage licenses in the Heart of Dixie failed to pass the House of Representatives this week.

Antigay Allen West Concedes Defeat

Allen West, the Florida congressman who proudly held antigay positions, has conceded defeat to his LGBT-supportive challenger, Patrick Murphy.

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LGBTQ+ Leaders on Biden's Win and Trump's Defeat

LGBTQ+ groups are celebrating the Biden-Harris election and noting the work that lies ahead.

L.A. Pride's 50th Anniversary Is Postponed — But Not Defeated

The LGBTQ celebration will go on, just not in the way it was initially planned, says event producer Jeff Consoletti.

Anchorage Anti-Trans Measure Soundly Defeated

The votes are all counted, and residents have rejected Proposition 1, which would have restricted transgender people's restroom access.

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Bernie Sanders Releases Plan to Defeat AIDS

The presidential hopeful's campaign stressed how greed from pharmaceutical companies is one of the factors contributing to the health crisis.

NOM Suffers Yet Another Defeat in Oregon

A federal appeals court agreed with a lower court that the antigay National Organization for Marriage has no standing to appeal a decision bringing marriage equality to Oregon.

Federal Marriage Amendment defeated in Senate vote

The Marriage Protection Amendment was defeated this morning when the United States Senate voted not to send the measure to a final vote.