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Jimmy Carter, an LGBTQ+ Ally, to Begin Receiving Hospice Care

President Carter has been a longtime supporter of LGBTQ+ rights.

UN Condemns Liberian Antigay Bill

The United Nations last week condemned a proposed law in Liberia that would further criminalize gay and lesbian people.

Tutu says church stand on gay priests made him ashamed to be Anglican

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the first authorized biography of the Nobel peace laureate, says he was ashamed of his Anglican church's conservative position that rejected gay priests.

Op-ed: Bradley Manning, A Prisoner of Conscience

What does the Obama Administration have against Bradley Manning?

Nobel laureate condemns hanging of teenage boys in Iran

Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Saturday condemned the hanging of two teenagers accused of raping younger boys in northeastern Iran, a punishment that also prompted protests by international organizations and human rights groups.

Putin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

The controversial Russian president is one of 278 nominees for the honor, a list that includes Pope Francis and whistleblowers Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner: 'Trump Is a Moron'

Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, makes her feeling clear in a tweet.

Al Gore, U.N. Panel Share Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s climate change panel won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for spreading awareness of man-made climate change and laying the foundations for counteracting it.

Desmond Tutu Tells Ugandan MPs God Does Not Discriminate

In a powerful op-ed in Uganda's daily newspaper, the Nobel Peace Prize winner urges Ugandan members of parliament to reject the so-called Kill The Gays bill.

Queer Youth Demand Action Against Climate Change

Students around the world protested on Friday against environmental inaction.

Poland's Lech Walesa Shocks Nation With Antigay Statements

The former president and human rights campaigner said gay people 'must adjust to smaller things.'

Putin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Russian president Vladimir Putin may be considered for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

Should Dennis Rodman Get the Nobel Peace Prize?

Former NBA star Rodman says his "basketball diplomacy" with North Korea may have played a role in the recent warming of relations.
 

Could Trump Win Nobel for Helping to Orchestrate Peace In Korea?

Some of Donald Trump's supporters believe he should receive a Nobel Peace Prize, and now a group of House Republicans has nominated him.

Lesbian, Bisexual Scientists Receive Nobel Prizes

Prizes were presented to American lesbian chemist Carolyn Bertozzi and bi Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo at a ceremony Saturday in Stockholm.

Desmond Tutu 'Would Not Worship a Homophobic God'

The former archbishop compared the struggle for LGBT equality to South Africa's battle to end apartheid.