This 5-Person Town Just Made A Big Statement About LGBT Equality
A tiny town in West Virginia made a big statement this week when it voted to protect LGBT individuals from discrimination. All five residents of Thurmond, West Virginia, voted Monday…
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Rahm Emanuel Wants Chicago Parkland For Obama Presidential Library
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel planned to introduce an ordinance Wednesday aimed at substantially improving the city’s chances of hosting the Obama presidential library by setting aside space…
Anti-Gay Campaign Insists Dubious Petition Signatures Are Just Fine
A campaign to overturn Houston’s just-passed equal rights ordinance hit a roadblock last year when the city said it had found “irregularities” in a petition drive. Next week, the anti-gay…
China bans wearing burqa in biggest Muslim city
The ordinance name suggests it targets outer garments covering someone’s full body including the face, which is called a burqa in some Islamic traditions. A spate of recent violent incidents…