Drug production network busted
The police discovered clues of suspected drug dealing in several online chat groups in May, as the suspects were using code words to peddle what were suspected to be drugs within chat groups. After a month of investigation, police were able to identify the …

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A Uganda gay rights fight is taking place in a Springfield court
A Ugandan gay-rights organization is accusing Springfield Christian … His words and actions harm LGBT people from the United States to Uganda and beyond,” Kerry Brodie, a spokeswoman for The Human Rights Campaign, told the Globe in a statement.

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13 Moments Of Hope And Happiness For LGBT Australians In 2015
2. When Black Rainbow, a group founded by gay Aboriginal man Dameyon Bonson, hit its fundraising target of $25,000 to become Australia’s first mental health and suicide prevention service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander LGBTI people.

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#Bestof2015: HRC Celebrates Another Landmark Evening for Equality at National Dinner

HRC celebrated an historic year for LGBT equality at the 19th annual HRC National Dinner.
 
More than 3,000 HRC members and supporters gathered at the Washington Convention Center to hear a variety of honorees, speakers and supporters.  

Vice President Joe Biden delivered the keynote address, speaking about the importance of full federal LGBT equality and the issues facing the LGBT community at home and abroad. Biden has been a longtime supporter of LGBT equality and HRC.
 
 
Apple CEO Tim Cook received HRC’s Visibility Award. This past year, Cook has consistently lent his powerful voice to the fight for full LGBT equality by supporting pro-equality legislation. Apple endorsed the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance (HERO) and the Equality Act. As head of Apple, Cook also fought back an onslaught of state-level anti-LGBT legislation– most notably in the high-profile fights against notorious so-called “religious freedom” bills in Arkansas and Indiana.

Seven-time Emmy Award winner Allison Janney presented HRC’s National Vanguard Award to Academy Award nominated actress Ellen Page for her courage and leadership.  Page came out publicly at HRC’s Time to THRIVE conference in 2014 and has frequently discussed the positive impact coming out has had on her life.   

Multi-platinum selling Grammy nominated singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, multi-platinum selling Grammy award-winning A Great Big World and Hip-Hop artist Futuristic performed. Retired NBA athlete Jason Collins and Blossom Brown also spoke.

We hope to celebrate another historic dinner in 2016 and thank our members and supporters for joining us.

Counting down to 2016, HRC is celebrating our greatest milestones and victories in 2015. It has been another incredible year for LGBT equality and we could not have done it without you — our members, readers and supporters–and we look forward to continuing our work in 2016. Stay tuned for more highlights from 2015.
 

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Miami Beach hotel tips for employing online chat
The online division of my business has become very excited about how live or bot chat can substantially raise our service and financial goals for 2016. In it’s most effective iteration, it minimizes bounce rates, converts clients, reduces churn and back …

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Homosexual Men Can Finally Donate Blood, But There's A Catch
The change brings the United States into line with New Zealand … And while the donation recommendation upgrade for gay men is significant – one year of abstinence up from “indefinitely deferred” – it is likely to face criticism from gay rights activists.

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Fortney: For some Calgarians, 2015 brought worldwide notoriety
Describing the app as extraordinary, Cordray says it’s currently being beta tested and is slated for a January 2016 release in Canada and the United States … Jim Prentice and Ric McIver as “Gay Boyz.” Deborah Drever’s ignominious entry …

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FDA Lifts Ban On Blood Donations From Bisexual And Gay Men
The one-year ban matches policies in countries including Australia, Japan and the U.K. No other country has a deferral period less than a year, the FDA said, and at this point, they’re not the ones to take the leap. Gay rights activists say a new federal …

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