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J.K. Rowling approves pro-LGBTQ 'Harry Potter' sketch to benefit Pulse victims

A Dumbledore quote accompanies the drawing: “Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.”

What does North Carolina’s HB2 law actually cover?

Hint: It wasn't just an attack on the LGBTQ community.

Papa John’s employee busted after video shows him attacking gay men for hugging

The employee threw the couple out of the pizza shop, then hit, kicked and yelled slurs at the men, including "gay bastard."

Nativity ornaments replacing Mary and Joseph with same-sex parents spark hate

"These decorations are a desperate and ridiculous attempt to pretend that homosexual relationships are pure and holy."

Activists brutally attacked by Donald Trump supporters in New York City

The men are said to have chanted, "Trump, Trump, Trump!" and "Blue Live Matter" before launching a physical attack.

This flash mob gym proposal is perfect

Watch a man propose where he and his boyfriend met, one year to the day later (with a little help from his friends).

Don’t blame the Electoral College for Trump, blame yourself

You think Trump’s first term will be awful? Imagine what the second would be like.

LGBTQ rights supporters win second victory at the United Nations

African nations led by Burkina Faso attempted again to suspend the work of LGBT expert during the final General Assembly vote. They failed.

How the lessons taught by Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer have changed America

Maybe there was more than just a presumed LGBT meaning to the show. Maybe there was a deliberately placed lesson that we’re seeing the benefits of today.

Peter Capaldi throws Doctor Who shade at British prime minister

UK Prime Minister Theresa May could learn a thing or two about tolerance from Doctor Who, the actor says.