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Learn About LGBT Laws in Any Country Using DuckDuckGoEqualdex is now integrated directly into DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track you. Searching for “LGBT rights” and almost any country name will surface Equaldex’s extensive data on LGBT...

Learn About LGBT Laws in Any Country Using DuckDuckGo

Equaldex is now integrated directly into DuckDuckGo, the search engine that doesn’t track you. Searching for “LGBT rights” and almost any country name will surface Equaldex’s extensive data on LGBT rights.

DuckDuckGo is a search engine that promotes user privacy. With its growing popularity, its currently getting over 300 million searches a month. 

DuckDuckGo also has a active volunteer developer community, letting its users build extensions directly into the search engine. DuckDuckGo’s Equaldex integration was built by a talented volunteer developer Chris Wilson.

Try out some example queries:

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November 17, 2015
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April 23, 2015
Participate in a Test Program: Daily Curated LGBT News in Your InboxWant to participate in Equaldex’s two-week email test program?You’ll receive hand-picked LGBT news stories once a day (or less) for about two weeks. After the test, you’ll be sent a...

Participate in a Test Program: Daily Curated LGBT News in Your Inbox

Want to participate in Equaldex’s two-week email test program?

You’ll receive hand-picked LGBT news stories once a day (or less) for about two weeks. After the test, you’ll be sent a short survey asking your opinion about the experience.

Sign Up Here

You may unsubscribe at any time.

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 6:58pm
February 6, 2015

Listen: Parents Disown and Assault Child After He Comes Out As Gay

(Warning: disturbing audio and language used.)

Disturbing video footage of a gay man coming out to his parents was just posted to Reddit with the title “How Not to React when Your Son Tells You that He’s Gay.”

In the video, the parents explain that they will “no longer support him” and ask him to leave. As the video continues, the argument becomes more tense and the parents allegedly hit him and then continue to yell slurs at him.

Reddit user rythymknight posted the video to Reddit saying that the individual in the video is his boyfriend. He also provided some more information about his current status:

“He does have somewhere to stay for now until he gets on his feet. Unfortunately, his car was taken back as well. It seems terrible right now, but I feel confident that he will make it through this and be OK.”

(via @davey)

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 10:53pm
August 27, 2014
Introducing Equaldex News With the ever-changing landscape of LGBT rights, headlines are surfacing each day ranging from groundbreaking laws being passed to small-town achievements. Equaldex’s new LGBT News feature creates a platform to share and...

Introducing Equaldex News

With the ever-changing landscape of LGBT rights, headlines are surfacing each day ranging from groundbreaking laws being passed to small-town achievements.

Equaldex’s new LGBT News feature creates a platform to share and discover links to interesting stories about LGBT rights and LGBT culture. Equaldex’s new voting system surfaces the most popular and freshest stories.

Over the past months, Equaldex has been evolving into a comprehensive resources for information about LGBT rights across the globe, however, one area many users have asked for is to provide more insight into more than just the laws.

Earn Karma by Sharing Interesting Content

“Karma” are points you earn each time your posts or comments get upvoted. Once you receive enough karma, you gain the ability to downvote content.

Distribution of LGBT News

News submissions can be tied to a region, which then distributes those stories across the site (news tagged with Wisconsin will be distributed to the LGBT rights in Wisconsin page and the LGBT rights in the United States page). After some vetting, interesting news stories are also distributed to Equaldex’s Twitter account.

Try it out: Explore and submit LGBT News!

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 6:07pm
June 10, 2014
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Posted by Dan Leveille at 12:42pm
November 20, 2013
Support Your Favourite LGBT Organizations When You Make a Purchase on Amazon Donating to your favourite LGBT organizations just got easier! Amazon recently launched Amazon Smile, a feature where the company will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to...

Support Your Favourite LGBT Organizations When You Make a Purchase on Amazon

Donating to your favourite LGBT organizations just got easier! Amazon recently launched Amazon Smile, a feature where the company will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to an organization of your choice. 

Amazon’s database includes almost a million charities, schools, and other nonprofits, including many LGBT organizations.

“Tens of millions of products” on Amazon are eligible for AmazonSmile donations, and those are marked as “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation.” All you need to do is select an organization and shop!

Can’t think of an organization to donate to? Here are just a few LGBT organizations available on AmazonSmile:

  • Iola Foundation (The It Get’s Better Project)
  • Human Rights Campaign Foundation
  • Trevor Project
  • Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. (GLAAD)
  • GLSEN, Inc.

Which organization will you be donating to?

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 11:44pm
November 15, 2013

WATCH: Child Yells at People Outside Church That Vowed to Support Gay Marriage

A church in North Carolina vowed to stop performing marriages until its pastors are allowed to officiate weddings for gay couples. A young boy stood outside the church yelling remarks to the churchgoers and their support of same-sex marriage.

The Church posted the following statement:

“On the matter of same-sex marriage, Green Street UMC sees injustice in the legal position of state government and the theological position of our denomination.  North Carolina prohibits same-sex marriage and all the rights and privileges marriage brings.  The Leadership Council has asked that their ministers join others who refuse to sign any State marriage licenses until this right is granted to same- sex couples.”

(via Reddit)

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 3:36am
April 4, 2013
Gay Couples Kiss in Front of Westboro Baptist Church Protesters “ WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Two same sex couples kiss in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters, at the U.S. Supreme Court, on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today the high...

Gay Couples Kiss in Front of Westboro Baptist Church Protesters

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Two same sex couples kiss in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters, at the U.S. Supreme Court, on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether Congress can withhold federal benefits from legally wed gay couples by defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.

(Mark Wilson / Getty via Huffington Post)

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 6:40pm
March 27, 2013

“New Morning”: A new anti-gay-marriage commercial

The Campaign for American Values PAC just launched this anti-gay-marriage commercial endorsing Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. The ad attacks Obama’s support for gay marriage.

(via Queerty)

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Posted by Dan Leveille at 4:49pm
September 4, 2012