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Kathy Kozachenko, elected to the Ann Arbor, Mich., City Council in 1974, talks about her historic victory.

Different country, shared victory.

Early vote counts say Ireland has become the first nation in the world to OK marriage equality by popular vote.

Another mural has emerged from Ireland's master of the art form, Joe Caslin — this time depicting to women in love days before Ireland's marriage vote.

These celebs took to Twitter to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to stand on the right side of history today.

Ahead of a marriage equality referendum slated for May, Irish lawmakers passed a bill extending adoption rights to same-sex couples by a sweeping majority.

Ireland appears poised to follow Scotland and may soon become the 18th country to legalize marriage for same-sex couples.

In a last ditch effort to flex bigoted muscles, Mayor Bullard of Latta, S.C. hired a new police chief just before losing power effectively blocking lesbian former police chief Crystal Moore from being reinstated.

Out lesbian Police Chief Crystal Moore was fired by the mayor of Latta, S.C. and residents reacted to the injustice.

A very visible lesbian activist of the 1980s became the three-term mayor of America’s fourth largest city — and in Texas. With her sights set on statewide office, is Annise Parker proof Texas politics have grown up?

From the Carolinas to Oregon to the interwebs, sexism and homophobia run rampant.

Crystal Moore of Latta, S.C., speaks out on her firing, while the Town Council holds her job open in hopes of rehiring her.

Russia and Nigeria are fast becoming ideological besties, while Republican leaders from Utah to New Jersey just keep making it worse for LGBT people.

Whether it's transphobic commentary ruining Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, claims that trans people going to the bathroom are inherently raping other women, or right-wingers claiming ENDA will force employers to hire 'purposeful butch-looking females,' there was no shortage of outrageous commentary to be, uh, thankful for last week.