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The Morning Pride: January 23, 2012

Welcome to The Morning Pride, ThinkProgress LGBT’s daily round-up of the latest in LGBT policy, politics, and some culture too! Here’s what we’re reading this morning, but please let us know what stories you’re following as well. Follow us all day on Twitter at @TPEquality.

- “From Stonewall to Homeless,” a look at the challenge of the growing LGBT aging population.

- Montana might finally repeal its outdated law criminalizing sodomy.

- A nondiscrimination bill is advancing in the Virginia legislature.

- Did the state of Georgia violate a resident’s free speech by denying him vanity license plates that advocate for gay rights?

- A Christian-run Nashville music venue fired an employee who wore a band shirt that also expressed support for same-sex marriage.

- Ireland’s Equality Tribunal has ruled in favor of a gay employee who complained that he was discriminated against because of his sexual orientation.

- Nepal has introduced gender-neutral citizen documents for people who do not wish to be identified as male or female.

- U.S. Women’s Soccer star Megan Rapinoe has partnered with GLSEN to speak out against homophobic language:


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