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Jimmy Carter on LGBT rights: Jesus didn’t discriminate
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter drew cheers Monday for his remarks supporting human rights and the LGBT community. Carter, 89, speaking to a packed house at Grand Rapids Community College, responded to one particular question about LGBT rights, and had this response: “I never knew of any word or action of…
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‘The Talk’ host Sara Gilbert, rocker Linda Perry expecting (Video)
“Roseanne” alum and “The Talk” host Sara Gilbert announced Tuesday that she and her wife, rock songwriter-producer Linda Perry, are expecting their first child together. Gilbert told her “Talk” co-hosts that she would not be facing her fear of a cinderblock being broken on her stomach during their “Face Your Fears” week.
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AUDIO: Tennessee same-sex marriage ban faces federal appeals court
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A three-judge panel is now considering whether Tennessee’s law barring recognition of same-sex marriages is constitutional. Attorneys representing multiple gay couples told judges from the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Wednesday that’s there’s no rational reason for barring same-sex marriage. Lawyers from the…
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Fla. man stabbed while having sex with another man in Tallahassee cemetery
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man he was having sex with in a Tallahassee cemetery. Police say Devante L. Johnson, 18, met with the victim at the cemetery around 11 p.m. on June 24th when the stabbing occurred.
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Vancouver Catholic school district enacts transgender policy
VANCOUVER, B.C. — A Catholic school district has approved a policy to accommodate transgender children, believed to be the first of its kind by a Catholic school in North America. The Vancouver Archdiocese made the move following a human rights complaint by the family of an 11-year-old transgender girl.
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Apple video commemorates LGBT pride: ‘Inclusion inspires innovation’
In a new video posted on its YouTube page Monday, Apple documents its participation in San Francisco’s LGBT Pride parade on June 29, where thousands of Apple employees marched in the company’s first ever officially sanctioned Pride parade. The short film is set to Coldplay’s “A Sky Full of Stars.”
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Burger King ‘Proud Whopper’ wrapper for sale on ebay for $1,000
Burger not included … The “Proud Whopper” was available for only a few days at one San Francisco Burger King location during the city’s pride festivities. Customers were not told what is in the burger, which came wrapped in rainbow paper. Once opened up, a message inside the wrapper stated, “We are all the same inside.”
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Missouri county says it will not defend state’s ban on same-sex marriage
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County, Mo., will not fight a lawsuit challenging Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage. Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders tells KMBC-TV that he won’t spend taxpayer money to defend the ban, and that “it’s not the county’s obligation to defend State of Missouri actions.”
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Gay son comes out over pasta in Italy’s first LGBT-friendly TV commercial
A frozen food company in Italy has produced what is believed to be the first gay-friendly television commercial in the European country often entrenched in homophobia. In the commercial from Findus Foods, a man named Luca and his mother bond over microwaved pasta cooked by Luca’s boyfriend.
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Thousands gather in West Hollywood for annual LA Pride parade
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Thousands of participants, spectators and marchers gathered along the famed Santa Monica Blvd., in West Hollywood on Sunday for the annual LA Pride parade. Organizers said prior to the event they expected more than 400,000 participants, making it the largest ever gathering of LGBT people and their allies in Southern California.