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Lesbian teen suing Texas school, coaches for harassment, ‘outing’ her
Three Kilgore High School coaches and the Kilgore Independent School District are being sued for outing a lesbian student to her parents, subjecting her to “unnecessary risk of harassment and trauma by disclosing their sexual orientation without consent.”
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U.S. Senate confirms Chai Feldblum to EEOC
In one of its last acts of the current session, the U.S. Senate last week confirmed the nomination of long-time lesbian activist Chai R. Feldblum to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Parents of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi may sue university over son’s suicide
The parents of Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate and another student allegedly broadcast online an intimate encounter with another man, have notified the school they may sue the university.
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United Nations restores ‘sexual orientation’ to anti-execution resolution
In a follow-up to a story we covered last month, the United Nations last week voted to restore a reference to killings due to sexual orientation that had been deleted from a resolution condemning unjustified executions.
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Joe Biden: ‘National consensus’ on gay marriage inevitable (Video)
Vice President Joe Biden, appearing Friday on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America,” compared the nation’s changing views on gay marriage to changes in the military’s acceptance of gays and lesbians serving openly.
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Obama signs ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal – White House video
This morning, before packed audience in the Sydney Yates auditorium at the U. S. Department of the Interior building, President Barack Obama signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” into law. Following is the official White House video of today’s ceremony:
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Report: Target continued to fund anti-gay candidates even after CEO apology
Earlier this year, Target Corporation came under fire from LGBT activist groups when it was revealed they had donated money to a political action group that supported Tom Emmer’s bid for Minnesota governor, prompting an apology from Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel. Emmer, you might recall, is a staunch opponent of LGBT rights and same-sex marriage, […]
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DMV clerk who called transgender woman an ‘abomination’ resigns
The DMV clerk who sent a transgender woman in San Francisco a hate-filled letter telling her that she was an “abomination” and that “all gay people should be put to death,” has resigned as the department nears conclusion of its internal investigation.
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Iowa GOP lawmakers want to impeach justices who struck down gay marriage ban
Three Iowa Republican state representatives are drafting legislation they hope will lead to impeaching four remaining state Supreme Court justices who struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, while a group of attorney’s file suit to keep three other justices on the bench.
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BREAKING: Reid files cloture — Senate to vote on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) unexpectedly pulled the omnibus bill from the Senate floor on Thursday evening, and instead filed cloture on the stand-alone “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal, clearing the way for a Senate vote this weekend.