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White House critical of anti-gay marriage efforts by North Carolina lawmakers
The White House late Tuesday issued a statement criticizing efforts by North Carolina lawmakers seeking a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, and said the President opposes laws “designed to take rights away.”
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Domestic Partnerships Act introduced in Florida legislature
Two Florida state lawmakers have introduced a measure in both chambers of the legislature that would provide domestic partnership protections to committed same-sex couples throughout Florida.
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UK polling research shows elderly LGBTQ persons end up living alone
A groundbreaking research poll commissioned by the LGBTQ charity and advocacy group Stonewall UK, showed that lesbian, gay and bisexual persons in Britain are far more likely to end up living alone and have less contact with family in later life than heterosexual people.
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Is it really about the children?
When you contrast the millions upon millions of dollars that these parasitic groups of institutions have spent to marginalize and demonize LGBTQ persons against the stark reality of the needs of the poor, disadvantaged and children who need loving homes and who need to be nurtured, it is difficult to not feel disgusted and angered.
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It does get better — gay teen shares the impact of the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign
One year ago, Billy (William) Lucas, a 15-year-old from Greensburg, Ind., was found dead in a barn at his grandmother’s home — he had hanged himself, because, according to classmates, he was tormented for years because other kids thought he was gay. Billy took his own life just hours after fellow students told him he […]
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Appeals court refuses to grant NOM rehearing in Maine campaign donor case
A federal appeals court in Boston on Wednesday denied a request by attorneys for the National Organization for Marriage to hold a rehearing on the court’s decision last month against the NOM.
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Maryland Governor hosts fundraiser for LGBTQ advocacy organization
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) wants marriage equality legislation approved in the Maryland legislature’s 2012 session, and is making it a priority of his administration. And in a display of unity with LGBTQ Marylanders, O’Malley co-hosted a fundraiser in suburban Washington on Wednesday evening, benefiting Equality Maryland.
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Iran hangs three men for ‘unlawful’ homosexual acts
Three men were hanged in Iran on Sunday, executed for “unlawful” acts of sodomy and homosexual sex.
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Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin declares run for U.S. Senate
Democratic U. S. Representative Tammy Baldwin on Tuesday morning declared her candidacy for a U.S. Senate seat in her home state of Wisconsin. The seat is being vacated by fellow Democrat, Senator Herb Kohl, who announced in May that he would be retiring.
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Judicial Watch, anti-gay Family Research Council sues DOJ over DOMA records
Judicial Watch announced Wednesday it has filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the Family Research Council, seeking records related to the Obama Administration’s decision not to defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.