Category: LGBTQ Life

AMA says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ gay marriage bans leave LGBT families vulnerable

AMA says ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ gay marriage bans leave LGBT families vulnerable

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The nation's largest doctors' group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, Associated Press reports: The American Medical Association says the 'don't ask, don't-tell' law creates an [...]

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KC Chiefs drop Larry Johnson following gay slur

KC Chiefs drop Larry Johnson following gay slur

Monday, November 9, 2009
The Kansas City Chiefs released controversy-plagued running back Larry Johnson on Monday, the day he was scheduled to come back from his two-week suspension. On his Twitter account two weeks ago, Johnson questioned Chiefs coach [...]

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‘In the Life’ presents excerpt from documentary on gay adoption

‘In the Life’ presents excerpt from documentary on gay adoption

Friday, November 6, 2009
Over 500,000 children in the United States are in foster care. More than 100,000 children await adoption. Despite this growing need, some states currently restrict gay adoption. This month, In the Life presents the introductory [...]

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Chiefs, Johnson reach settlement over ‘tweets,’ gay slurs

Chiefs, Johnson reach settlement over ‘tweets,’ gay slurs

Saturday, October 31, 2009
Larry Johnson's agent said he and the Kansas City Chiefs agreed Saturday night to cut the running back's two-week suspension in half, saving him more than $300,000. The Chiefs previously suspended Johnson for two weeks [...]

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Obama reauthorizes ‘Ryan White Act,’ announces end of HIV travel ban (Video)

Obama reauthorizes ‘Ryan White Act,’ announces end of HIV travel ban (Video)

Saturday, October 31, 2009
President Obama on Friday called an end to the 22-year ban on travel to the United States by people tested positive for HIV, fulfilling a promise he made to gay advocates and acting to eliminate [...]

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Chief’s Johnson suspended over disparaging remarks, gay slurs

Chief’s Johnson suspended over disparaging remarks, gay slurs

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Kansas City Chiefs starting running back Larry Johnson was issued a two-week suspension Wednesday night for "conduct detrimental to the team." Johnson posted disparaging remarks Sunday night on his Twitter page, starting with a remark [...]

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Personalized therapeutic HIV vaccine shows promise

Personalized therapeutic HIV vaccine shows promise

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
An experimental treatment strategy involving a vaccine that is tailor-made from an HIV-positive person’s virus and immune system cells can reduce viral load and improve the function of the immune system, according to a [...]

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KC Chiefs’ Johnson hurls gay slurs at reporters, Twitter followers

KC Chiefs’ Johnson hurls gay slurs at reporters, Twitter followers

Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The Kansas City Chiefs have barred running back Larry Johnson from practice and all other team activities as the club and the NFL look into comments he made Monday to reporters in the locker room. [...]

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Education department official expresses regret for controversial incident

Education department official expresses regret for controversial incident

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A senior official of the Department of Education expressed regret Wednesday for an incident that happened when he was a young teacher in the late 1980s, saying he should have handled it differently, but that [...]

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‘The Meaning of Matthew…’ –  Judy Shepard’s journey, and crusade for gay rights

‘The Meaning of Matthew…’ – Judy Shepard’s journey, and crusade for gay rights

Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard shocked the nation. The 21 year-old college student was viciously murdered in Laramie, WY, bludgeoned to death while tied to a fence. Matthew was targeted because he was gay. [...]

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MN teachers acussed of harassment placed on leave

MN teachers acussed of harassment placed on leave

Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Anoka-Hennepin School District reported that two teachers who repeatedly mocked a student they believed was gay are on leave, a district official said Tuesday. Diane Cleveland and Walter Filson were placed on leave within [...]

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Sen. Ted Kennedy, longtime advocate for LGBT issues, dead at 77

Sen. Ted Kennedy, longtime advocate for LGBT issues, dead at 77

Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died shortly before Midnight Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. He was 77. The man known as the "liberal lion [...]

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Lutherans vote to allow committed gays and lesbians into its clergy

Lutherans vote to allow committed gays and lesbians into its clergy

Friday, August 21, 2009
Leaders of the largest Lutheran church approved a resolution today, allowing gays and lesbians, in committed and sexually active relationships, to serve as clergy within the church. By a vote of 559 to 451, the [...]

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Lutheran assembly adopts diverse viewpoints on gay relationships

Lutheran assembly adopts diverse viewpoints on gay relationships

Thursday, August 20, 2009
Leaders of the country's largest Lutheran denomination endorsed an official statement on human sexuality that says there's room in the church for differing views on an issue that's divided other religious groups. Delegates to the [...]

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NO H8 Campaign Releases 2nd Marriage Equality PSA (Video)

NO H8 Campaign Releases 2nd Marriage Equality PSA (Video)

Friday, August 14, 2009
The NO H8 Campaign has released it’s second official public service announcement titled "I'm Coming Out" to help raise awareness about Propostion 8 and Marriage Equality...

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