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	<description>A mix of news, opinions, arts and culture — about and for today&#039;s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer community</description>
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		<title>School district cancels prom to prevent lesbian student from bring girlfriend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Mississippi high school has called off the annual senior prom after a lesbian student demanded she be allowed to bring her girlfriend.
The Itawamba County school board announced Wednesday it would cancel the Itawamba County Agricultural High School prom, after the ACLU demanded the district change its policy requiring only opposite-sex prom dates.
&#8220;Due to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/school-district-cancels-prom-to-prevent-lesbian-student-from-bring-girlfriend/</link>
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		<title>Eric Massa rebuffs the gay question; calls &#8216;groping&#8217; male staffers just a tickle fight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former U.S. congressman, Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) Tuesday night refused to answer a blunt question by CNN&#8217;s Larry King: &#8220;are you gay?&#8221;
Massa is accused of groping male staffers and the House ethics committee is currently investigating the claims.
He has denied touching any member of his staff sexually but did admit to &#8220;tickling&#8221; several staffers at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/eric-massa-rebuffs-the-gay-question-calls-groping-male-staffers-just-a-tickle-fight/</link>
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		<title>Virginia students mobilize against AG&#8217;s call to dismiss gay protections; Assembly effort fails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Students across Virginia put spring break on hold this week to mobilize against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who has riled student groups with a letter advising public universities to retreat from their policies against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
More than 5,000 people have joined the Facebook page &#8220;We Don&#8217;t Want Discrimination In Our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/virginia-students-mobilize-against-ags-call-to-dismiss-gay-protections-assembly-effort-fails/</link>
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		<title>Gay couples wed as same-sex marriage dawns on nation&#8217;s capital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gay marriage has arrived in nation&#8217;s capital.
Same-sex couples began marrying in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, with some lining up as early as 3:30 a.m. to pick up their licenses from D.C. Superior Court. 
More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began last Wednesday.
Angelisa Young, 47, and Sinjoyla Townsend, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/gay-couples-wed-as-same-sex-marriage-dawns-on-nations-capital/</link>
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		<title>Florida bill seeks to deny tax credits to films that feature gay characters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[File this under &#8220;WTF?&#8221;
Florida lawmakers are hoping to pass a $75 million incentive package to attract movie studios to film in the sunshine state, but a little noticed provision could deny tax credits to movies that feature gay characters or other “non-traditional&#8221; families.
Current state law gives tax credits on productions that are &#8220;family friendly,&#8221; i.e. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/florida-bill-seeks-to-deny-tax-credits-to-films-that-feature-gay-characters/</link>
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		<title>Sean Hayes comes out: &#8216;I am who I am&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been four years since Will &#038; Grace ended it&#8217;s eight year run on NBC, and now Sean Hayes, who played gay sidekick &#8220;Jack McFarland,&#8221; finally reveals he is gay, in what the Advocate calls &#8220;the interview you&#8217;ve waited 12 years to read.&#8221;
And while Hayes finally opens up, he never quite gives a “Yes, I’m [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/sean-hayes-comes-out-i-am-who-i-am/</link>
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		<title>California GOP state senator reveals he is gay, but still won&#8217;t support gay rights</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Republican state senator from California with perfect record for voting against gay rights, acknowledged Monday that he was gay.
&#8220;I am gay,&#8221; said state Sen. Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield, breaking his silence on a conservative AM talk-radio show. &#8220;Those are the words that have been so difficult for me for so long.&#8221;
The admission follows days [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/california-gop-state-senator-reveals-he-is-gay-but-still-wont-support-gay-rights/</link>
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		<title>Roseanne Barr blames Mormon church for Marie Osmond&#8217;s son&#8217;s suicide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a post on her blog Thursday, outspoken comedian Roseanne Barr has pulled no punches in her comments on the recent suicide of Marie  Osmond’s son, Michael Bryan (a.k.a. Blosil), saying it had nothing to do with depression, and everything to do with the Mormon church&#8217;s position on homosexuality.
Writes Barr:
Marie Osmond&#8217;s poor gay son [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/roseanne-barr-blames-mormon-church-for-marie-osmonds-sons-suicide/</link>
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		<title>Virginia AG seeks to remove LGBT protections from state colleges</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the latest move by Virginia&#8217;s new, anti-gay Republican leadership, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has urged the state&#8217;s colleges and universities to rescind policies that ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
In a letter Thursday to the presidents, rectors and boards of visitors of Virginia public colleges, Cuccinelli said that the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/virginia-ag-seeks-to-remove-lgbt-protections-from-state-colleges/</link>
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		<title>Lieberman, Senate Democrats introduce bill to repeal &#8216;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Connecticut) introduced a bill on Wednesday to repeal the ban on openly gay service members in the military.
The current law, dubbed &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell,&#8221; calls for service members to be discharged if they disclose that they are homosexual.
Lieberman introduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, legislation that would lift the ban and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/lieberman-senate-democrats-introduce-bill-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell/</link>
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		<title>Sen. Kerry leads group calling for FDA to end ban on gays donating blood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts called today for the Food and Drug Administration to lift a “discriminatory” ban on gay men donating blood.
Kerry led a group of 18 senators &#8212; 17 Democrats and one independent &#8212; who sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, urging her to lift the lifetime ban on men [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/sen-kerry-leads-group-calling-for-fda-to-end-ban-on-gay-blood-donations/</link>
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		<title>Utah lawmaker won&#8217;t seek re-election, citing hypocrisy in state legislature</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rep. Christine Johnson, one of Utah&#8217;s two openly gay lawmakers, will step down from her seat in the State House at year&#8217;s end, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.
&#8220;I&#8217;m not leaving because I&#8217;m giving up on the fight in Utah,&#8221; the two-term Salt Lake City Democrat said Thursday after announcing she won&#8217;t seek re-election.
&#8220;We have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/utah-lawmaker-wont-seek-re-election-citing-hypocrisy-in-state-legislature/</link>
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		<title>Mexico City enacts Latin America&#8217;s first same-sex marriage law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry took effect Thursday in Mexico City, just one day following the same rights being grated to couples in the U.S. capital.

In Mexico&#8217;s capital city, the measure also allows same-sex couples to adopt children.
According to Associated Press, throngs of gay and lesbian couples registered for marriage licenses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/mexico-city-enacts-latin-americas-first-same-sex-marriage-law/</link>
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		<title>Anti-gay lawmaker arrested on DUI charges &#8212; after leaving gay bar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A California lawmaker who has repeatedly voted against gay rights measures since taking office eight years ago, was charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, reportedly after leaving the gay nightclub, Faces, in midtown Sacramento.
The California Highway Patrol pulled over (State) Senator Roy Ashburn at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday after an officer noticed a black [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/anti-gay-lawmaker-arrested-on-dui-charges-after-leaving-gay-bar/</link>
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		<title>Dozens apply for licenses as gay marriage becomes legal in Washington D.C.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At least 50 same-sex couples lined up to apply for marriage licenses when city offices opened Wednesday as gay marriage became legal in the nation&#8217;s capital.

Cheering erupted from the crowd when the first couple signed in at the city&#8217;s marriage bureau just blocks from the U.S. Capitol.
By just before noon Wednesday, about 100 couples had [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/dozens-apply-for-licenses-as-gay-marriage-becomes-legal-in-washington-d-c/</link>
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		<title>Archdiocese Of Washington ends spousal benefits, citing gay marriage law</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Archdiocese of Washington has changed its employee health care policy in the latest fallout from the District&#8217;s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. 
As of Tuesday, Catholic Charities will no longer offer benefits to spouses of new employees or to spouses of current employees who are not already enrolled in the plan.
Under the District&#8217;s new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/archdiocese-of-washington-ends-spousal-benefits-citing-gay-marriage-law/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block D.C. gay marriage; law to take effect Wednesday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request late today to block the District of Columbia&#8217;s gay marriage law from taking effect on Wednesday.
Opponents of the law had asked the Supreme Court to step in and issue a temporary delay so they could hold a city-wide referendum on the issue before the law took effect.
Chief Justice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/u-s-supreme-court-refuses-to-block-d-c-gay-marriage-law-to-take-effect-wednesday/</link>
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		<title>Popular gay British TV host found dead from alleged &#8217;sex game gone wrong&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A popular British television host has been found dead in an apparent solo sex game gone wrong.
The ex-partner of openly gay BBC presenter Kristian Digby found the 32-year-old dead in his east London home on Monday.
A post-mortem examination is expected to determine that Digby, host of daytime property show To Buy or Not to Buy, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/popular-gay-british-tv-host-found-dead-from-sex-game-gone-wrong/</link>
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		<title>Daniel Radcliffe addresses persistent gay rumors: &#8216;I&#8217;m straight.&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While talking to MTV recently about his work with the Trevor Project, a non-profit organization offering suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, Daniel Radcliffe addressed persistent rumors that he&#8217;s gay.
From MTV:
&#8220;If people want to say that, they can,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I&#8217;m not. I&#8217;m straight.&#8221;
But he does get a bit of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/daniel-radcliffe-addresses-persistent-gay-rumors-im-straight/</link>
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		<title>D.C. gay marriage opponents ask Supreme Court to block same-sex unions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opponents of gay marriage have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia&#8217;s new law allowing same-sex couples to wed.
The Associated Press reports that court papers filed Monday with Chief Justice John Roberts argue that D.C. residents should be able to vote on the matter.
On three prior occasions, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2010/03/d-c-gay-marriage-opponents-ask-supreme-court-to-block-same-sex-unions/</link>
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