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Colorado Civil Union Act approved by committee; heads to Senate floor
DENVER — The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved SB-11, the Colorado Civil Union Act. The bill, approved by a vote of 4-3, now moves to the Senate floor for a vote.
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Two brutal murders of gay men in New York City concerns LGBT community
The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) said Wednesday that it has learned of two brutal murders of gay men in New York City that occurred over a three-day span of time.
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Athlete Ally: ‘Chris Culliver’s views are as marginal as they are misguided’
Hudson Taylor, Executive Director of Athlete Ally, a leading organization working to raise awareness and end homophobia in sports, issued this statement Wednesday in response to remarks made by Chris Culliver, cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, where Culliver tells gay players to get out of the NFL.
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Gay marriage opponents running out of cash ahead of Supreme Court hearing
SAN FRANCISCO — ProtectMarriage.com, the principal advocacy group backing California’s Proposition 8, a 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is suffering serious fundraising shortfalls, according to their attorney, Andrew Pugno.
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Dr. Phil interview: Manti Te’o was victim of girlfriend hoax by gay admirer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dr. Phil McGraw says Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who masterminded the dead girlfriend hoax involving Manti Te’o, told him the Notre Dame linebacker was not involved in the scheme and that he ended up falling “deeply, romantically” in love with the football player.
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Utah LGBT advocacy group to file amicus briefs in DOMA, Prop 8 cases
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Pride Center announced Wednesday that it will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the pending cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California’s Proposition 8. Utah Pride said it has retained a bipartisan team of prominent Utah attorneys to challenge Utah’s system of […]
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San Francisco 49ers’ Chris Culliver: Gay players not welcome
NEW ORLEANS – Just days before the San Francisco 49ers will take to the field In New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, cornerback Chris Culliver on Tuesday said that a gay player would not be welcome on the team. Appearing on the Artie Lange show Tuesday, Culliver, responding to a question by Lange if there […]
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SF Archbishop: gay marriage a ‘natural impossibility’ — much like ‘male breastfeeding’
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, in a recent interview with the United Kingdom’s Catholic Herald, said the term gay marriage should be rarely used because it refers to a “natural impossibility” — much like “male breastfeeding.” Cordileone said that the struggle to protect “traditional marriage” is God’s “gift” to his generation. Archbishop Cordileone cautions against […]
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NOM’s Brian Brown earns $500K working to deny civil marriage rights to gays
Working to deny good, taxpaying LGBT citizens their right to civil marriage is a lucrative business for Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage. According to activist Fred Karger, founder of Rights Equal Rights, tax returns for the NOM reveal that Brown earned more than $500,000 in 2011. In a press release, Karger […]
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‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is back, with new provision to ‘out’ LGBT students
A Tennessee lawmaker on Tuesday resurrected the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill which would prohibit teachers from discussing sexuality with their students, but with a new provision that would require school officials to “out” LGBT students to their parents.