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Man held in threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor, socialist council member
SEATTLE — A 32-year-old man accused of threatening Seattle’s openly gay mayor and a socialist City Council member in Facebook postings was ordered held in jail Friday on $600,000 bail.
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Oregon investigators: Bakery unlawfully discriminated against lesbian couple
PORTLAND, Ore. — A suburban Portland bakery violated the civil rights of a same-sex couple by refusing to bake a cake for the women’s wedding, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said Friday.
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‘The Fosters’ credits negative attention from One Million Moms for strong season
PASADENA, Calif. — The people behind the ABC Family show “The Fosters” say that criticism from the group One Million Moms contributed to it getting off to a strong start for the cable network.
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Weir caught in a crossfire of ‘hate and scrutiny’ for not boycotting Olympics
LYNDHURST, N.J. – Champion figure skater Johnny Weir said Thursday he has been caught up “in a crossfire” for not supporting a boycott of the 2014 Sochi Olympic games in the wake of Russia’s anti-gay laws.
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Utah asks court for more time to prepare defense of state’s gay marriage ban
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah state officials are asking a federal appeals court for more time to prepare arguments in defense of the state’s same-sex marriage ban – in part to be able bring their newly-chosen team of private attorneys up to speed.
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More than one thousand rally in Tel Aviv to protest recent anti-LGBT violence
TEL AVIV — More than a thousand people marched in the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against transphobia and anti-LGBT violence in Israel.
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Federal appeals court upholds sex change for Mass. transgender inmate
BOSTON — A federal appeals court has upheld a judge’s ruling granting a taxpayer-funded sex change operation for a Massachusetts transgender inmate serving a life sentence for murder.
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Arrests spread across Nigeria, unleashed by wide-ranging new anti-gay law
LAGOS, Nigeria — Arrests have spread across Nigeria as dozens more people perceived to be gay have been rounded up and questioned, activists said Friday, describing another wave of police attention unleashed by a wide-ranging new anti-gay law.
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Obama nominates out lesbian attorney to federal court in Illinois
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has nominated out lesbian attorney Staci Michelle Yandle to serve in the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, the White House announced on Thursday.
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United Methodist Church charges second clergyman for officiating gay wedding
NEW YORK — The United Methodist Church has formally charged another clergyman for presiding at the same-sex wedding of his son.