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Gay man jailed in Cameroon for sending ‘I love you’ text to another man dies
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — A gay man in Cameroon who was jailed for sending a text message to another man saying “I’m very much in love with you,” and who was later declared a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, has died, according to a lawyer who worked on his case.
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McAuliffe signs executive order prohibiting discrimination against LGBT state workers
RICHMOND, Va. — Just moments after his inauguration on Saturday, Virgina governor Terry McAuliffe signed “Executive Order Number 1,” a directive prohibiting discrimination based on race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political affiliation, or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities in Virginia state government.
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WATCH: 12-year-old addresses Utah rally on the meaning of marriage and family
Riley Hackford-Peer, 12, whose two moms were recently able to marry in Utah, addressed hundreds of supporters Friday to speak about the meaning of marriage and family, and the two best days of his life.
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Terry McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia’s 72nd governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and rainmaker for Bill and Hillary Clinton, was sworn in as Virginia’s 72nd governor on a mild and rainy Saturday.
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Russian Orthodox Church official calls for re-criminalizing homosexuality
MOSCOW — An spokesperson for Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church called on the Russian government Friday to reintroduce Soviet-era laws banning homosexuality.
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Bills to allow second parent adoption to be considered by Va. general assembly
RICHMOND, Va. — Two bills hoping to make second parent adoption easier for couples in Virginia, including same-sex couples, are headed to the 2014 General Assembly.
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Leader of anti-gay Russian extremist group flees to Cuba
HAVANA — The founder of the anti-gay Russian extremist group “Occupy Pedophilia” has fled Ukraine, where he was hiding to avoid arrest by Russian authorities for a series of criminal homophobic assaults against LGBTQ people, and is now believed by Russian law enforcement to be hiding in Cuba.
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Hundreds rally inside Utah state capitol in support of marriage equality
Just hours after the Obama administration said it would recognize the 1,300 same-sex marriages in Utah, hundreds of marriage equality supporters gathered inside the state Capitol in Salt Lake City on Friday calling on Republican Gov. Gary Herbert to do the same.
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Mormon church reminds local leaders they are still opposed to homosexuality
SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church is telling its local leaders that same-sex wedding ceremonies and receptions are prohibited in their churches.
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U.S. State Department issues travel alert for Sochi Olympics
WASHINGTON — Americans planning to attend the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, should be vigilant about their security due to potential terrorist threats, crime and uncertain medical care, the State Department advised Friday.