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Cain says he should have defended gay soldier who was booed at GOP debate
With the exception of Herman Cain, the GOP presidential candidates were mostly quiet on Sunday following a scathing rebuke from President Barack Obama on Saturday evening for not coming to the defense of a gay soldier after audience members booed him during a recent Republican debate.
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Russian police detain dozens during Pride event in Moscow
MOSCOW — Police detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow on Saturday.
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Student suspended in bullying incident following Jamey Rodemeyer’s death
The Williamsville, N.Y., Central School District on Friday announced the suspension of a student in connection with an alleged bullying incident of Jamey Rodemeyer’s sister at a homecoming event just days after the gay teen took his own life.
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U.S. Congressman Jared Polis, partner announce birth of son
U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and his domestic partner Marlon Reis, on Friday announced the birth of their son, Caspian Julius. Polis becomes the first openly gay member of Congress to become a parent.
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Canadian family values group runs transphobic newspaper advertisement
A transphobic advertisement appearing in Canada’s National Post on Thursday is calling on the leaders of the three national political parties “stop teachers from confusing” children on issues of gender identity and expression.
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Arizona wants appeals panel to allow state to drop gay partners healthcare
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer said a federal appeals panel “got it wrong” and is again appealing a court ruling that same-sex partners of state government workers are entitled to health care benefits provided to opposite-sex couples.
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Anti-gay pastor charged in phony scheme claims gay activists are setting him up
A Montana pastor and anti-gay activist — who once testified before a Montana legislative committee that homosexuality was a “sin worthy of death” — has been charged with six felony counts of theft and fraud in a phony investment scheme that bilked a man of a $150,000 inheritance in 2008.
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‘Telling mom I’m gay’ — Airman shares his second coming out phone call
Last week, we showed you the video of a 21-year-old airman from Alabama who, in the early morning hours of Sept. 20 — the day in which “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was repealed — called his father to reveal for the first time that he’s gay. Now, one week later, the soldier shares the uneasy call to tell his mother.
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NHL won’t discipline Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds over alleged homophobic slur
The National Hockey League said it won’t discipline Philadelphia Flyers’ Wayne Simmonds for hurling a homophobic slur because Simmonds said he can’t remember what he said, and because none of the referees on the ice could verify what was said.
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Los Angeles Dodgers: ‘It doesn’t matter which team you cheer for … It Gets Better’
The Los Angeles Dodgers is the latest Major League Baseball team to come out in support of LGBT youth by contributing their message of inspiration the the “It Gets Better” Project.