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Baltimore woman sentenced in McDonald’s attack on trangender woman
A Baltimore woman accused of beating a transgender woman at an area McDonald’s on April 18 has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to the attack.
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Ellen DeGeneres tackles the Chaz Bono controversy, Cher has words for his critics
Ellen DeGeneres on Wednesday tackled the growing controversy surrounding the upcoming appearance of transgender author and activist Chaz Bono on “Dancing With the Stars,” and in during an interview with Bono, took a call from his famous mom, Cher.
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Oregon Republicans strip anti-gay language from party platform
The Oregon Republican party has voted to the remove language from the official party platform that some members saw as needlessly hostile toward gays.
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Clint Eastwood: ‘I don’t give a fuck who wants to get married to anybody else’
Clint Eastwood: “I don’t give a fuck about who wants to get married to anybody else! Why not?! We’re making a big deal out of things we shouldn’t be making a deal out of … Just give everybody the chance to have the life they want.”
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Episcopal Bishop, LGBT rights supporter Walter Righter dies
Walter Righter, a bishop in the Episcopal Church and a staunch LGBT supporter among faith leaders, died Sunday at his home outside Pittsburgh. He was 87 years old.
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Former VP Dick Cheney, wife Lynne, reaffirm support for same-sex marriage
Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wie Lynne appeared on ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, and eventually the conversation turned to same-sex marriage.
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North Carolina state Senate OKs voter initiative to ban same-sex marriage
The North Carolina state Senate on Tuesday approved a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, sending the measure to a statewide vote in May 2012. The Senate voted 30-16 in favor, just barely achieving the required three-fifths majority. The House approved the measure Monday by a vote of 75-42. If approved by voters, the […]
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Gay couple plans to appeal restrictive custody ruling by ‘homophobic’ judge
A Houston gay couple said they will appeal a ruling in a child custody case because the judge ordered that the divorced father of three is prohibited from ever leaving his children alone with his husband, or any other man who is not related to the children “by blood or adoption.”
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GLSEN to honor Chaz Bono, Reiners, Rick Welts in annual ‘Respect Awards’
GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, has announced it will honor Chaz Bono, Michele and Rob Reiner, Phoenix Suns President and CEO Rick Welts and the 2011 Student Advocate of the Year at its seventh annual Respect Awards.
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Rick Welts, first openly gay professional sports team executive, resigns
Rick Welts, who just four months ago came out — becoming the first openly gay senior executive of a professional sports team — has announced he is resigning his position as Phoenix Sun President and Chief Executive Officer.