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‘Rowdy queers’ vandalize HRC store on anniversary of Stonewall Riots
A Washington D.C. Human Rights Campaign store was vandalized in the late night or early hours of Wednesday by self-described “rowdy queers” who chose the date to coincide with the 42nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.
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Obama hosts LGBT leaders, champions, advocates at White House pride reception
President Obama on Wednesday spoke to LGBT grassroots and community leaders, youth champions and advocates from around the country at a White House event observing LGBT Pride Month.
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Rhode Island state Senate approves civil unions for same-sex couples
Coming just days after the New York legislature voted to legalize same-sex marriage, Rhode Island state lawmakers on Wednesday voted to approve a bill that would permit civil unions between gay and lesbian couples.
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Rev. Al Sharpton takes on NOM’s Brian Brown on marriage equality
The Rev. Al Sharpton gets fired up debating National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown, on marriage equality opponent.
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Town clerk balks at issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
As marriage equality becomes law across New York state on July 24, same-sex couples looking to wed in Volney, N.Y. will likely encounter a disapproving town clerk.
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Trevor Project honors Daniel Radcliffe with ‘Hero’ award for LGBT youth advocacy
Actor Daniel Radcliffe on Monday was honored by The Trevor Project with the Trevor Hero Award, recognizing him as an inspiration to LGBT youth, and for his efforts to increase visibility and understanding of the LGBTQ community.
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Why are we still haunted by ‘The Boys in the Band?’
When The Boys in the Band opened off-Broadway in 1968, homosexuality was still classified as a mental illness. The play’s behind-the-scenes peek at gay men in their natural habitat was fascinating to audiences and greeted with enthusiasm from the gay community.
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Linda Harvey: Marriage equality will lead to ‘a perpetual pansexual pagan party’
More venom from Linda Harvey, founder of Columbus, Ohio-based Mission America — and whose life’s work is dedicated to hating the gays — warns (or prays for) all the evils to come as a result of the passage of marriage equality in New York.
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Proposition 8 proponents appeal federal judge’s refusal to overturn Prop 8 ruling
Proposition 8 proponents filed an appeal challenging Chief U.S. District Judge James Ware’s June 14 decision to uphold last year’s ruling that the law banning same-sex marriage in California was unconstitutional.
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New York Times to President Obama: Time to evolve on marriage equality
An editorial appearing in The New York Times on Sunday calls on President Barack Obama to evolve on marriage equality.