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Students protest Tennessee ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill, while Senate delays vote — again
The Tennessee state Senate adjourned Wednesday without voting on the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, and now the bill’s author, Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-Knoxville) has put off Thursday’s planned vote and rescheduled it for next week.
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Larry King lends his support to New York’s marriage equality campaign
Larry King, the legendary television and radio personality, and former host of CNN’s “Larry King Live,” supports marriage equality.
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Delaware Governor signs same-sex civil unions bill into law
Gov. Jack Markell on Wednesday evening signed the same-sex civil union bill into law, making Delaware the eighth state to allow civil unions or domestic partnerships for same-sex couples.
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Minnesota state Senate approves ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage
The Minnesota state Senate on Wednesday voted to approve a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, advancing the measure another step closer to appearing on the 2012 ballot.
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Uganda to consider anti-homosexuality bill Friday; death penalty clause dropped
Amid global criticism of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill — dubbed the “Kill the Gays’ bill — proponents have removed a controversial death penalty clause, however the proposed legislation likely still includes the criminalization of all homosexual acts.
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Uganda’s anti-homosexuality bill dropped from, then added to, Parliament’s agenda
Uganda’s infamous anti-homosexuality bill, which earlier this week was thought likely to be voted upon on Wednesday, now appears to have been dropped from the agenda of the current session of the Ugandan Parliament.
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Lesbian reservist who successfully challenged DADT dismissal, will retire
A decorated Air Force Reserve flight nurse, who successfully challenged her dismissal under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, said on Tuesday she will retire rather than return to duty.
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GOP lawmaker to introduce amendment to delay ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) will introduce an amendment to the National Defense Authorization bill this week that would require all four military service chiefs to certify that implementation of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal would not impact combat readiness.
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Presbyterian Church USA votes to allow openly gay clergy
The Presbyterian Church on Tuesday voted to change its constitution to allow the ordination of gays as ministers, elders and deacons, becoming the fourth Protestant denomination in the United States to make the move that experts say reflects a larger cultural shift.
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Judge calls convicted child molester ‘gayer than a sweet-smelling jock strap’
A Wisconsin judge on Monday sentenced a 71-year-old former bus driver to seven years in prison on charges of sexually assaulting boys, telling him, “I think you were born gayer than a sweet-smelling jock strap.”