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Presidential hopeful Rick Santorum: No ‘privileges’ for gays and lesbians
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) opposes gay marriage, opposes civil unions, wants to reinstate “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and tells FOX News’ Chris Wallace that gays have the “right” to “employment” (and paying taxes, presumably), but deserve no “privileges.”
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Baltimore police charge 18-year-old in attack on transgender woman
Baltimore County police have charged an 18-year-old woman in the brutal attack on a transgender woman at a local McDonald’s restaurant on April 18.
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Proposition 8 backers ask court to void ruling because gay judge was ‘biased’
Supporters of California’s Proposition 8 — the voter approved ban on gay marriage — are seeking to have the ruling voided because the federal judge that ruled the measure to be unconstitutional is gay and was in a long-term relationship.
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Jim McGreevey: too much of a ‘jackass’ to join gay-welcoming Episcopal clergy
Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey, who resigned following revelations he was gay and having an extramarital affair with a male staffer, has been denied admission to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church.
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Law firms drops out of defending ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ — Clement resigns
The Washington D.C. law firm King & Spalding has reversed course, and announced Monday it would not represent the U.S. House of Representatives in defending the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court, Politico reported.
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Advocates to stage demonstration, urge royal couple to support marriage equality
Marriage equality advocates are planning a demonstration at Buckingham Palace on Monday to raise awareness that that same-sex couples in Britain are still banned from getting married, and to deliver a giant wedding card to Prince William and Kate Middleton ahead of their wedding on Friday.
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Brutal beating of a trans woman, DOMA defense, Chick-Fil-A and ‘Don’t Say Gay’
This week on “Same Sex Sunday,” the panel discusses the brutal beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore McDonald’s, the price of defending DOMA, Chick-Fil-A’s anti-gay attitudes, and the “Don’t Say Gay” in Tennessee schools bill.
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Lesbian wins $22,000 judgement against comedian, restaurant for anti-gay rant
A Toronto comedian and a Vancouver restaurant to pay $22,000 in compensation for the comedian’s anti-gay, profanity-laced verbal attack on two lesbian audience members. The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal said the comments were discriminatory.
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Transgender victim of brutal attack at McDonald’s restaurant speaks out
A transgender woman who was brutally beaten at a Baltimore area McDonald’s spoke out on Saturday, and said the attack was “definitely a hate crime” and that she’s been afraid to go out in public ever since.
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McDonald’s fires employee who recorded brutal beating of transgender woman
McDonald’s has fired the employee who recorded the violent beating of a customer at a Baltimore County restaurant earlier this week.