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San Francisco’s Castro district home to nation’s first LGBT history museum
The nation’s first ever museum devoted to LGBT history, opened in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood today, showcasing archives that reflect nearly a century of gay culture and LGBT life.
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NC state rep: Stop funding HIV treatment for people who live ‘perverted lifestyles’
A North Carolina state representative has said that HIV treatment should not be funded by the taxpayer for people who live “perverted lifestyles.”
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Gay marriage foes not giving up on New Hampshire repeal, even if not on GOP’s agenda
CONCORD, N.H. — Gay marriage opponents said Thursday they are confident the New Hampshire state House will vote on legislation to repeal the law that sanctions gay marriage, even though Republican leaders have said it is not on their list of priorities this year.
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‘Prophet’ Cindy Jacobs: Gay marriage, ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal kills birds
Over the weekend, Cindy Jacobs, a self-proclaimed Prophet who founded the Texas-based Generals International ministry with her husband in 1985, said she suspects the reason behind the recent rash of bird deaths might be due to the fact that America is violating God’s prohibition on homosexuality with support for gay marriage and the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
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Portuguese model kills companion to cure victim of ‘homosexual demons’
NEW YORK — A Portuguese male model has been charged with second-degree murder in the gruesome attack on prominent Portuguese journalist while the two men were visiting in New York City.
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Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir: I don’t celebrate being gay
“I was born a white male, a white gay male, and I don’t celebrate being white or male, so why should I celebrate being gay?” U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir confirmed to the world that he’s a gay man in his just-released autobiography, “Welcome to My World.”
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Palm Springs police chief resigns over expletive, sting operation targeting gay men
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police Chief David Dominguez resigned last week amid an ongoing scandal involving a 2009 sex sting operation that targeted gay men.
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Neil Patrick Harris at People’s Choice Awards: Out, proud and ‘awesome’
There will come a day when this isn’t necessarily newsworthy… But upon winning the People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor earlier this week, Neil Patrick Harris took a moment to plant a kiss on the cheek of his partner and “better half”, David Burtka — on national television.
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New Jersey Governor signs nation’s toughest anti-bullying law
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, signed what many believe is the nation’s toughest law to fight bullying in institutions of learning.
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Bills aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage introduced in Rhode Island House, Senate
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island may be poised to become the next state to legalize same-sex marriage as bills were introduced Thursday in the state’s House and Senate chambers aimed at doing just that.