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NY Post’s headline belittles Elton John, David Furnish birth annoucement
Elton John and partner David Furnish announced they have become parents after a surrogate mother gave birth to their son on Christmas day. But amid notes of congratulations, the New York Post has come under fire for its headline “Elton & wife proud dads.”
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Richard Chamberlain’s advice to gay actors: Stay in the closet
Out gay actor Richard Chamberlain, who kept his homosexuality a secret for decades while portraying romantic roles on television, said he doesn’t advise other leading-man actors to come out.
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South Florida gay couple victims of double homicide
Police in Wilton Manors, Fla., have identified two men who they believe are the victims of a double murder that occurred over the weekend. Stephen Adams, 52, and Kevin Powell, 47, were found dead inside their home on Sunday night. The two men were domestic partners.
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Austin men attacked after leaving gay bar
AUSTIN, Texas — Two men say they were attacked after leaving a gay night club in downtown Austin on Christmas night, by five men who jumped from a vehicle yelling anti-gay slurs.
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Lesbian teen suing Texas school, coaches for harassment, ‘outing’ her
Three Kilgore High School coaches and the Kilgore Independent School District are being sued for outing a lesbian student to her parents, subjecting her to “unnecessary risk of harassment and trauma by disclosing their sexual orientation without consent.”
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U.S. Senate confirms Chai Feldblum to EEOC
In one of its last acts of the current session, the U.S. Senate last week confirmed the nomination of long-time lesbian activist Chai R. Feldblum to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Parents of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi may sue university over son’s suicide
The parents of Rutgers University freshman who committed suicide after his roommate and another student allegedly broadcast online an intimate encounter with another man, have notified the school they may sue the university.
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United Nations restores ‘sexual orientation’ to anti-execution resolution
In a follow-up to a story we covered last month, the United Nations last week voted to restore a reference to killings due to sexual orientation that had been deleted from a resolution condemning unjustified executions.
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Joe Biden: ‘National consensus’ on gay marriage inevitable (Video)
Vice President Joe Biden, appearing Friday on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America,” compared the nation’s changing views on gay marriage to changes in the military’s acceptance of gays and lesbians serving openly.
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Obama signs ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ repeal – White House video
This morning, before packed audience in the Sydney Yates auditorium at the U. S. Department of the Interior building, President Barack Obama signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” into law. Following is the official White House video of today’s ceremony: