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NC lawmaker says legalizing same-sex marriage is akin to legalizing incest, polygamy
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul Stam (R) on Tuesday likened gay marriage to incest and polygamy, and announced that the state legislature aims to approve a ballot initiative seeking a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
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Iowa Governor: No connection between anti-gay marriage sentiment and teen’s murder
Iowa’s Republican Governor Terry Branstad on Monday said “there’s no connection at all between Iowa’s debate over gay marriage rights and the death of Waterloo teen Marcellus Andrews.”
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Prosecution rests in murder of gay teen — ‘Larry King was executed for who he was’
Ventura County deputy prosecutor Maeve Fox told jurors in her closing arguments on Thursday, “It’s natural to feel sympathy for youthful murder defendant Brandon McInerney, who grew up in a home so violent and dysfunctional that he wasn’t even allowed to cry after his father punched him in the face. But the law does not allow for sympathy.”
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Embattled Indiana lawmaker says he’s not gay, admits to paying teen for ‘a good time,’ refuses to resign
In a bizarre turn of events, embattled Indiana state representative Phillip Hinkle has admitted to paying a young man $80 — but claims that he wasn’t paying for a sexual encounter. Hinkle, 64, acknowledged that he paid 18-year-old Kameryn Gibson “to have a good time,” yet insists in an interview with The Indianapolis Star that […]
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Canada’s opposition New Democrat Party, LGBT advocate Jack Layton dies
The Right Honorable Jack Layton, a member of the Canadian Parliament, and a charismatic politician who guided the New Democrat Party (NDP) into the position of being the dominant opposition party in Parliament, has died. He was 61.
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Push to reclaim marriage equality in Maine off to positive start
Organizers of the effort to reclaim marriage equality in Maine are predicting that the efforts underway to restore same-sex marriage are off to a positive start.
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‘North Sea Texas,’ Belgium director’s debut film captures attention at Montreal festival
North Sea Texas, a Belgian film about two teenage boys falling in love, has captivated audiences and critics alike at this year’s Montreal World Film Festival.
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Tony Perkins calls ‘It Gets Better Project’ White House videos ‘disgusting’
In a plea to raise more money and further spread propaganda to degrade and demonize the LGBTQ community, the anti-gay — and certified “hate group” — Family Research Council has taken aim at the Obama White House.
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Poll finds majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage
A national opinion poll conducted by the Galaxy research group released earlier this week — ahead of a rally against same-sex marriage in the Australian capital city Canberra — finds a majority of Australian Christians support same-sex marriage.
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ACLU sues Missouri school district for illegally censoring LGBT websites
The Missouri chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Jefferson City, Mo., against the Camdenton school district, alleging that web filters on school computers are unconstitutionally blocking access to hundreds of LGBT websites.