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Obama, Pentagon certify repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — ban ends in 60 days
President Barack Obama has formally signed the certification that repeals the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
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New York state flag to fly high above San Francisco’s famed Castro neighborhood
In an act of appreciation and in solidarity with the greater LGBTQ community of the Empire State, when New York’s first same-sex marriages commence this Sunday, the New York state flag will fly above San Francisco’s famed Castro neighborhood.
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Head of Iowa anti-gay Family Leader enjoys a lame joke at the expense of ‘fags’
In a short video clip released Tuesday by independent watch-dog group Think Progress, the homophobic president of the anti-gay, conservative christian group “The Family Leader” is seen erupting in laughter at after being told a joke about “fags.”
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Tea Party official defends Bachmann, calls LGBT advocates a ‘liberal freak show’
Accusing LGBT advocates of being intolerant, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips on Monday alerts us that, “The liberal freak show is coming after Michele Bachmann.”
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Inexpensive daily anti-HIV pill found to be effective as preventative measure
In a groundbreaking series of recent clinical trials, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that a pill containing either one or two anti-HIV drugs taken daily can reduce transmission of the HIV-virus by as much as three-quarters among heterosexual couples.
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Violence against America’s LGBTQ community increased significantly in 2010
Violent crimes against LGBTQ people are on the rise, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP).
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Linda Harvey: Teacher’s union gives ‘financial incentives’ for students to be gay
Linda Harvey, founder of Columbus, Ohio-based anti-gay Mission America, has now targeted a National Education Association affiliate for providing college scholarships for LGBT high school students.
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Equality Illinois reports: 1,600 civil unions in first month since law took effect
An estimated 1,618 total civil union licenses were issued across Illinois this past month since the state’s Civil Unions Law took effect June 1, according to Equality Illinois.
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Mystery surrounds murder of gay immigrant in San Francisco
On Friday, June 10, San Francisco firefighters, responding to a reported brush fire incident in Buena Vista Park in the city’s famed Haight district, made the grisly discovery of a gay immigrant’s corpse, burned beyond recognition in an nearby dumpster.
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LGBT community loses an ally; former First Lady Betty Ford dies at age 93
Betty Ford, who had won the hearts and minds of her fellow Americans and earned a special place in history for her strong opinions, brutal honesty and advocacy regarding abortion rights, sex, gay rights, marijuana and the Equal Rights Amendment, passed away Friday.