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Bachmanns: No gay kids in our family, the Kinsey report is ‘a myth’
CLARION, Iowa — Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, stumping in Iowa with her husband Marcus on Sunday, dismissed a self-described “gay-friendly Iowan,” telling her that the Kinsey Report has “been a myth for several years.”
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On ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ Perry tells bisexual teen: ‘Homosexuality is a sin’
DECORAH, Iowa — At a campaign stop in Iowa on Sunday, Texas Governor and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry found himself explaining to a 14-year-old girl — who later told reporters she was bisexual — why he opposed gays serving openly in the military.
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Defense: Soldier’s sexual orientation, gender identity disorder a factor in his alleged crimes
FORT MEADE, Md. — Defense attorneys for Pfc. Bradley Manning — an Army intelligence specialist accused of leaking government secrets — argued Saturday that Manning’s status as a gay soldier prior to the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” played a role in his actions.
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Gingrich attacks LGBT community on ‘choice,’ marriage, military service
DES MOINES, Iowa — GOP presidential hopeful and front runner, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, on Thursday attacked the LGBTQ community, first on the subject of same-sex marriage, and then on the topics of sexual orientation and the repeal of “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell.”
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Tyler Clementi’s parents speak out: ‘One of our big jobs is to promote LGBT acceptance’
NEW YORK — In their first television interview, Tyler Clementi’s parents Jane and Joe Clementi talked with NBC’s Kerry Sanders on Monday, telling her that the loss they still feel is “almost like a physical pain.”
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Fox News invites anti-LGBT guests to mock, smear transgender Macy’s customer
During a December 11 segment on Fox News, host Shannon Bream invited former Macy’s employee Natalie Johnson and Mathew Staver, founder of the anti-LGBT Liberty Counsel, to discuss Johnson’s recent termination from her job in San Antonio, Texas.
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Serial adulterer Newt Gingrich vows fidelity, affirms opposition to gay marriage
Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has affirmed his support for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, but stopped short of signing a controversial marriage pledge that calls for “vigorous” opposition to same-sex marriage rights.
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Crouse trots out same old stats to show how gays threaten marriage
Last week, Concerned Women for America posted a video featuring Janice Crouse, a Senior Fellow of the Beverly LaHaye Institute, discussing the three biggest threats to the institution of marriage. Among them — promiscuity, co-habitation, and, of course, homosexuality.
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Twice discharged under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ gay sailor rejoins Navy
A gay sailor who holds the distinction of being discharged twice under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was readmitted to the armed forces — and may be the first gay person to re-enlist as an active duty service member since repeal of the military’s gay ban.
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LGBT advocacy group announces plans to sue PFOX for defamation
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Truth Wins Out, a non-profit advocacy group that fights anti-LGBT extremism, announced Sunday that it plans to launch a defamation lawsuit against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) as a result of PFOX President Greg Quinlan’s comments in a television interview where he claimed that TWO Executive Director, Wayne Besen, tried to have him murdered.