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ACLU files second lawsuit after Fla. school again blocks gay-straight alliance
OCALA, Fla. — The ACLU on Thursday sued a central Florida school district for the second time this year, claiming it is once again refusing to approve a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) club at a middle school.
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Students walk out in protest of ‘forced’ resignation of gay Catholic school official
SAMMAMISH, Wash. — Hundreds of students at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish, Wash., walked out Thursday to protest the resignation of a vice principal they say was forced out because he recently married his same-sex partner.
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Netherlands adopts landmark gender identity law, bans forced sterilization
THE HAUGE, Netherlands — The Netherlands has adopted landmark legislation banning forced sterilization and allowing transgender people to change their identity on official documents with the requirement of gender reassignment surgery.
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Experimental drug blocks HIV in lab study, human tests planned
NEW YORK — Can an experimental drug developed to treat epilepsy block the AIDS virus? A preliminary lab study suggests it’s possible, and researchers are eager to try it in people.
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N.M. Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal statewide
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s highest court has legalized same-sex marriage, declaring it is unconstitutional to deny a marriage license to gay and lesbian couples.
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La. governor Bobby Jindal critical of A&E ‘Duck Dynasty’ suspension
BATON ROUGE, La. — The A&E cable television network’s suspension of “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson from the hit reality show has drawn criticism from the governor of his home state.
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Lockheed Martin ends Boy Scouts donations over ban on gay scout leaders
WASHINGTON — Defense and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin is halting its donations to the Boy Scouts of America over the organization’s ban on gays serving as adult leaders.
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Calif. man convicted of orchestrating gang rape targeting lesbian victim
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A 36-year-old Northern California man was convicted Wednesday of orchestrating the gang rape of a woman who was targeted in part because she is a lesbian.
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Pa. pastor defrocked after performing gay son’s wedding
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — United Methodist church officials defrocked a pastor from central Pennsylvania on Thursday who violated religious doctrine by officiating his gay son’s wedding, and he later said he was shocked by their decision, calling his involvement in the wedding an “act of love.”
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Wis. queer youth commits suicide; family, friends say bullying was a factor
RACINE, Wis. — A 14-year-old Wisconsin youth who identified as gender queer committed suicide on Sunday, and now friends and family are coming forward to say that bullying is to blame.