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Some donations to waitress who said she received anti-gay note being refunded
NEW YORK — The New Jersey waitress who said she was stiffed on a tip because she is gay is now returning donations sent to her by people across the country.
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First same-sex weddings held in Australian capital city
CANBERRA, Australia — Gay and lesbian couples from around Australia joined in fragile marriages in Canberra on Saturday under the nation’s beleaguered same-sex union laws that face a challenge in the courts within a week.
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Gay Catholic school teacher fired hours after applying for marriage license
BENSALEM, Pa. — A Catholic high school teacher in Pennsylvania said he was fired on Friday, just hours after applying for a marriage license to wed his same-sex partner.
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Anti-gay social media group in Russia offers reward for outing LGBT teachers
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A new anti-gay group has emerged on the popular Russian social network Vkontakte (vk.com) offering rewards for reporting “confirmed” information on gay school teachers, reports Queer Russia.
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Spike in hate crimes prompts N.Y. comptroller to audit reporting
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York comptroller’s office announced Friday that it will audit hate crime reporting statewide after a legislator earlier this year cited an apparent spike in such crimes.
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Russian Prime Minister criticizes Duma, gay ‘propaganda’ law
MOSCOW — Former Russian president and current Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday criticized the country’s lawmakers and recent passage of an anti-gay law, saying the Duma, Russia’s federal Parliament, has switched its focus from political bans to private life.
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Judge orders Colo. bakery to offer wedding cakes for same-sex couples
DENVER — A baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex ceremony must serve gay couples despite his religious beliefs or face fines, a judge said Friday.
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Peru gay teen murdered, dismembered, burned in brutal hate crime
LIMA, Peru — A 19-year-old gay was tortured and brutally murdered in Peru, according to local reports that surfaced earlier this week.
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U.S. Embassy in Manila issues its first visas to same-sex couples
MANILA, Luzon — The United States Embassy in the Philippines has issued its first fiancé visa to a same-sex couple.
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Colo. school board member stands by her transphobic remarks
DENVER — A Colorado school board member who said she has no regrets about saying transgender students should use their own locker rooms vowed to keep pushing for schools to ignore court rulings on the transgender issue.