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Two LGBT advocacy groups, the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) and Equality California, filed court papers late Friday seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging the new California law protecting LGBT youth from “gay-to-straight” reparative therapy.

AURORA — In a special meeting Friday evening, the East Aurora School Board voted to repeal a policy that would create protections for gender nonconforming students that they quickly and unanimously passed just five days ago.

FAIRFAX, Va. — President Obama presented an LGBT-inclusive vision for the country Friday during a campaign rally in a battleground state that could help determine the outcome of the election.

National Organization for Marriage (NOM) strategist Frank Schubert has made nearly $3 million selling anti-LGBT discrimination in just the past year, according to NOM Exposed, a project of the Human Rights Campaign.

Borrowing from Clint Eastwood’s much maligned appearance at the Republican National Convention in August, Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe said he will debate an empty chair on the issue of marriage equality.

Millions of LGBT people and their allies will dress in purple on Friday — both in person and online — to mark the third annual Spirit Day, a day demonstrate support for LGBT youth and to speak out against bullying.

TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Daily Wildcat, the student-run daily newspaper at the University of Arizona, has issued an apology and fired the cartoonist after publishing an editorial cartoon that critics said advocated violence against LGBT people.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — With less than three weeks from Election Day, the battle over Minnesota’s proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage is too close to call.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the creation of his own “super PAC” to direct millions of dollars in donations to elect candidates from both parties who he believes will “focus on problem solving” and support policy issues such as legalizing same-sex marriage.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis City Council has approved a non-discrimination ordinance including protections for sexual orientation and gender identity, in addition to disability, age, national origin, and ethnicity.