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Idaho GOP refuses to ‘add the words’ to prohibit LGBT discrimination
BOISE, Idaho — Republican senators on the Senate State Affairs Committee killed a bill on Friday that would have prohibited discrimination against LGBT persons in Idaho.
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Washington governor to sign same-sex marriage bill on Monday
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday will sign the newly passed legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state. A statehouse signing ceremony in Olympia has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. PST on Monday, the Governor’s office has announced.
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SFPD becomes first law enforcement agency to produce ‘It Gets Better’ video
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Police Department has become the first police department in the county to produce an “It Gets Better” video, part of the nationwide campaign to end suicides among LGBT youth, and to bring awareness to bullying of of gay kids.
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Atlanta police arrest 1 of 3 suspects in videotaped attack on gay man
ATLANTA — Police have arrested one of three suspects in the videotaped beating of a 20-year-old gay man who was attacked outside a convenience store in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood on Feb. 4.
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Maryland House committees hear same-sex marriage arguments
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two committees of the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday began hearing arguments on two separate measures regarding gay marriage — one to legalize same-sex marriage, and another that would create an constitutional amendment to ban, same-sex marriage.
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Des Moines church, pastor under fire for ‘Gay is not Okay’ sign
DES MOINES, Iowa — A suburban South Des Moines, Iowa church is under fire after its Pastor Mike DeMastus posted the message “Gay is not okay” on the church’s marquee sign.
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Virginia Senate passes adoption bill that would allow disapproval of gays
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Senate voted 22-18 on Thursday to approve a bill that would allow private adoption and foster care agencies to deny placement of children based on religious or moral beliefs, including disapproval of homosexuality.
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Atlanta police say they’ve identified 2 attackers in video beating of gay man
ATLANTA — Atlanta Police Chief George Turner on Thursday said police have identified suspects in a videotaped attack on a gay man leaving after he left a convenience store in a southwest Atlanta neighborhood.
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Appeals court rules against Georgia counselor who wouldn’t work with lesbian client
ATLANTA — It might pale in comparison to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision against Proposition 8, but the Atlanta-based Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals also ruled on another gay rights case this week.
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Maryland school official calls ‘ex-gay’ flyer ‘reprehensible and deplorable’
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The superintendent of Montgomery County schools in Rockville, Md., has labeled as “reprehensible and deplorable” flyers that were sent home with high school students recently, claiming that homosexuality is a choice that can be changed.