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Dozens march in Ukraine’s first-ever gay pride rally
KIEV, Ukraine — At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country’s first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event.
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Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers comes out of retirement, joins LA Galaxy
LOS ANGELES — Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.
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Bryan Fischer: The Boy Scouts are now the ‘Boy Sodomizers of America’
On his radio program Friday, American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer weighed in on Thursday’s decision by the Boy Scouts of America to drop its ban on gay scouts.
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Leahy disappointed immigration bill excludes gay, bi-national couples
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Sen. Patrick Leahy said Friday he was disappointed he was unsuccessful in his bid to amend immigration reform legislation to protect same-sex couples in which one of the partners is foreign-born.
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After vote to repeal ban on gay youth, Boy Scouts face more turmoil
The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts. Dismayed conservatives are already looking at alternative youth groups as they predict a mass exodus from the BSA. Gay-rights supporters vowed Friday to maintain pressure on the Scouts to end the still-in-place ban […]
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Puerto Rico lawmakers approve anti-discrimination bill
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.
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Bill preventing UNC gender-neutral housing returns
RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill blocking a University of North Carolina policy allowing students to choose roommates of the opposite sex has found new life in the state Senate budget.
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Lesbian teen charged in relationship with underage girlfriend rejects plea deal
SEBASTIAN, Fla.– The Florida high school senior facing felony sex offender charges stemming from her relationship with her 14-year-old girlfriend, has rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors.
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N.J. man who sued Boy Scouts over gay ban says change falls short
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey man who first challenged the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay members says a new policy allowing gay scouts but barring “open or avowed” homosexual adult leaders is “convoluted.”
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Boy Scouts, Mormon Church bond remains intact with policy change
SALT LAKE CITY — When the Boy Scouts of America began a discussion earlier this year about lifting its ban on gays, some speculated it could lead to the severing of ties with the Mormon church that goes back 100 years.
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Douglas, Damon dramatize Liberace’s steamy showbiz affair
The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. Liberace, forever hailed as Mr. Showmanship, was the excess-to-the-max pianist-personality whose onstage and offstage extravagance were legendary and who wowed audiences in Las Vegas and worldwide to become the best-paid entertainer on the planet…
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BREAKING: Boy Scouts of America votes to rescind policy banning openly gay scouts
BREAKING: The Boy Scouts of America has voted to rescind its policy banning openly gay scouts. The ban on openly gay and lesbian scout leaders remains. Developing story, check back for updates.
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Court cancels Ukraine’s first-ever gay pride event
KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine’s first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence.
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Nevada state Assembly approves same-sex marriage resolution
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada is one step closer to giving voters another chance to allow same-sex marriage in the Silver State.
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Transgender student skips graduation rather than wear female gown
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The graduation ceremony at St. Pius X High School in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday was one student short, as a transgender teen refused to participate in the commencement exercises because the school told him he would have to wear a female student gown.
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Attorney implies suspect’s child sexual abuse was a factor NYC killing
NEW YORK — The attorney for the man accused in the murder of a gay man in New York’s Greenwich Village on Saturday says his client is not guilty, and implied that his anti-gay bias is the result of being sexually abused as a child.
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Candidate for Va. Lt. Governor warns same-sex marriage leads to bestiality
During a sermon last October, Virginia GOP Lt. Governor nominee E.W. Jackson added to his long list of virulently anti-gay remarks by warning that marriage equality for gays and lesbians will result in the legalization of man-animal unions.
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Ariz. Senate advances bills favoring religious groups over secular community
PHOENIX — The Arizona Senate on Wednesday passed a trio of bills that seek to lower property taxes for religious institutions and make it easier for some people to sue over the First Amendment, much to the chagrin of civil liberties and secular groups who claim Arizona lawmakers are violating the U.S. Constitution by favoring the faithful over non-believers.
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ACLU, attorney condemn prosecution of teen who had sex with minor girlfriend
MIAMI — In separate statements on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union and the attorney for Kaitlyn Hunt, the 18-year-old high school senior facing felony sex offender charges stemming from her relationship with her 14-year-old girlfriend, condemned the actions of prosecutors handling the case.
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Minn. group spent $2M lobbying for same-sex marriage
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The group that pushed Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage invested more than $2 million in its successful lobbying effort.