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Nevada same-sex marriage bill amended to protect churches
CARSON CITY, Nev. — A proposal seeking to clear the way for same-sex marriage in Nevada was amended Friday by the state Senate in a move designed to make it more acceptable to some lawmakers who struggled with their religious convictions.
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Peter LaBarbera finds it ‘reassuring’ when gays are affected by STIs, violence
Peter LaBarbera of Americans For Truth About Homosexuality spoke to “Coach” Dave Daubenmire last week, telling Daubenmire that he finds it “reassuring” that the gay community is impacted by STIs and violence as it confirms to him that “God believes [homosexuality] is an abomination.”
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Brazil: Judge rules same-sex couples in Rio de Janeiro state can marry
RIO DE JANEIRO — A judge in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro on Friday published a legal ruling authorizing marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Idaho town rejects anti-discrimination ordinance, says it will rework proposal
POCATELLO, Idaho — The Pocatello City Council in southeast Idaho has rejected an ordinance that would have prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodations.
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Boy Scouts proposes to lift gay ban for youth, but not scout leaders
NEW YORK — Under pressure over its longstanding ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders.
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Father of gay teen who committed suicide plans nationwide walk against bullying
LA GRANDE, Ore. — The father of a gay Oregon teenager who hanged himself is ready to begin walking across the United States to spread his message against bullying.
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Annual ‘Day of Silence’ calls attention to ‘silencing effect’ of anti-LGBT bullying
Hundreds of thousands of students at thousands of schools around the world on Friday are participating in GLSEN’s (the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network) 18th annual Day of Silence by taking a vow of silence to draw attention to the anti-LGBT harassment and discrimination in schools.
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Hundreds of marriage equality supporters swarm Minn. state capitol
Hundreds of gay marriage supporters swarmed the Minnesota state capitol on Thursday in hopes of winning over reluctant lawmakers for a lobby day sponsored by groups funding the gay marriage push.
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Montana governor signs bill to strike down obsolete sodomy law
HELENA, Mont. — An obsolete law deeming gay sex as deviant — akin to bestiality — was stricken from Montana code Thursday, prompting gay rights activists to say they hope that full legal equality may be close at hand.
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Brittney Griner, WNBA’s overall draft pick: ‘Be who you are’
HOUSTON — Standing 6′ 8″ tall, with an arm span of 86″ and wearing a men’s size 18 shoe, Brittney Griner, the Phoenix Mercury’s 2013 WNBA number one Draft Pick, is an impressive figure both on and off the court.
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Ohio teacher files grievance, claims she was fired because she is gay
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A popular Columbus, Ohio, physical education teacher and coach who says she was fired because she is gay, has filed a grievance through her union against the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, according to her attorney.
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Nebraska woman sentenced for falsely reporting anti-gay hate crime
LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska judge has given jail time and probation to a Lincoln woman who falsely claimed she had been attacked by three men who carved anti-gay slurs into her body and tried to light her house on fire.
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Peruvian father accused of setting son on fire because he is gay, HIV+
A Peruvian father faces allegations of setting his 22-year-old son on fire after learning he is gay and HIV positive.
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Opponents rally against same-sex marriage at Delaware capitol
DOVER, Del. — Opponents of a bill legalizing gay marriage in Delaware are making their voices heard. Hundreds of opponents of same-sex marriage gathered Thursday at Legislative Hall to urge lawmakers to vote against the bill.
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Washington couple files suit against florist for anti-gay discrimination
KENNEWICK, Wash. — The ACLU on Thursday filed a lawsuit on behalf of a gay couple in Kennewick, Wash,, against a florist that discriminated against them because of their sexual orientation.
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Montana governor Steve Bullock to sign bill decriminalizing gay sex
HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Steve Bullock will sign into law a bill that decriminalizes gay sex 16 years after the Montana Supreme Court ruled the law criminalizing gay sex unconstitutional, and ten years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down sodomy laws nationwide.
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Four accused of anti-gay attack in France amid tensions over marriage bill
PARIS — Four people have been detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack at a Paris gay bar, the Interior Ministry said Thursday, amid nationwide tensions over a bill that would legalize gay marriage.
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Immigration bill excludes provisions for same-sex binational couples
WASHINGTON — Gay rights advocates have expressed disappointment after a bipartisan Senate group’s 844-page immigration bill omitted married gay and lesbian binational couples, leaving out the Uniting American Families Act.
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Paraguay politician would shoot himself in the balls if his son married a man
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay — Tobacco magnate Horacio Cartes, Paraguay’s leading presidential candidate, has come under fire for comments he made comparing gay people to “monkeys” and threatening to remove his genitals if his son married another man.
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Texas Senate committee votes to repeal state’s anti-gay sodomy law
AUSTIN, Texas — The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted on Wednesday to repeal the state’s anti-gay sodomy law, a decade after the U.S. Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.