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Ohio Democrats asking gay marriage supporters to donate to effort they haven’t backed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Democratic Party is asking marriage-supporting donors for money to help “pass a referendum recognizing equality,” but leaders haven’t endorsed the only effort under way in the state to put the issue on the ballot for voters.
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Family demands answers in death of gay Miss. mayoral candidate
CLARKSDALE, Miss. — An attorney for relatives of a slain Mississippi mayoral candidate said Thursday that the sheriff’s department has mishandled evidence and withheld information about its investigation.
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Life
Brazil to allow in-vitro fertilization for same-sex couples
BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil is guaranteeing homosexual couples’ right to access assisted fertilization.
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Ill. governor to House lawmakers: ‘It’s time to vote’ on marriage equality bill
SPRINGFIELD, IL — Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday called on state lawmakers in the House to send him the bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, and said they have had enough time to consider the pending legislation.
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U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan’s husband receives House Spouse ID
Openly gay U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan’s husband has received an ID issued only to the spouses of federal lawmakers. It is the first time the House has recognized the same-sex husband of a member with the House Spouse ID.
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Schumer worries about resolving LGBT issues in immigration bill
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday expressed concerns over whether or not the final draft of a comprehensive immigration reform bill would contain protections for foreign-born partners of gay Americans, but would not commit to voting for such an amendment.
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Former Fla. governor Charlie Crist says he supports same-sex marriage
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Fla. Gov. Charlie Crist has declared his support for same-sex marriage.
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Bryan Fischer won’t answer a simple question about his own gay impulses
AFA spokesman Bryan Fischer says “people are not obligated to act on every sexual impulse that they experience,” which prompted radio host Alan Colmes to ask Fischer if he had ever experienced any gay impulses … but Fischer wasn’t about to engage in that conversation.
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Philadelphia mayor signs broad LGBT rights legislation
PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Michael Nutter signed legislation Thursday to afford equal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, saying he hoped Philadelphia would become “the most LGBT-friendly” city in the world.
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Calif. state Assembly OKs transgender student accommodations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Transgender students would have the right to use public school restrooms and participate on sports teams that correspond with their expressed genders under a bill approved Thursday in the California Assembly.
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Commentary
How my exclusion from speaking at my school’s graduation led to healing
I remember vividly, a moment as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old Arkansas kid, sitting on a pew at the First Baptist Church. While the preacher delivered his message, I was busy praying. I was asking God to make me bisexual. Not for acceptance, and not for fear of sinning, but because for my young, sheltered mind, it was the only way to one day become a father. Often in small, southern towns like mine, people manipulate religion to cause turmoil for LGBT people, and anti-gay folk hold the Bible up as the reason for their intolerance…
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Ark. high school cancels graduation speech because speaker is gay
A successful television producer says that an informal invitation to speak at his northern Arkansas high school’s commencement ceremonies this year was rescinded because he is gay.
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BREAKING: Minn. House approves same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A pivotal vote Thursday in the Minnesota House positioned that state to become the 12th in the country to allow gay marriages and the first in the Midwest to pass such a law out of its Legislature.
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News (USA)
Poll finds growing acceptance of gay rights, marriage equality
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds further public acceptance of gay rights in the United States, in areas ranging from the professional basketball court to the Boy Scouts, as well as the institution of marriage.
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Crowd of demonstrators grows at Minn. capitol ahead of marriage vote
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Hundreds of people on both sides of the gay marriage issue are expressing their viewpoints at the Minnesota Capitol where the House is expected to cast a historic vote on legislation legalizing same-gender unions.
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UPDATED: Minnesota House stands ready to vote on same-sex marriage bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A gay Minnesota lawmaker leading the push to legalize same-sex weddings in the state told colleagues Thursday that gay couples “contribute to the same Minnesota system as everyone else” and deserve the right to be married.
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Bill to repeal laws that criminalize HIV exposure introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGTON — A California congresswoman on Tuesday reintroduced the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act in the U.S. House, a bill that would would lead to an eventual repeal of laws that criminalize exposing others to HIV.
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Commentary
An openly LGBT cabinet member? Let’s talk about key priorities…
An openly LGBT cabinet secretary would be another milestone for LGBT inclusion and an important symbol of pride for our community — but let’s be clear, this should not be a key priority for our community. Moreover, the idea that this would be a mark of failure on the part of the President doesn’t sit well with me. … To me, a “key priority” for our community should be something tangible that actually advances our equality or improves our lives through policy or action.
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Minn. governor wary of Vikings cutting outspoken LGBT ally Chris Kluwe
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has joined the list of those wondering if the Minnesota Vikings cut veteran punter Chris Kluwe solely for performance purposes.
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Former Virginia football star Kevin Grayson comes out as gay
RICHMOND, Va. — Kevin Grayson, a star wide receiver for the University of Richmond from 2008-2011, and one of the most decorated football players in Central Virginia history, has come out as gay.