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Poll: Support for marriage equality in Ireland increases to 75 percent
DUBLIN, Ireland — As the Constitutional Convention met in Dublin to discuss reforms to the Irish Republic’s constitution this past weekend, a 2012 year end poll showed increased support for the issue of same-sex marriage, one of the legal reforms being discussed by delegates.
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News (USA)
Barney Frank passed over as interim U.S. Senator
The governor of Massachusetts on Wednesday announced his choice for the interim replacement for outgoing Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) — and it’s not the gay former U.S. House member who was publicly lobbying for the position.
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Boy Scouts’ future uncertain if ban on gays is dropped
NEW YORK — The Boy Scouts of America’s proposed move away from its no-gays membership policy has outraged some longtime admirers, gratified many critics and raised intriguing questions about the iconic organization’s future.
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Arizona lawmaker’s bills seek equality for LGBT community
PHOENIX – Saying members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community deserve equal treatment under Arizona law, a Democratic lawmaker has introduced four bills addressing employment, adoption and marriage.
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FRC briefs: Anti-gay laws reflect public opinion; gay rights laws reflect powerful gay lobby
The Family Research Council submitted two amicus briefs to the Supreme Court on Monday, urging it to reject challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and to California’s Proposition 8, a voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Surprise, surprise, surprise: Actor Jim Nabors marries longtime partner
HONOLULU — Actor and singer Jim Nabors, best known for his starring role in the 1960s television sitcom “Gomer Pyle, USMC,” married his longtime partner Stan Cadwallader ealier this month.
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Commentary
Jadin Bell: The Lynching of a Butterfly and the Modern Mob
The officials are calling the impending death of young Jadin a “suicide”. It was not a suicide; it was the destruction of something innocent, something beautiful, something of supreme contribution exposed to an environment that valued it not at all. The facts support their word perhaps. No argument. A 15 year old boy took a rope to a playground and without assistance from any visible being, hung himself.
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Commentary
‘Would it have bothered you if your daughter, Whitney was gay? Absolutely.’
We will never know the sort of life Whitney Houston might have had if her Mother had been just a bit more compassionate, loving and accepting toward her daughter. If she is harboring this much anger still – one can only imagine what Whitney had to listen to while she was alive.
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Sports Illustrated captures cheers, kisses at San Francisco gay sports bar
SAN FRANCISCO — In the pages of Sports Illustrated, many readers will get a glimpse into a Bay Area 49er fan celebration they may not be familiar with.
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News (USA)
Oregon teen in critical condition after hanging himself due to anti-gay bullying
LA GRANDE, Ore. — A 15-year-old teen has been taken off life support and is in critical condition after hanging himself over what family members describe as anti-gay bullying. Jadin Bell of La Grande, Ore., went to the playground of Central Elementary School on Jan. 19, climbed on a play structure and hanged himself. He […]
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News (USA)
Kansas ends free HIV testing in most rural counties
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Health advocates are warning that Kansas’ decision to stop providing free HIV testing for many small, rural communities restricts services for some of the most vulnerable in the state.
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News (USA)
LGBT advocacy groups applaud Obama’s gay-inclusive immigration plan
LGBT advocacy groups on Tuesday applauded President Barack Obama’s plan for immigration reform, which included provisions that would allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor a visa for a same-sex partner.
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News (USA)
U.S. Senate confirms John Kerry as Secretary of State
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Senator John Kerry as Secretary of State, filling a key job in President Obama’s second-term national security team.
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News (USA)
Obama includes same-sex, binational couples in immigration reform plan
Declaring “now is the time” to fix broken immigration laws, President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled his plan for putting millions of illegal immigrants on a pathway to citizenship, including allowing U.S. citizens and permanent residents to sponsor a visa for a same-sex partner.
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News (World)
French government presents same-sex marriage, adoption bill to Parliament
PARIS — The French government has presented its plan to legalize same-sex marriage and adoption to Parliament for debate.
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News (USA)
Maryland lawmakers introduce transgender rights bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that would ban anti-transgender discrimination in the workplace, housing and public accommodations.
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Denver Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried and his two moms for Colorado civil unions
Here’s Denver Nuggets star Kenneth Faried, appearing in a video speaking out for civil unions in Colorado. Faried grow up in a household with two loving parents — his moms.
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News (USA)
Same-sex couples missing from Senate immigration plan
A blueprint for comprehensive immigration reform made public on Monday by a bipartisan group of senators contains no provision for bi-national same-sex couples, despite the push among LGBT advocates to include such language in immigration reform.
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News (USA)
Illinois Senate President: ‘Timing is right’ to pass same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — Illinois Senate President John Cullerton said Monday that the timing is right to legalize same-sex marriage, providing a glimpse of what’s ahead in the spring legislative session.
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News (USA)
LGBT-friendly bills introduced in Neb.; state University to offer same-sex employee benefits
LINCOLN, Neb. — As the 2013 legislative session in Nebraska commenced last week with two LGBT-friendly bills introduced for debate, the University of Nebraska announced it plans to offer health care benefits for the university’s partnered same-sex and opposite-sex couples.