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News (USA)
Will election results make it be a banner day for marriage equality?
While voters across America have never approved of same-sex marriage at the ballot box, final polls in Maine, Maryland, Minnesota and Washington show that marriage equality is poised to make history today.
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Commentary
The audacity of hope for my rights: Why voting for Obama is so personal
Today, there is only one choice for anyone who is gay and who wishes to be recognized as an equal citizen in this country: President Obama. He is the only sitting president to have publicly supported full equality for members of the LGBT communities through both legislation and endorsement of acts that provide equal protection, opportunity and benefits to LGBT people under the law.
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News (USA)
Family members take Senate candidate to task for anti-gay views
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The family of Ohio’s state Treasurer, Josh Mandel (R), who is running for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Sherrod Brown, has placed a newspaper ad in the form of an open letter, denouncing Mandel for his anti-gay positions.
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News (USA)
GOP lawmaker cites deceased gay brother as he fights same-sex marriage
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Republican state lawmaker in Maine urged voters to reject the marriage equality ballot initiative while invoking the memory of his deceased gay brother, who was in a 25+ year relationship with his partner.
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News (USA)
Future of Colorado civil unions hinges on state house, senate victories
While there isn’t an explicit referendum on Tuesday’s ballot asking Colorado voters whether the state’s same-sex partners should have legal relationship recognition, the immediate fate of a bill that would establish such will be decided in less than 48 hours — two months before lawmakers meet to discuss the matter.
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News (USA)
Final polls indicate marriage equality headed for passage in Maine
The ballot initiative to legalize same-sex marriage in Maine has a 13 percentage point lead over opponents in the latest poll conducted by Critical Insights for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram.
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Commentary
Nothing scarier than ‘President Romney’
From complete opposition to LGBT rights advances to the frightening prospect of a slew of Supreme Court appointments to a litany of pro-gay advances that could be wiped away with the stroke of a pen, the prospect of a President Mitt Romney should be enough to motivate LGBT voters across the country to turn out in support of President Barack Obama’s critical second term…
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News (USA)
Illinois advocacy group launches transgender rights initiative
The Civil Rights Agenda, a Chicago-based LGBT rights and policy advocacy group, announced Sunday the launch of a new project that will bring greater focus to advancing the rights of transgender and gender-variant communities in Illinois.
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Commentary
Obama responds to 10-year-old’s heartfelt letter about her two dads
Ten-year-old Sophia penned a letter to President Barack Obama. In the letter, she told the President how happy she was that he agreed with her on the topic of marriage equality. You see, young Sophia has two dads…
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News (USA)
Obama vs. Romney: Where the candidates stand on LGBT issues
The Washington Blade breaks down some of the most frequently cited LGBT issues and where each Presidential candidate stands on Marriage Equality, the Uniting American Families Act, ENDA, DADT and DOMA.
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News (USA)
Baptist church leads parade to celebrate ‘traditional’ matrimony
UNIONTOWN, Pa. — More than a 100 people marched in a parade downtown to celebrate marriage Sunday in Uniontown.
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News (USA)
Supporters of Maryland marriage law remain hopeful going into Election Day
Supporters of Maryland’s same-sex marriage law said over the weekend they remain optimistic voters on Election Day will support Question 6.
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News (USA)
LGBT homeless youth drop-in center in NYC destroyed in ‘Frankenstorm’
NEW YORK — A major homeless drop-in center for LGBT youth in New York City has been badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
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News (USA)
NCTE: Tea Party group training poll watchers to target transgender voters
A right-wing, Tea Party organization called “True the Vote” is training their volunteer poll watchers to target transgender voters, claims the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE).
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Life
LGBT Hmong organization provides visibility, support in Minnesota
As with many minority communities, there is pressure to protect the Hmong ethnic identity and culture. Being unable to continue the family name or contribute to one’s clan is seen as a threat to the Hmong’s very survival. For gay Hmong shunned from their clans or families, it can sometimes feel lonely…
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Commentary
Do anti-marriage equality ads just teach our children to bully?
My parents are grateful I didn’t kill myself while in school. The truth is that they didn’t know how close I came. Six out of ten teenagers, in 2011, witness bullying at least once a day in school. Those who are bullied are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. When you add those numbers together, there are a lot of children in our school systems who are isolated and alone and hurting…
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News (USA)
Obama’s lead widens among LGBT voters, reports Harris/Logo TV survey
A follow-up poll conducted online in the United States by Harris Interactive, on behalf of Logo TV, shows that LGBT voters remain firmly on the side of supporting President Barack Obama for re-election.
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News (USA)
College under fire for allowing transgender female to use women’s locker room
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A liberal arts college in Washington state has received a warning letter from the Arizona-based religious liberties legal group, Alliance Defending Freedom, advising that the college’s decision to allow a transgender female student to use a woman’s locker room could put the school in legal jeopardy.
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News (USA)
Latest poll: Majority of Minnesota voters oppose marriage amendment
The proposed Minnesota marriage amendment, which would define marriage as between one man and one woman, does not appear to have the support of a majority of voters, according to the final pre-election day poll by Public Policy Polling.
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Commentary
Cast your vote – and let the chips fall…
As gay Americans we need to remember those of our community who lived in times that were far beyond what I can imagine. These are the sweet brave souls who fought the fight and made it easier for us; and now it is now our responsibility to pay it forward – to make it easier for those generations of our LGBTQ family who will carry-on long after we’re gone. Remember this as you cast your vote on Tuesday…