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News (USA)
U.S. Senate confirms gay nominee to California federal court
The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed to the bench a gay judicial nominee whom Republicans had held up for four months from receiving a floor vote along with other appointees.
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News (USA)
Washington gay marriage opponents launch drive to overturn law
Opponents of same-sex marriage began collecting signatures in Washington state on Wednesday in hopes of blocking the state’s new marriage equality law before it can go into effect this summer, just one day after a Superior Court judge cleared the way for opponents to begin the petition drive.
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Principal who invited anti-gay Christian band to school assembly resigns
DUNKERTON, Iowa — The high school principal who allowed the Christian rock band Junkyard Prophet to espouse anti-gay, anti-abortion views at a student assembly last week, is resigning, according to school district officials.
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Life
Singer, songwriter Tom Goss: top-shelf LGBT artist with a quirky charm
I’ve been a fan of singer/songwriter Tom Goss since the release of his first CD “Naked Without.” Since then this guitar-toting troubadour wielding heartfelt lyrics, hooky melodies and quirky charm has earned a dedicated national following.
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News (USA)
Chicago city council considers modified transgender protections ordinance
CHICAGO — Ald. Joe Moreno introduced an ordinance in the Chicago City Council Wednesday that would set specific guidelines for police to follow while handling transgender people.
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News (USA)
Kentucky House panel rejects adding sexual orientation to anti-bullying law
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A bill that would have expanded Kentucky’s anti-bullying laws by linking harassment to sexual orientation, race and other characteristics, died in the House Education Committee on Tuesday after facing opposition from Republican lawmakers.
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News (USA)
Jury begins deliberations in webcam spying trial of Rutgers’ student
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A jury on Wednesday concluded their first day of deliberations on whether Dharun Ravi committed a hate crime when he used a webcam to spy on his college roommate’s intimate encounter with another man, actions that allegedly contributed to the suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi.
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Life
Ben & Jerry’s rebrands ice cream to support UK marriage equality effort
With the debate for marriage equality taking place in England’s Parliament this month, Ben & Jerry’s United Kingdom arm has renamed their Apple Pie “flavor” as “Apple-y Ever After.”
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News (USA)
Ugandan gay rights group files lawsuit against U.S. evangelist Scott Lively
A Ugandan gay rights group on Wednesday filed suit in federal court in Massachusetts against notorious American evangelist, Scott Lively, accusing him of violating international law by inciting the persecution of homosexuals in Uganda.
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News (USA)
Santorum wins GOP primaries in Alabama, Mississippi
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum scored two wins in the GOP primaries on Tuesday by adding Alabama and Mississippi to his column after prevailing in Kansas over the weekend.
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Commentary
GLAAD campaign demands media accountability for anti-gay pundits
Today, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) will launch the Commentator Accountability Project, which seeks to educate the media on the wool pulled over its eyes by anti-gay pundits…
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Commentary
AIDS. Remember me?
On the morning of my thirtieth birthday, I checked my then-partner, Shane Sawick, into the hospital. He would not come out. Shane died just two weeks later, suffering from Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML); one disease, among many, battled in his long war against AIDS. Once in the hospital, the illness quickly progressed, and in just a matter of days, he could no longer speak, blink, nor respond in any way. Through it all, though, his mind still raced, and processed, and thought…
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News (USA)
New polling reveals increasing support for marriage equality
LOS ANGELES — There’s been a ton of new polling data from around the country, and it’s all encouraging. And more bad news for the National Organization for Marriage: they’re under investigation by the Minnesota Elections Board, and the U.S. Supreme Court has refused to play along with their attempts to hide donors.
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News (USA)
Omaha city council approves workplace non-discrimination ordinance
OMAHA, Neb. — The Omaha city council on Tuesday approved a controversial non-discrimination ordinance that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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News (USA)
Tennessee’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill delayed again; Governor says it’s unnecessary
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill — a measure that would limit all sexually related instruction to “natural human reproduction science” in kindergarten through eighth grade — was again delayed on Tuesday by its sponsor.
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News (USA)
Pennsylvania House committee abruptly yanks anti-gay marriage bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The House State Government Committee on Tuesday abruptly delayed its vote on a measure that would establish an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, redefining marriage as “the legal union of only one man and one woman.”
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Catholic Church suspends Maryland priest who denied communion to lesbian mourner
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — A Catholic priest who walked out on a funeral service last month because he was bothered by the attendance of deceased woman’s openly lesbian daughter, has been placed on administrative leave by the Washington archdiocese.
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News (USA)
Pennsylvania House committee to vote on anti-gay marriage amendment
HARRISBURG, Penn. — A Pennsylvania state House committee is scheduled to vote on Tuesday on a bill that would “define” marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
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News (USA)
Yearbook staff shake-up over photo of lesbian students holding hands
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Two high school yearbook staff members said they were fired, and two others quit in protest after their faculty adviser instructed them to remove the photo of a lesbian couple from the yearbook.
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Reid to force vote on gay judicial nominee
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Monday filed cloture on 17 federal judicial nominees — including an openly gay appointee — that have been barred from obtaining confirmation votes on the Senate floor.