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Anti-gay measure backfires on El Paso city workers, retirees
EL PASO, Texas — An effort to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits has back fired, and may strip benefits from thousands of others, including elected officials and partners of retired policemen and firefighters.
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Suspect arrested in killing of two Miami men he thought were gay
Miami police have arrested a man in the shooting deaths of two men that he thought were gay and coming onto him.
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Lesbian priests wed in New Year’s Day ceremony
BOSTON — Two high-level female Episcopal priests married in Massachusetts on New Year’s Day in a wedding that appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. -– at least in the Episcopal Church.
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Navy captain relieved of command over raunchy, anti-gay videos
Capt. Owen Honors, the U.S. Navy officer who commanded the USS Enterprise and produced several controversial — and often anti-gay — videos while second in command aboard the aircraft carrier, has been permanently relieved of his command.
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Appeals court looks to California Supreme Court for guidance in Prop 8 case
A 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel surprised many Proposition 8 observers Tuesday when it suddenly issued five documents relating to the case. But there was no decision Tuesday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the landmark case challenging California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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Uganda anti-gay newspaper ordered to stop ‘outing’ gays
A judge in Uganda has granted a permanent injunction against an anti-gay tabloid that had published addresses and photographs of some of the 100 people it named as “Uganda’s top homos” back on October.
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Colleagues of anti-gay Commissioner to consider resolution against sexual bias
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioners in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as “sexual predators” in an email made public last week.
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Navy investigating raunchy, anti-gay videos shown aboard aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation into a how a series of raunchy, and often anti-gay, videos were produced and then shown to a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise while on deployment supporting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Apple rejects anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ from App Store — again
Apple has once again rejected the anti-gay iPhone application, Manhattan Declaration, from its App Store even after its creators submitted a revision.
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Wyoming GOP plans to reintroduce defense of marriage measure
Republican legislators in Wyoming are planning to reintroduce a defense of marriage law that would bar the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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NC Commissioner Bill James’ latest claim: Gays prey on young men at YMCA’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website.
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‘Focus on the Family’ wants DOJ investigated over DOMA court loss
Conservative Christian group “Focus on the Family” is calling on Congressional Republicans to launch an investigation of the Justice Department for what it believes is intentional mishandling of the legal challenges of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
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Queens College GSA vandalized with hate messages, gay slurs
FLUSHING, N.Y. — The Queens College Gay Straight Alliance was vandalized this month with hate messages and gay slurs. So far both campus police and city police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.
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Allentown may soon offer medical benefits to partners of gay employees
Allentown may soon become the first municipality in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley to offer medical benefits to partners of gay employees.
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Suspect arrested in homicide of Florida gay couple
A suspect is in custody in the double homicide of a gay couple found slain in their Wilton Manors, Fla., home over the weekend. Peter Serge Avsenew, 26, was arrested miles away from where police believe he murdered Kevin Mark Powell and Stephen Adams. According to police, Avsenew lives in Hollywood, Fla., where the victims […]
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Palm Springs police chief apologizes for calling gays ‘filthy mother f——-‘
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Palm Springs Police Chief David Dominguez has issued an apology for remarks he made during 2009 a sex sting in the Warm Sands neighborhood that targeted gay men.
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NY Post’s headline belittles Elton John, David Furnish birth annoucement
Elton John and partner David Furnish announced they have become parents after a surrogate mother gave birth to their son on Christmas day. But amid notes of congratulations, the New York Post has come under fire for its headline “Elton & wife proud dads.”
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Richard Chamberlain’s advice to gay actors: Stay in the closet
Out gay actor Richard Chamberlain, who kept his homosexuality a secret for decades while portraying romantic roles on television, said he doesn’t advise other leading-man actors to come out.
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News (USA)
North Carolina County Commissioner: ‘Homosexuals are sexual predators’
A North Carolina County Commissioner known for his outspoken anti-gay views, has called gay people “sexual predators” in an e-mail to fellow Mecklenburg County Commissioners.
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South Florida gay couple victims of double homicide
Police in Wilton Manors, Fla., have identified two men who they believe are the victims of a double murder that occurred over the weekend. Stephen Adams, 52, and Kevin Powell, 47, were found dead inside their home on Sunday night. The two men were domestic partners.