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BOOM! Developers plan gay mecca in Palm Springs deserts
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Ten architectural design firms are developing a retirement community in neighboring Rancho Mirage, Calif., that will be focused on creating stylish, high design buildings geared towards gay retirees.
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Seven-year-old benefactor supports LGBT equality
“I am sending you this money because I don’t think it’s fair that gay people are not treated equally.” That note, accompanied by a donation of $70, was received by the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center, and signed by Malcolm — a 7 year-old-boy.
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California Supreme Court to decide soon whether to enter Prop 8 dispute
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court has signaled that it will decide soon on whether to enter the Proposition 8 gay marriage dispute currently on appeal in a federal appellate court.
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Federal judge rules against ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ over health care benefits
More and more challenges to the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) have been hitting the courts and getting shafted by federal judges: U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland ruled Wednesday that state employees can sue the federal government over their same-sex partners’ exclusion from long-term health care benefits.
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HRC to share Harvey Milk’s Castro storefront with The Trevor Project
Following a national outcry over the HRC’s announcement that they were turning the space that once housed the camera store owned by Harvey Milk into a gift store, the Human Rights Campaign announced they are donating part of the space to the Trevor Project.
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The state of Marriage Equality in 2011
2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country. Three states plus the District of Columbia are facing the prospect of losing marriage equality, an additional seven states could start the process of amending their state constitutions to ban marriage equality, five could gain marriage equality.
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San Francisco’s Castro district home to nation’s first LGBT history museum
The nation’s first ever museum devoted to LGBT history, opened in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood today, showcasing archives that reflect nearly a century of gay culture and LGBT life.
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Palm Springs police chief resigns over expletive, sting operation targeting gay men
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police Chief David Dominguez resigned last week amid an ongoing scandal involving a 2009 sex sting operation that targeted gay men.
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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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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.