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Fla. student says he was rejected by fraternity because he’s openly gay
ORLANDO, Fla. — A student at the University of Central Florida in Orlando says he has been banned from joining a fraternity because he is openly gay.
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Johns Hopkins Univ. to honor DOMA plaintiff, attorney with honorary degrees
BALTIMORE — Two women involved in a case challenging the federal government’s recognition of same-sex marriages that went to the Supreme Court are among the people receiving honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University at commencement next month.
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University diversity officer who signed anti-gay marriage petition loses bias suit
WASHINGTON — A federal judge dismissed discrimination claims filed by the chief diversity officer of Gallaudet University, who was demoted after she signed an anti-gay marriage petition.
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Univ. of Rhode Island breaks ground on LGBT student center
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The University of Rhode Island has broken ground on a new center for LGBT students.
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Univ. of Kentucky says survey was intended to improve health services
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky says a campus-wide student survey that asked students whether homosexuality was a sin was intended to improve the school’s health services.
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Transgender student files housing complaint against Christian university
NEWBERG, Ore. — A transgender student has filed a discrimination complaint against a Christian university, alleging the school is discriminating against him by not allowing him to live in the men’s dormitories.
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Univ. of Kentucky survey asks students if homosexuality is a mental illness
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky has issued a campus-wide student survey that asks students if they’d rather be gay or straight, whether homosexuality was a sin, and if they believed homosexuality was a mental illness.
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S.C. lawmaker claims university program is designed to recruit lesbians
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina college that recently lost $17,000 in state funds after it assigned students a gay-themed book, has cancelled a solo performance with same-sex themes after a state lawmaker accused the school of trying to recruit lesbians.
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Gay student says Baptist school denied readmission after he came out
HANNIBAL, Mo. — An honors-caliber college student says he was denied readmission to a northern Missouri Baptist school after he came out as gay in a Facebook post back in December.
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Illinois Family Institute warns of ‘eternal’ consequences for Notre Dame LGBT group
The Illinois Family Institute, the state affiliate of the American Family Association that led the unsuccessful fight against marriage equality last year, is back to fighting smaller battles, this time attacking the University of Notre Dame for officially recognizing an LGBT group.