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Pro-gay marriage GOP super PAC has strong Q1, gay GOP candidates fall short
A Republican super PAC aimed at supporting pro-gay marriage GOP candidates raised a strong $2.75 million in the first quarter of 2014, but gay Republicans candidates for U.S. Congress fell short in fundraising.
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Thousands rally at UMass to support LGBT community, counter WBC protest
AMHERST, Mass. — An estimated 2,000 people rallied at the University of Massachusetts on Wednesday in support of the LGBTQ community, and UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon, the first openly gay male athlete in NCAA Division 1 sports.
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Derrick Gordon: ‘I couldn’t go on hiding and being somebody I’m not’
In one of his first live interviews since coming out as gay earlier Wednesday, University of Massachusetts sophomore Derrick Gordon speaks with NBC’s joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the historic moment.
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UMass basketball player Derrick Gordon comes out as gay
AMHERST, Mass. — UMass guard Derrick Gordon has become the first openly gay player in Division I men’s basketball.
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U.S. immigration officials free gay Ethiopian man pending asylum request
BOSTON — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Boston have released 19-year-old gay Ethiopian man who was facing deportation back to his home country where knowledge that he is gay could land him in prison.
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Mass. lawmaker reveals he has HIV, will resign to lead AIDS Action Committee
BOSTON — State Rep. Carl Sciortino said Tuesday he is HIV-positive and plans to step down to become the new executive director of The AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts.
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Mass. Senate passes updates to anti-bullying law
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill designed to build on the state’s 2010 anti-bullying law by strengthening protections for LGBT students and students with disabilities.
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Lively: Revolution coming because people are ‘fed up’ with ‘homosexual agenda’
Scott Lively was a guest on Bryan Fischer’s radio program on Monday to discuss his campaign for governor in Massachusetts but, of course, most of the interview revolved around Fischer’s and Lively’s mutual battle against the “homosexual agenda.”
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Mass. gubernatorial forum to focus on LGBT issues
BOSTON — Candidates for governor in Massachusetts will participate in a forum to discuss issues related to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and progressive policies.
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St. Patrick’s Day parades proceed amid tension over exclusion of gays
NEW YORK — A weekend of St. Patrick’s Day revelry and tensions over the exclusion of gays in some of the celebrations was culminating Monday in New York, where Guinness beer and the city’s new mayor planned to sit out the world’s largest parade celebrating Irish heritage.