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Mississippi lawmaker cites Bible passage that calls for gays to be put to death
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi state lawmaker, commenting on the announcement by President Barack Obama affirming support for same-sex marriage, invoked an old testament bible passage on his Facebook page, calling for gay men to be “put to death.”
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N.C. Governor: Anti-gay marriage vote makes N.C. ‘look like Mississippi’
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue (D) said Friday that she was embarrassed by voters’ passage of an anti-gay marriage amendment to the state’s constitution earlier this week, primarily because it made the state “look like Mississippi.”
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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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LGBT History Month profile: Youth Activist Constance McMillen
Constance McMillen became a poster child for LGBT rights after asking permission to bring her girlfriend to the prom. When her school responded by cancelling the prom, McMillen took legal action.
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Husband, child of hate crime victim shut out by Mississippi laws
A Mississippi man will not be allowed to take part in a wrongful death lawsuit of his longtime partner, because the state does not recognize their same-sex relationship.
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Anti-gay minister sparks outrage over opening prayer in Minnesota House
While protesters outside the Minnesota House chamber chanted against a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, a controversial anti-gay pastor opened the session with a prayer that incited outrage from House Democrats, and led to apology from the Republican Speaker.
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Was Coy Sheppard subjected to homophobic bias for wearing pink cleats?
In one of those seemingly never ending shake your head moments occurring more frequently these days, comes this story from Mendenhall, Miss., where 17-year-old high school football player Coy Sheppard, was summarily tossed from the team when he came to a practice wearing pink cleats.
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Lesbian teen’s prom story to be subject of ABC Family channel made-for-TV movie
Constance McMillen, a Mississippi teen who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend, will be the subject of a made-for-TV movie. “It is a project that is in the very early stages,” confirmed the ABC Family cable channel.
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Mississippi school settles prom dispute with lesbian teen
A Mississippi school district has agreed to pay a recent high school graduate $35,000 in damages and adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a statement released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Celebrities to sponsor gay-friendly prom after lesbian student sent to ‘fake’ event
Former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass will join celebrity chef Cat Cora and members of Green Day are among those helping to pay for a gay-friendly prom in Mississippi after a lesbian teen was duped into attending a “fake prom” earlier this month. According to the Advocate, the Tupelo, Miss. event, scheduled for May 8, […]