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Pelosi addresses LGBT protections at Amazon
Pelosi visited the Amazon campus to discuss protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.
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Is the decline of the modern “gayborhood” a good thing?
Are “tech-bros” and Grindr to blame? Or is it a sign of social progress?
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Scott Walker on the Boy Scouts’ ban on gay leaders
Says he doesn’t know whether being gay is a choice.
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Conservatives warn IRS could target gay marriage opponents
Conservatives are warning that the IRS could start revoking the tax-exempt status of religious groups that oppose gay marriage. But is it a straw man arguement?
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Boy who planned to shoot student who called his friend ‘gay’ remains in custody
VANCOUVER, Wash. — A middle school student who took a gun and ammunition to school with the intent to shoot another boy that he thought was bullying his friend, will remain in juvenile detention at least until Tuesday while a mental evaluation continues.
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Supreme Court rejects petition secrecy of anti-gay ballot initiative
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that gay marriage opponents do not have an automatic legal right to prevent public release of the names and addresses of the signers of a Washington state ballot measure favoring traditional marriage.
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Seattle gay man attacked outside community center amid anti-gay slurs
A man told police he was beaten Sunday night in the parking lot of the Seattle Filipino Community Center because he is gay, and police arrested the man who allegedly made homophobic threats after the assault. The suspect, 22, posted bond and was released from King County Jail on Monday night. According to SLOG: When […]
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Washington’s ‘everything but marriage’ law goes into effect
Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed and Governor Chris Gregoire have made it official, certifying that voters adopted the “everything but marriage” domestic partnership law approved by the Legislature last spring. Referendum 71, placed on the ballot by foes of same-sex marriage, was approved by a margin of more than 110,000 votes, or more than […]
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Election night brings victory and defeat for gay candidates, issues across the nation
It was to be a night of hope and promise for the LGBT community, but instead the crushing defeat of Maine’s gay marriage law delivered another setback for gay rights advocates and overshadowed many other victories at the ballot box Tuesday. In Maine, voters on Tuesday rejected a law allowing gay marriage, a closely fought […]
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Voters approved domestic partner benefits measure in Washington state
In a victory for gay rights supporters, voters in Washington state have approved Referendum 71, a measure to expand the state’s domestic partnership law. The results are a disappointment to religious conservatives, who had mounted an aggressive campaign against conferring additional benefits on committed gay couples and some senior couples. The so called “everything but […]