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Neb. man to stand trial for hate crime in attack on man he thought was gay
SIDNEY, Neb. — A western Nebraska man has been ordered to stand trial on charges he attacked another man outside a bar because he suspected the other man was gay.
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FBI called about anti-gay, racist messages at Pa. college
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — A central Pennsylvania college has called in the FBI and increased security in some residence halls after a series of anti-gay and racist remarks were left on dormitory message boards.
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Texas A&M student president vetoes LGBT funding ‘opt-out’ bill
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The student body president at Texas A&M University on Friday vetoed a religious freedom bill passed by the student senate earlier this week that opponents said had only one intent — defunding the LGBT student center.
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Gay detainee accuses immigration authorities of endangering his life
SAN DIEGO – A 26-year-old gay man is accusing two immigration guards in El Centro, Calif. of making anti-gay slurs at him, violently roughing him up while in custody, and putting in danger his health and his life.
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Gay student’s HIV status revealed in student council smear campaign
HOUSTON — Campus police at the University of Houston-Downtown have launched an investigation over flyers that surfaced on campus that detailed private medical information about a gay student’s HIV status.
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Transgender high school senior wins battle to wear dress to school prom
HOUSTON — A transgender high school senior in Houston, Texas, has won a fight to wear a dress to the senior prom.
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Chicago-area black clergy members amp up support for same-sex marriage
CHICAGO — A group of black Chicago area clergy members say they’re supporting gay marriage not as a religious issue, but because it’s a matter of equality.
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Tempe, Ariz., city council to hear legal advice on same-sex civil unions
PHOENIX — Another Arizona city may consider whether to approve civil unions that could include same-sex couples. The Tempe City Council plans late Thursday to meet behind closed doors to get legal advice on civil unions.
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Texas A&M student government approves LGBT funding ‘opt-out’ bill
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The student senate at Texas A&M University on Wednesday approved a bill that allows students to opt out of paying fees that fund the school’s LGBTQ campus center based on religious grounds.
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Nominee with anti-gay record confirmed to N.C. state Board of Education
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday confirmed six appointments to the state Board of Education, despite an objection raised by Democrats who said one nominee had offended gays with a vote on a bullying measure.