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Bail raised to $500K for man accused of brutal attack in anti-gay hate crime
DAVIS, Calif. — Bail has been raised nearly sevenfold to $520,000 for a teenager facing hate crime allegations in the brutal beating of a Northern California man.
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HRC apologizes for treatment of transgender, immigration rights activists
The Human Rights Campaign on Monday issued an apology for its treatment of transgender and immigration rights activists during rallies supporting marriage equality outside the U.S. Supreme Court last week.
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Ga. GOP chair: Gay marriage will lead to fraud by straight people marrying each other
The head of the Georgia Republican Party says that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to fraud by straight people who will claim they are gay so they can marry their straight friends and “get all the benefits” of marriage. Sue Everhart of Cobb, Ga., who is apparently unaware that anyone can already marry a person […]
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Boy Scouts reject Utah troop sponsored by gay rights group
SALT LAKE CITY — The Boy Scouts of America have rejected an application for a scouting troop sponsored by a Utah gay rights organization. The Utah Pride Center recently asked permission to start a troop for 10 middle-school aged children with straight troop leaders, said executive director Valerie Larabee…
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Screaming youngster tells gay friendly church they are going to hell, gays are worthy of death
In a scene reminiscent of a Westboro (“God hates fags”) protest, parishioners at a gay friendly Methodist church in Winston-Salem, N.C., were the target of a wailing youngster and his faceless, off-camera adult coach, who screamed at them as they left Easter services to tell them they were going to hell and that gays are worthy of death.
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AFER offers behind the scenes look at Prop 8’s day at the U.S. Supreme Court
The American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) offers this behind-the-scenes look at the preparation and planning for it’s March 26 argument at the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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N.J. ACLU renews marriage equality push under new leader
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has renewed its push to legalize gay marriage in the state under a new executive director.
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Former Seattle councilwoman who came out last year at age 66 dies of cancer
SEATTLE — A former Seattle city councilwoman who announced last summer that she was gay and said she wanted to encourage others to tell their loved ones the truth has died at age 66.
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Iowa lawmakers threaten to withhold funding if school holds conference for LGBT youth
DES MOINES, Iowa — Conservative state lawmakers threatened Thursday to withhold state funding for an Iowa community college if the school spends tax dollars on a conference for gay youths.
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Supreme Court inaction would likely return marriage equality to California
SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Supreme Court seems reluctant to use the legal battle over California’s same-sex marriage ban to rule that all gay Americans have a constitutional right to wed, but that doesn’t mean gay marriage will not be returning to the state.