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Report: Lawmakers who support marriage equality overwhelmingly win re-election
WASHINGTON – A new report released Tuesday by Freedom to Marry and Third Way, found that state legislators who vote in favor of marriage for same-sex couples overwhelmingly win voter support when running for reelection.
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Gay couple kicked out of Calif. mall for kissing, holding hands in public
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A gay couple in California said they were kicked out of a local shopping mall because they kissed each other and held hands in public.
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Pepperdine to offer scholarship to LGBT-supportive students
Pepperdine University has announced a new scholarship for “students who have demonstrated a commitment to the LGBT community,” according to the university’s student newspaper, the Pepperdine Graphic.
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Va. man guilty in fraud scheme; claimed he was developing AIDS treatment
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia man has been found guilty of defrauding investors through a project purportedly developing a treatment for the virus that causes AIDS.
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One in seven Fortune 500 companies gave to the Boy Scouts
Among the corporations that make up the current Fortune 500 — Fortune magazine’s yearly list of the top 500 American companies ranked by revenue — about one in seven, or 14 percent, each donated at least $10,000 to the Boy Scouts of America in 2010, despite the organization’s longtime ban of gays and lesbians.
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Iowa House GOP seeks to restore state’s ban on same-sex marriage
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans are again proposing a change in the Iowa Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. Rep. Dwayne Alons (R-Hull, Iowa), introduced a joint resolution Tuesday signed by 34 other House Republicans.
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U.S. Senate confirms openly lesbian federal prosecutor for U.S. judgeship
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed confirmed the nomination of Assistant U.S. Attorney Pamela Ki Mai Chen to serve on the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
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Delaware poll finds majority of voters support marriage equality for gays
WILMINGTON, Del. — A new poll released Monday shows that a strong majority of Delaware voters want the state’s General Assmebly to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage.
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California lawmaker seeks rights for transgender students
SAN FRANCISCO — A California lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at guaranteeing transgender students the right to use public school restrooms and participate on the sports teams that correspond with their expressed genders.
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Nevada lawmakers consider adding gender identity to hate crime statute
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Lawmakers are considering a measure to include transgender persons to the list of protected identities in Nevada’s hate crime statute.