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Virginia’s first openly gay judge sworn in after being rejected last year
RICHMOND, Va. — Tracy Thorne-Begland, a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and Deputy Commonwealth’s attorney for the city of Richmond, was sworn in Friday as Virginia’s first openly gay judge.
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Transgender woman says she was kicked out of spa because ‘she looked different’
CENTREVILLE, Va. — A California transgender woman alleges that, while on a business trip last year, she was asked to leave a suburban Washington D.C. because the manager told her “she looked different.”
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Lesbian says she was the victim of a hate crime after defending bullied boy
MESQUITE, Texas — A Texas woman claims she is the victim of a hate crime after she was attacked in an elementary school playground for protecting a bullied four-year-old boy.
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Tiny Ky. town with gay rights ordinance fielding reality TV offers
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A southeastern Kentucky town that attracted national attention when it adopted a gay rights ordinance is getting offers for a reality-based television show.
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Minnesota House panel advances school anti-bullying bill
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota House committee has given its initial backing to a bill meant to crack down on bullying in schools.
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Obama: U.S. is experiencing an evolution on same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday there was no way he could avoid urging the Supreme Court to overturn the state of California’s ban on gay marriage.
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Majority of San Francisco residents oppose renaming airport after Harvey Milk
SAN FRANCISCO — The results of a poll commissioned by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce last month and published Friday showed that a majority of the city’s residents oppose renaming San Francisco International Airport after slain gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk.
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Democrats urge Supreme Court to overturn anti-gay marriage law
WASHINGTON — More than 200 congressional Democrats are urging the Supreme Court to overturn a key provision of the federal law against gay marriage.
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State of California weighs in on U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8
The state of California on Thursday filed its own amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to Proposition 8, the state’s voter approved ban on same-sex marriage.
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Colorado House committee approves civil union bill
DENVER — Civil unions for gay couples advanced a Colorado House committee with one Republican joining Democrats in support of a bill that’s expected to become law this year.