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White House commemorates World AIDS Day with Presidential Proclamation
President Barack Obama on Friday issued this Presidential Proclamation in advance of World AIDS Day, an annual observance to raise awareness and commemorate those who have lost their lives to one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history.
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Male students forced to hold hands as punishment criticized as bullying
MESA, Ariz. — Two Arizona high school students were forced to hold hands in front of their classmates as punishment this week for fighting. Critics are calling the discipline a form of bullying because it subjected the students to taunting and name-calling, and evoked anti-gay sentiments.
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Court denies anti-gay groups’ efforts to intervene in Ill. marriage equality lawsuit
Cook County Circuit Court Judge Sophia Hall rejected motions to intervene in the trial challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage Friday by two anti-gay churches and the Illinois Family Institute, an anti-gay hate group.
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U.S. Supreme Court takes no action on same-sex marriage cases
The Supreme Court, after taking most of the day to prepare new orders, took no action Friday on the ten same-sex marriage cases now on the docket. It did agree to rule on whether taking a human gene out of the body is a process that can be patented. It also agreed to rule on legal protection for makers of generic drugs.
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Clinton unveils ‘blueprint’ to achieve ‘AIDS-free generation’
The Obama administration unveiled on Thursday a “blueprint” for confronting the global AIDS epidemic that includes as one of its goals targeting populations that are most vulnerable to HIV/AIDS — including men who have sex with men.
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Victim in Thanksgiving Day beating says attacker ‘intended to kill me’
MOBILE, Ala. — Mallory Owens, the 23-year-old Alabama woman who claims that she was brutally beaten by her girlfriend’s brother on Thanksgiving Day, has released a statement as said she believes her attacker intended to kill her.
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Federal judge in Nevada denies challenge to state’s ban on same-sex marriage
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — A federal judge in Nevada has rejected a lawsuit brought by Lambda Legal on behalf of eight gay couples challenging the state’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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Michigan middle school teacher suspended for promoting diversity
SOUTH LYON, Mich. — A Detroit-area middle school teacher has been suspended after playing a song in class that included lyrics about harassment faced by gay youth.
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Democratic majority in Colo. legislature means fast track for civil unions
They say third time’s a charm. And for Colorado’s gay and lesbian couples eager to have their relationships validated by the state, that just might be the case.
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Couples in Illinois gay marriage lawsuit urge state legislators to pass marriage equality bill
Several gay and lesbian couples who are plaintiffs in a legal challenge to a state law prohibiting the recognition of same-sex marriages met with state legislators in Springfield Wednesday and urged them to vote for a bill that would legalize gay marriage in Illinois.