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Romney, Bachmann, Santorum, Pawlenty sign NOM’s anti-gay marriage pledge
Not to be out-bigoted by Iowa homophobe Bob Vander Plaats and his anti-gay outfit “The Family Leader,” the National Organization for Marriage has prepared its own “Marriage Pledge” for the 2012 GOP Presidential hopefuls to sign.
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Teen pleads guilty in attack on transgender woman at Baltimore area McDonald’s
A 19-year-old woman whose beating of a transgender woman at a Baltimore-area McDonald’s earlier this year, has pleaded to the attack.
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MN’s largest daily newspaper calls Anoka-Hennepin policy on LGBT issues ‘gutless’
In a sharply worded editorial, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune this week criticized the Anoka-Hennepin School District, calling the state’s largest schools district “gutless” for it’s neutrality policy on LGBT issues.
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ACLU appeals case on same-sex couples’ rights to Montana Supreme Court
The American Civil Liberties Union on Thursday appealed a Montana District Court decision dismissing the same-sex domestic partnership case, Donaldson and Guggenheim v. State of Montana, to the Montana Supreme Court.
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Defense witnesses: childhood molestation triggered violent reaction to gay classmate
Testimony in the murder trial of 17-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused of killing an openly gay classmate, brought new revelations of McInerney’s abusive childhood, and testimony that the victim antagonized McInerney by parading around in makeup and high heels.
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American Psychological Association endorses ‘full marriage equality’
The American Psychological Association, the world’s largest organization of psychologists, on Wednesday voiced its support for “full marriage equality for same-sex couples.”
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Police in Long Beach, Calif., investigate increase in anti-gay attacks
Police in Long Beach are investigating a rash of anti-gay assaults in the city’s LGBTQ neighborhood enclave known as “the Broadway Corridor,” according to Long Beach police officials.
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Equality Michigan: Hate violence against gay, transgender citizens is not slowing
While overwhelming public support is growing for including gay and transgender people in hate crime laws, Michigan is still one of the states that doesn’t, and hate violence against gay and transgender citizens is not slowing.
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CDC: HIV infections remain stable, increase among young, black gay, bisexual men
In a report issued Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, new multi-year data disclosed that the annual rate of new HIV infections in the United States has remained relatively stable.
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NOM, Family Research Council launch ‘Values Voter’ Iowa bus tour
The National Organization for Marriage, the Family Research Council, and the Susan B. Anthony List have launched the 2011 Values Bus Iowa Tour.