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Mother of bullied gay teen files wrongful death lawsuit against Calif. school
Just days after federal investigators concluded that a California middle school failed to “adequately investigate” the bullying of a gay teen who killed himself after enduring years of anti-gay harassment, the boy’s mother on Tuesday filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the school district.
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California Assembly approves landmark bill that would require teaching of LGBT history
The California state Assembly on Tuesday approved landmark legislation that would require the teaching of LGBT history in public schools.
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Trial gets underway of California teen charged with killing gay classmate
Opening arguments are scheduled to get underway Tuesday in the trial of Brandon McInerney, charged with the execution style killing of a gay classmate in 2008.
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Obama administration files brief calling DOMA ‘hostile’ toward gay couples
The Obama Administration on Friday filed a brief in federal court reiterating its position that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, calling it hostile toward gay and lesbian couples.
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Gay soldiers in Colorado attacked, beaten in possible hate crime
A group, including two gay soldiers from Fort Carson, a United States Army installation located near Colorado Springs, were attacked in a possible hate crime early Saturday morning.
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Parents of gay soldier crusade against Minnesota gay marriage ban
From CNN comes this story of Cpl. Andrew Wilfahrt, 31, a U.S. Army soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this year — his parents have taken up the cause of gay rights, and are fighting against the proposed anti-gay marriage amendment in Minnesota.
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30 years ago, New York Times first reports on disease that would become AIDS pandemic
On this day 30 years ago — July 3, 1981 — under the headline “Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals,” The New York Times reported:
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Rhode Island governor signs ‘flawed’ same-sex civil unions bill into law
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee on Saturday signed into law legislation legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples.
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Federal investigators: Calif. school’s response to anti-gay bullying ‘inadequate’
Federal investigators on Friday concluded that the Tehachapi, Calif., Unified School District failed to “adequately investigate or respond appropriately to the bullying of a gay, 13-year-old middle school student who hung himself in September due to the harassment.”
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Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel wants Illinois to legalize same-sex marriage
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel this week said he hops the state of Illinois will follow New York and legalize marriage for same-sex couples.