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Jacksonville lawmakers reject adding LGBT protections to human rights ordinance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have expanded that city’s human rights ordinance to include protections for LGBT citizens in the areas of employment, housing, and hotel and restaurants.
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Pastor, Liberty law school named in RICO lawsuit over Miller kidnapping
BURLINGTON, Vt. — In a case action filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Vermont, Janet Jenkins filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against the Mennonite pastor who was convicted of aiding an international kidnapping by helping her former partner flee the country with the couple’s child.
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LGBT advocacy groups issue joint statement denoucing shooting at FRC
In a joint statement, the leaders of more than two dozen national and regional LGBT advocacy groups denounced the Wednesday morning shooting that occurred in the lobby of the headquarters of the Family Research Council, one of the nation’s leading anti-gay organizations. “We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the […]
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LGBT Center volunteer leaves guard wounded in shooting at FRC headquarters
WASHINGTON — A gunman posing as an intern opened fire at the headquarters of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning after reportedly announcing his disagreement with the conservative group’s policies.
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Trial of psychiatric patient charged in murder of Halifax gay rights activist postponed
HALIFAX, N.S., Canada — The trail of a Canadian psychiatric patient charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Raymond Taavel, a prominent activist in Halifax’s gay community, has been postponed.
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Indianapolis City-County Council approves domestic partner benefits
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved an ordinance to provide health-care benefits to the domestic partners of city employees.
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Meet Tammy Baldwin’s opponent for U.S. Senate: Tommy Thompson
The build up over whom lesbian U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin will face in the general election came to an end Tuesday night when Wisconsin voters gave the GOP nomination to former Gov. Tommy Thompson.
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Florida elects first openly gay state legislator
David Richardson has become the first openly LGBT candidate elected to the Florida legislature. He won a Democratic primary tonight to represent the Miami-area District 113 in the Florida House of Representatives, and faces no GOP opponent this fall.
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Gay congressional candidate wins key primary in Wisconsin
The next openly gay member of Congress will almost certainly be Wisconsin State Rep. Mark Pocan, a progressive small business owner who won the Democratic primary tonight in the Congressional District that has been represented by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin for the past 14 years.
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Mennonite minister guilty of aiding kidnapping in lesbian custody feud
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal court on Tuesday found a Virginia Mennonite minister guilty of aiding and abetting in an international kidnapping case, by assisting a woman embroiled in a child custody case with her former lesbian partner to flee the country with the couple’s young daughter.