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All charges dropped in Equality 9 case involving Prop 8 protest
SAN DIEGO – All charges against the “Equality 9” have been dropped and the case against them has been dismissed, said Zakiya Khabir, a member of the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME).
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Supreme Court urged to reject Prop 8 appeal, allow marriage equality to resume in California
The plaintiffs challenging California’s Proposition 8 on Friday filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending the landmark federal appeals court ruling in Perry v. Brown (now Hollingsworth v. Perry) that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional.
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Anti-gay Maryland lawmaker who crashed boat admits he was operating while impaired
BALTIMORE, Md. — Maryland Republican lawmaker Donald Dwyer, a vehement opponent of same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, has admitted to being under the influence of alcohol when he crashed his boat into another boat carrying four adults and five children.
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Holder calls on LGBT attorneys to advance cause of equality
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called on LGBT lawyers Thursday night to draw on their “considerable passion and expertise” to build on the progress the Obama administration has already made on advancing LGBT rights.
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‘Christian’ groups demand Fox News drop ‘homosexual agitator’ Wayne Besen
REEDVILLE, Va. — A number of self-described “Christian, family values” groups banded together Thursday demanding that Fox News discontinue guest appearances by “homosexual agitator” Wayne Besen on the O’Reilly Factor talk show, saying Besen is “demonizing conservative organizations and individuals.”
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Lesbian couple settles lawsuit with inn that refused to host ‘gay reception’
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont inn has agreed to pay $30,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit filed on behalf of a lesbian couple from New York who claimed that the inn refused to host their wedding reception because they were a same-sex couple.
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Democrats on track to break records with LGBT convention delegates
The upcoming Democratic National Convention is set to have a record number of openly LGBT delegates, although goals for some states aren’t being met, according to new data from the National Stonewall Democrats.
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News (USA)
Presidential election poll: LGBT issues see historic political shift
According to a new poll conducted by Harris Interactive for Logo TV, all political candidates could greatly benefit by supporting equal rights for LGBT Americans.
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Life
Matt Barber: Polygamy and incest are ‘inevitable’ if gay marriage is legalized
On Wednesday’s “Faith and Freedom” program, Matt Barber declared that gay activists don’t actually want marriage equality but rather are interested in “deconstructing the Judeo-Christian notion of marriage as marriage has always been.”
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The 2012 GOP platform is ‘A foot on the neck of American citizens’
WASHINGTON — A high ranking official from within the Democratic party on Wednesday labeled the nearly finished 50-page platform document of the Republican National Committee as a “foot on the necks of American citizens.”