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Philadelphia approves LGBT hate crime law following attack on same-sex couple
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s city council has passed a bill authorizing added penalties for gender identity and sexual orientation hate crimes that aren’t covered under state law. The administration-backed bill won unanimous approval Thursday. Mayor Michael Nutter has two weeks to sign it into law.
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Russian lawmaker: Ban Tim Cook for life, he’ll bring Ebola and AIDS to Russia
The Russian lawmaker behind the country’s gay propaganda law, said Thursday that Apple CEO Tim Cook should be banned from Russia “for life” because he is gay, and could bring Ebola or AIDS to Russia.
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Openly gay Scottish MEP: Gay marriage supporters are ‘equality Nazis’
David Coburn, Scotland’s UKIP (UK Independent Party) Member of the European Parliament (MEP), who describes himself as “spectacularly homosexual” and a “great big screaming poof,” said Thursday that marriage equality supporters are “equality Nazis” who are “rubbing people’s noses in the dirt.”
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Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out: ‘I’m proud to be gay’
NEW YORK — Apple CEO Tim Cook says he’s proud to be gay. The public declaration, in an essay written for Bloomberg Businessweek, makes Cook the highest-profile business CEO to come out as gay. Cook said that while he never denied his sexuality, he never publicly acknowledged it, either. The executive said that for years he’s been open …
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GOP challenger to gay incumbent uses her gay son to prove she’s ‘no extremist’
WASHINGTON — The openly gay son of Republican congressional challenger Nan Hayworth says his mother — who’s trying to unseat New York’s only openly gay congressman — is “no extremist” in a new ad. CNN reports that the ad is an attempt to insulate Hayworth against Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s criticism of her stance …
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Death penalty sought for couple who tortured, murdered boy they called gay
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a couple charged with beating to death the woman’s 8-year-old son.
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Elton John at AIDS event: Pope Francis is my hero
NEW YORK — Elton John called Pope Francis “my hero” for his compassion and push to accept gays in the Catholic church, at his annual AIDS benefit.
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Global LGBT rights conference opens in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — A global LGBT rights conference that formally opened on Tuesday in the Mexican capital has drawn hundreds of advocates from 50 countries. …
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Singapore upholds law that criminalizes gay sex
Singapore’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that a law that criminalizes sex between men is in line with the city-state’s constitution, rejecting two separate appeals by three men that the measure infringed their human rights.
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Sean Hayes is engaged
Sean Hayes is engaged to his longtime partner, music producer Scott Icenogle.
A representative of the Will & Grace actor confirmed rumors that have been swirling since Hayes was spotted wearing the band Monday on CBS’s The Talk.