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First Lady campaigns for openly gay gubernatorial candidate in Maine
ORONO, Maine — First lady Michelle Obama was in Maine on Friday stumping for U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud (D-Maine), who is seeking to unseat GOP Gov. Paul LePage in November. If victorious, Michaud would make history by becoming the first openly gay candidate ever elected governor of a state.
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Penn State University joins ‘You Can Play’ to support LGBT athletes
The Nittany Lions of Penn State University join You Can Play in working for acceptance of all, including LGBT athletes, coaches and fans, in sports.
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Trial ordered for Minn. man accused of killing ex-boyfriend, business partner
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota man will stand trial for allegedly killing his ex-boyfriend and business partner at a suburban St. Paul gas station. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports a judge found probable cause Friday for the case to move to trial.
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Methodist church to hear appeal of pastor who officiated gay son’s wedding
PHILADELPHIA — The Methodist church’s highest court will decide later this month whether a minister who officiated his gay son’s wedding can keep his pastoral credentials. The Rev. Frank Schaefer was defrocked following a church trial in southeastern Pennsylvania last year, then re-instated by an appeals panel in June. That decision was appealed …
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Debate over marriage equality splinters Republican ranks into 3 camps
NEW YORK — As same-sex marriage cases cascade through the federal courts, Republican politicians find themselves awkwardly split into three camps. There’s a small but growing number who favor legalizing gay marriage, a hard-core faction that continues to denounce it, and a sizable group in between that seems to wish the issue would disappear.
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Hungarian nationals arrested in gay sex trafficking in South Florida
MIAMI — Three Hungarian nationals are facing sex trafficking charges after authorities say they lured young gay Hungarian men to South Florida and forced them into prostitution. WTVJ-TV reports that the suspected ringleaders — Gabor Acs, Viktor Berki and Andras Janos Vass — were charged in Miami-Dade state court with human trafficking…
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Louisiana State University launches LGBT minor program
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University has launched a new, 18-credit-hour LGBT minor program. Elaine M. Maccio, an associate professor in the School of Social Work who designed the program, said the courses seek to examine LGBT issues through multiple lenses, including race, religion, class and disability…
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Ohio man sentenced to 18 years to life for murder of transgender woman
CLEVELAND, Ohio — An Ohio man was sentenced Friday to 18 years to life after he admitted to gunning down a transgender woman last December. Prosecutors said Delshawn Carroll, 20, shot and killed Brittany Stergis, 22, on Dec. 6 as she sat in her car outside public housing.
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Gay rights group to protest Gordon College ban on ‘homosexual behavior’
BOSTON — Gay rights advocates will be rallying during Gordon College’s homecoming to call on the college to eliminate its ban against “homosexual behavior.” OneGordon, an association of gay alumni, students and staff, will protest on the campus quad Saturday while homecoming events are taking place.
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Judge rules Missouri must recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed in other states, a state judge ruled Friday, saying the state’s constitution and laws banning the unions are unconstitutional. The order by Jackson County Circuit Judge J. Dale Youngs means that such couples will be eligible to sign up for a wide range of…