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High school student, ACLU beat school censorship over ‘marriage is so gay’ t-shirt
A Colorado high school has reversed its decision banning students from wearing “marriage is so gay” t-shirts. The school recently banned the pro-gay marriage shirts, but allowed anti-abortion shirts.
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Cindy McCain flip flops on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ — tweet contradicts video message
Does she, or doesn’t she? Cindy McCain, wife of U.S. Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke out against the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in an anti-bullying campaign this week, only to seemingly perform an about face just one day later.
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Was Coy Sheppard subjected to homophobic bias for wearing pink cleats?
In one of those seemingly never ending shake your head moments occurring more frequently these days, comes this story from Mendenhall, Miss., where 17-year-old high school football player Coy Sheppard, was summarily tossed from the team when he came to a practice wearing pink cleats.
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Argentine pride celebrates gay marriage, highlights need for transgender equality
A crowd of several thousand people gathered in the Argentinian capital city of Buenos Aires Saturday, marching in celebration of the country’s status as the first Latino nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
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‘My Son Is Gay’ blog post draws over 1 million hits, thousands of comments, and firestorm
A Kansas City, Missouri woman who allowed her 5 year old son to dress up as a female character from a television cartoon — Daphne From “Scooby-Doo” — for Halloween, and who had written a blog rant touched off by the severe criticism she and her son received at the Christian pre-school he attends, has caught the attention of the world.
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Betty White supports gay marriage: ‘I don’t care who anybody sleeps with’
Betty White, whose status as a gay icon dates to the mid-80’s popularity of the NBC sitcom “The Golden Girls,” sat down with Parade magazine to talk her love of animals, her fans, and her belief that everyone should have the right to say “I do.”
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London school claims to have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying through education
Teachers at a London secondary school say they have almost eradicated anti-gay bullying in classrooms and playground after it started teaching its students lessons on LGBT history.
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to LGBT youth: ‘It Gets Better’ (Video)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, (D-Calif.) adds her voice to the chorus of Americans across the country as part of the “It Gets Better Project” to tell LGBT youth, “You are not alone, it gets better.”
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Obama, Clinton tell LGBT youth: ‘It Gets Better’ (Videos)
President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week joined the thousands of Americans that have come together as part of the It Gets Better Project to share stories of hope and encouragement for LGBT youth who are struggling with bullying and intolerance over their sexual orientation. “I don’t know what it’s like […]
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High school students chant gay slurs at rival high school’s football team
A local high school in Eastlake, Ohio has come under fire as a home video posted on You Tube shows students chanting gay slurs at an opposing football team last Thursday night, calling the cross-town rivals “Powder Blue Faggots.”