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New Jersey state senate rejects gay marriage measure
The New Jersey state Senate rejected a same-sex marriage bill today, leaving it unlikely the state will have a gay marriage law in the very near future. The vote was a major victory for opponents who contend the measure would infringe on religious freedom and is not needed because the state already permits civil unions. […]
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Federal judge rules to allow internet broadcast of Prop 8 trial
Next week’s trial in San Francisco of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 8, won’t be televised live, but it will be videotaped for delayed internet release on YouTube, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. “This certainly is a case that has sparked widespread interest,” U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn R. Walker said at a […]
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Letterman under fire from HRC, GLAAD over transgender joke
The HRC and GLAAD issued statements today condemning a sketch on CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman Tuesday night, which mocked the appointment of Amanda Simpson to a senior position at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Last night we posted (via Facebook) the skit during the opening monologue, when Letterman announced Simpson’s historic appointment and […]
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Suspect in alleged hate crime attack at gay bar surrenders to police
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A Redwood City man wanted for allegedly beating up a man because of his sexual orientation turned himself in to the Sheriff’s Office around noon Wednesday, reports the Mercury News. Cole White, 24, surrendered a day after a judge signed a $50,000 arrest warrant charging him with assault and a hate […]
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NY Times article links U.S. evangelical christians to Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill
A new report from The New York Times links three American evangelical Christians — whose teachings about “curing” gays have been widely discredited in the U.S. — as influential in Uganda’s anti-gay legislation that would make homosexuality punishable by death. According to the Times, the three spoke at an event in Uganda last March, where […]
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Rhode Island lawmakers override veto, allow funeral planning rights for gays
On their first day back at work, Rhode Island lawmakers Tuesday wasted no time in overriding 15 vetos by Republican Governor Don Carcieri, including the bill to grant funeral decision-making rights to same-sex couples. The House, and then the Senate, voted to override Carcieri’s veto of a bill grating domestic partners the right to claim […]
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NJ senate leader to call for gay marriage vote on Thursday
There will be a vote on gay marriage in the lame duck session of the New Jersey state legislature, reports WNBC-TV. “We’re gonna post the bill and see what happens,” Senate President Dick Codey told us. Codey, and even sponsors of same sex marriage legislation are skeptical if there are enough votes to pass in […]
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Arrest warrant issued for CA man suspected of hate crime attack at gay bar
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A judge signed a $50,000 arrest warrant Tuesday for a Bay Area man suspected of attacking a gay man at a downtown nightclub early Sunday because of his sexual orientation. Watch the report from KGO-TV: Cole White, 24, is wanted for assault and a hate crime enhancement, according to Santa Cruz […]
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Obama appoints transgendered person to Commerce post
President Obama recently named Amanda Simpson, believed to be the first transgender woman appointed to a senior government role, to be a Senior Technical Advisor to the Commerce Department, according to ABC News. Simpson, a member of the National Center for Transgender Equality’s board of directors, said in a statement, that “as one of the […]
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First openly gay council member takes office in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake has its first openly gay city council member, reports KTVX-TV. On Monday afternoon, Stan Penfold (pictured) took the oath of office, in both a historic and emotional day. Penfold told ABC 4: “I was a little surprised I got kind of choked up. I wasn’t planning on that.” But the tears were mixed […]