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Suspects arrested in possible hate crime attack on Texas teen
An 18-year-old West Texas man was kidnapped and repeatedly sexually assaulted earlier this week in a possible hate crime that’s being compared to the 1998 murder of gay Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard, reports the Dallas Voice. Citing a report from the The Big Bend Gazette, a monthly newspaper in Alpine, TX, the Voice reports […]
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Austria parliament approves civil unions, reinforces ban on gay adoption
VIENNA — Austria’s parliament approved legalizing civil unions in the country Thursday, an move considered a historic victory for gay rights in the central European country. Out of 174 lawmakers present, 110 voted in favor and 64 voted against, Associated Press reports. The law is due to come into force on January 1st. It will […]
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Parker leads in Houston mayoral race despite anti-gay attacks
Houston’s openly gay city controller has pulled ahead in the race to be mayor of the nation’s fourth largest city, just two days before a runoff election, according to a new poll — despite a wave of anti-gay attacks. [fbshare] It’s believed if Annise Parker wins Saturday’s runoff, it would make Houston the nation’s largest […]
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California assembly nominates first openly gay speaker
Assemblyman John Pérez, an openly gay Latino Democrat from Los Angeles, made history Thursday when he was unanimously chosen by the California Assembly’s Democratic Caucus as the lower house’s leader, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Pérez, a freshman lawmaker who is expected to be formally voted in as the 68th Assembly Speaker in January, will […]
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Uganda to drop death penalty from anti-gay legislation
Uganda will drop the death penalty and life imprisonment for gays in a refined version of an anti- gay bill expected to be ready for presentation to Parliament in two weeks, according to James Nsaba Buturo, the minister of ethics and integrity, reports Bloomberg. The draft bill, which is under consideration by a parliamentary committee, […]
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NJ senate delays vote on gay marriage bill
In a last-minute move, the New Jersey state senate today called off Thursday’s planned vote on the gay marriage bill, as supporters scrambling for votes said the controversial measure would have a better chance by shifting it to the Assembly for more debate, reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. The surprise announcement by the bill’s prime […]
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Maddow takes on conversion therapist in Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ coverage
As part of her continuing coverage on Uganda’s anti-gay legislation, Rachel Maddow interviewed conversion therapist Richard Cohen tonight, who continued to advocate his position that homosexuality is a choice, and gays can change their preferences. The author of “Coming Out Straight : Understanding and Healing Homosexuality,” has been used in Uganda’s campaign to justify an […]
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Gay marriage vote expected Thursday in NJ senate
Gay marriage advocates and opponents in New Jersey are looking forward to Thursday, where the matter is expected to be taken up by the full state Senate following committee approval late Monday night. After seven hours of public testimony, the state Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7 to 6 to approve and send the Freedom of […]
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NJ gay marriage bill passes in committee, heads to full Senate
TRENTON — Legislation to allow same-sex marriage in New Jersey cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee tonight after more than seven hours of emotional debate and testimony, setting the stage for a showdown in the full Senate, reports the NJ Star-Ledger. Cheers erupted in the packed hearing room when the committee approved the bill 7 to […]
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Supreme Court to hear appeal from student group that bans gays
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from a Christian student group that had been denied recognition by a public law school in California for excluding gays, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The law school, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco, part of the University of California, was sued […]