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Kentucky clerk: ‘I will die’ fighting against gay marriage
“Our law says ‘one man and one woman’ and that is what I held my hand up and took an oath to and that is what I expected.”
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Norfolk Police Department appoints Sergeant as new LGBTQ Liaison officer
“People can come and either talk to me, or a gay female officer, ” says Sergeant Craig Lovelace.
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Should sex work be a crime?
Last week’s bust on Rentboy.com raises a lot of questions about sex work and whether or not it should be criminalized. Matt Baume asks: What was The Department of Homeland $ecurity thinking?
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Nepal’s sexual minorities parade to demand rights
“Our main demand is that the rights of the sexual minorities should be guaranteed in the new constitution,” said Pinky Gurung of the Blue Diamond Society
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Kentucky County wants to fire clerk who won’t issue marriage licenses
The Rowan County Attorney wants clerk Kim Davis charged with misconduct — a step that may help oust her from her position.
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Tennessee students asked to use new gender-neutral pronouns
The University of Tennessee Office for Diversity and Inclusion is asking students and faculty to use the pronouns in order to create a more inclusive campus,
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Prosecutors: Charges against activist likely to be dropped
Child sex-abuse charges against prominent gay rights activist Terry Bean will likely be dismissed, since the alleged victim is unlikely to show up for trial.
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Rowan County clerk closes office ahead of gay rights protest
A note on the door did not explain the office’s closure.
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Plaintiffs seek to block Miss. ban on gay couples adopting
The couples and two gay-rights groups filed suit Aug. 12 to challenge the 2000 adoption ban.
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BREAKING: Kentucky clerk asks US Supreme Court to intervene in marriage case
The Supreme Court says the constitution guarantees gay people have the right to marry, but Davis contends the First Amendment guarantees her the right of religious freedom.
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Vatican gets embroiled in Italy’s ‘banned books’ fray
A formulaic blessing by Pope Francis of a lesbian children’s book publisher and her partner had been interpreted by the press as an endorsement of their lifestyle.
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Gender-neutral prefix “Mx.” is now in the Oxford English Dictionary
The prefix — intended for people who don’t identify as Mr., Ms., Mrs., or Miss — has been officially added into the lexicon.
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Donald Trump stumbles through explaining his opposition to gay marriage
“I’ve gone to gay weddings. I’ve been at gay weddings. I have been against it from the standpoint of Bible…”
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Caitlyn Jenner — and Cecil — heat up the Halloween costume wars
Do Caitlyn Jenner and Cecil Halloween costumes really reach that “never-OK” line?
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Lawmaker bombarded with anti-gay hate mail for criticizing Chick-Fil-A
He also says, “At the end of the day, Chick-fil-A will probably be in [Denver International Airport].”
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Family of Vester Flanagan say they knew he was gay: ‘We accepted him”
“He’s not the only one in the family who’s gay,” his cousin says, “and, personally, I couldn’t care less.”
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South Dakota to keep trans-inclusive school sports policy
This increases the likelihood that Republicans in the statehouse will push legislation to change it.
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Senegal activist: Release 7 men convicted of ‘gay acts’
Djamil Bangoura, president of gay rights group Prudence, said Friday that Senegal must stop condemning people who are different.
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Rafael Cruz: With marriage equality, ‘the devil overplayed his hand’
“The next obvious step is a homosexual may come to your church and demand to be hired.”
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Foundation supports Wyoming magistrate on gay marriage stand
Municipal Judge and Circuit Court Magistrate Ruth Neely of Pinedale faces an upcoming hearing due to statements she made that she would not perform same-sex marriages.