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Students told ‘Gay O.K.’ t-shirts to support bullied classmate was ‘disruptive’
Two students at a Texas middle school were sent home on Wednesday, and several others were told to cover up their “Gay O.K.” message they wore emblazoned on their T-shirts because school officials said the message was a “distraction.”
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Federal judge to hear arguments on Guam same-sex marriage ban
A federal judge in Guam is scheduled to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. territory’s same-sex marriage ban.
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Under pressure from Congressman, school seeks review of ban on gay student’s speech
Under pressure from a U.S. Congressman, the Colorado school that blocked a valedictorian from delivering a commencement speech in which he planned to come out as gay has asked outside lawyers to review what happened.
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Barnard College votes to admit transgender women
Barnard College has decided to admit transgender women, becoming the latest women’s college to issue a new policy acknowledging the fluidity and complexity of gender.
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With school’s blessing, this valedictorian comes out as gay during graduation speech
A high school valedictorian received a standing ovation when she came out as gay during her graduation speech in the Colorado mountain town of Carbondale.
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Pence pens Indy Pride ‘welcome letter’ without mentioning festival or LGBT community
Pence’s letter never refers to the Pride Festival or the diverse community the 9-day event that begins Friday will attract, mentioning instead local attractions, including restaurants and theaters, visitors might patronize.
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Plaintiff in lawsuit against ‘gay conversion’ practitioners describes therapy methods
One of four plaintiffs who sued a nonprofit that promised to turn them from gay to straight wept on the witness stand Wednesday as he described cutting off contact with his mother after being told she was the cause of his homosexuality.
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Alabama House panel rejects bill to do away with state-issued marriage licenses
An Alabama House committee has rejected a proposal to do away with state-issued marriage licenses ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could legalize same-sex marriage.
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Transgender woman shoved onto subway tracks in suspected hate crime
New York City police say the hate crime task force is now investigating the case of a transgender woman who was shoved onto the subway tracks.
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Police report: Josh Duggar molested 5-year-old sister, committed at least 7 acts of sexual molestation
The newly released document reveals that Josh Duggar was 15 years old when he molested his 5-year-old sister and committed at least seven acts of sexual molestation.
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Costa Rica judge grants first openly gay common-law marriage in Central America
Along with being the first legal recognition of a same-sex relationship in Central America, the decision could set an example for judges elsewhere in the country to recognize gay relationships and even adoption.
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Providence, R.I., to extend transition-related health coverage to city workers
The city of Providence is extending transition-related health coverage for employees and retirees who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming.
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Jury to hear opening arguments in New Jersey ‘gay conversion’ trial
Four men and two of their mothers are suing the organization Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing (JONAH), a nonprofit that offers “gay conversion” therapy, under New Jersey’s consumer fraud laws.
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N.Y. Assembly approves bill to outlaw transgender discrimination – for the 8th consecutive year
The New York state Assembly has voted again to outlaw discrimination against transgender people, but the measure appears stalled in the state Senate.
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Pastor tells high school graduates they’re going to Hell if they are gay
A North Carolina pastor told graduating seniors at Kings Mountain High School’s annual baccalaureate service that they’re going to Hell if they are gay.
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Anti-gay Russian lawmaker urges ban on going topless in public
The lawmaker emphasized the ban was only applicable outside beaches and other “zones of public recreation,” thereby excluding the scores of photographs depicting a shirtless Russian President Vlaimir Putin riding horses, fishing or swimming.
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Huckabee: I should have said I was trans in high school so I could shower with girls
GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says he wished he would’ve pretended to be transgender while in high school so he could “shower with the girls.”
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Tennessee TV station refuses to air marriage equality ad featuring gay doctor, reservist
The ad features Jesse Ehrenfeld, a Nashville doctor and Navy reservist who recently returned from Afghanistan. In the ad, Ehrenfeld says, “I was able to stand up and put my life on the line for the freedoms that we all enjoy, and yet I don’t have the freedom to marry my partner Judd.”
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Commission to consider designating Stonewall Inn a New York City landmark
Designation would grant recognition to a powerful symbol of the gay rights movement. The Greenwich Village tavern would be the first landmark honored specifically for its role in the city’s gay history.
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North Carolina House speaker says gay marriage override vote may wait
The final vote to determine whether a vetoed bill will become law allowing some North Carolina court officials to avoid officiating same-sex marriage proceedings may not happen quickly after all.