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Proud dad Ryan Murphy tweets first photo of son Logan Phineas
Television producer Ryan Murphy (“Glee” “The New Normal”) on Tuesday tweeted a New Year’s greeting, along with the first released photo of his newborn son, Logan Phineas Miller Murphy.
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News (World)
Ugandan LGBT counselor arrested for homosexuality, ‘recruiting’ youth
KAMPALA, Uganda — Police in Uganda on Monday arrested and LGBT youth counselor under laws which prohibit unnatural carnal acts — a definition which is widely understood to include homosexuality and “recruiting youth into homosexuality.”
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News (USA)
Transgender man who gave birth hits snag in Arizona divorce proceeding
An Arizona man who gained national attention for giving birth after having a sex-change operation, has hit a snag in his divorce proceedings because the presiding judge has questioned whether the marriage was ever legal in Arizona because he is transgender.
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News (USA)
Westboro announces plans to protest same-sex marriage in Maryland
The Westboro Baptist Church, home of anti-gay extremists known for their “Gods hates fags” and “God hates dead soldiers” protests, has received permits to rally in front of courthouses in Towson and Annapolis, Md. on Wednesday, according to police officials.
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News (USA)
Chicago Cardinal urges Catholics to oppose marriage equality bill
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George officially entered the political debate over same-sex marriage on Tuesday, issuing a pastoral letter that urges parishioners to contact state legislators and voice their opposition to a planned bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois.
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News (USA)
Kansas sues lesbian couple’s sperm donor for child support
TOPEKA, Kan. — A man who donated his sperm to a lesbian couple is now being sued for child support by the Kansas Department of Children and Families.
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News (USA)
Maryland gay couples ring in the New Year with first same-sex unions
After 35 years together, Jim Scales, 68, and William Tasker, 60, married shortly after midnight on Tuesday, becoming one of the first same-sex couples in Maryland to wed under the state’s new marriage equality law.
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News (USA)
Wyoming lawmaker hopes national victories will lead to local progress
A Wyoming lawmaker is hoping that recent victories for marriage equality around the nation and growing support for LGBT rights, will translate to success during the state’s upcoming legislative session.
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News (USA)
Maryland couples await 2013 as marriage equality law takes effect at 12:01 a.m.
Same-sex couples in Maryland are eagerly awaiting the New Year, as at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the state’s new marriage equality law takes effect.
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News (USA)
Barney Frank comes out in opposition to Hagel nomination
Retiring gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) announced on Monday that he strongly opposes the nomination of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary based on the former senator’s 1998 anti-gay comments and record on LGBT issues.
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Commentary
The missing transgender woman, and what’s (not) being done
The Sage Smith story (or lack thereof) underlines in many ways the uphill struggle transgender individuals still face, even as gay people and lesbians make welcome strides in terms of equality. … Moreover, neither the media nor the public seem to be entirely sure how to discuss transgender individuals; a 2008 GLAAD study found that only 1 in 8 respondents reported being acquainted with someone who was transgender.
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Life
Detroit Tigers’ Torii Hunter: A gay teammate would be ‘uncomfortable’
Detroit Tigers’ right fielder Torii Hunter is making headlines for telling the Los Angeles Times he believes an openly gay teammate would make him “uncomfortable.”
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Life
Charlie Sheen apologizes for homophopic slur during club opening
Actor Charlie Sheen has issued a brief apology after video surfaced of him berating patrons in his new lounge, calling them “faggot assholes.”
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News (USA)
Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George: Same-sex marriage ‘violates natural law’
With Illinois state lawmakers poised to consider a marriage equality bill in the lame duck session that begins Wednesday, Catholic bishops and other advocates of “traditional” are taking a new approach: same-sex marriage simply violates natural law.
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Commentary
Stroking a horse can cure ‘the gay’ – Yippee, ki Yah!
So, let me see if I have this correct… if I use Equine Assisted Psychotherapy – which is sessions involving the stroking of horses – this will aid in the “curing” the “addiction” of my homosexuality. So says Raymond Bell, the Pastor of the Cowboy Church of Virginia. (I can’t make this up!)
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News (USA)
Year in Review: Record number of LGBT victories in state, national elections
“When the history books are written, 2012 will be remembered as the year when LGBT Americans won decisively at the ballot box,” said HRC President Chad Griffin, in a statement issued on the morning of Nov. 7.
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Commentary
The Year in Review: Five LGBT religious advances in 2012
There was a time, not so long ago, when religion was a unified front against LGBT equality. However, over the years, we have seen that paradigm change, and 2012 witnessed religious people and organizations at the forefront of LGBT advancement … By the end of the year, we saw several religious leaders stepping out and speaking up, with support coming from some pretty surprising places…
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News (USA)
Gay volleyball coach says he has few options as VCU denies discrimination
Virginia Commonwealth University has wrapped up its internal investigation into the termination of James Finley, the openly gay Women’s Volleyball Coach, and said their review found no misconduct or discrimination.
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News (USA)
Moscow, Idaho considers LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
The city of Moscow, Idaho, is considering a measure to prohibit discrimination in the areas of housing and employment based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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News (USA)
Obama: Hagel’s 1998 anti-gay remarks don’t disqualify him for Cabinet role
President Obama said over the weekend during an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he won’t rule out the nomination of former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary over anti-gay remarks he made in 1998.