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Liberty Counsel unveils ‘meme’ likening gays to drug addicts
As more conservatives argue that Religious Right groups need to take a more aggressive stance against the gay community in the wake of a disastrous election cycle, Liberty Counsel has come out with a meme maintaining that the government should treat gays and lesbians just like drug addicts.
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Anti-gay marriage group asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear Nevada case ahead of appeal
An anti-gay marriage group defending Nevada’s ban same-sex marriage has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case directly from the federal district court in Reno without waiting for a ruling on the case by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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By stroke of Governor’s pen, Maryland begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday morning signed a proclamation affirming that voters had approved a marriage equality ballot question last month, and with the stroke of his pen, gave the green light to marriage officials to begin issuing marriage applications to same-sex couples.
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Washington state begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
At just one minute after midnight Thursday, Washington state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couple, becoming the first of three states to do so in the coming weeks after voters approved marriage equality measures on Nov. 6.
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White House still withholding ENDA executive order
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that President Obama is not currently planning to revisit the idea of issuing an executive order barring federal contractors from discriminating against LGBT workers at the start of his second term.
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Mexico Supreme Court strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Wednesday issued a unanimous ruling in favor of three same-sex couples seeking to marry in the southern state of Oaxaca, paving the way for universal marriage rights throughout Mexico.
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Election results certified; gay marriage in Washington state legal at midnight
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday certified the state’s election result, and in doing so signed into law a measure that legalizes same-sex marriage in Washington state.
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Suspension lifted on Michigan school teacher who played ‘gay’ song
SOUTH LYON, Mich. — A Detroit-area middle school teacher who was suspended last week for playing a “gay theme” song in class, has been reinstated and her docked pay restored following public outcry.
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Boise city council approves LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
The Boise, Idaho city council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve an LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance, which prohibits discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Parents say anti-gay bullying is to blame for son’s suicide
FENTON, Mich. — The parents of a Michigan high school student who took his own life last week believe anti-gay bullying is to blame.
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Obama ‘looking carefully’ at naming first openly gay Cabinet member
President Obama is actively considering the nomination of U.S. Export-Import Bank Chair Fred Hochberg as commerce secretary and potentially the first openly gay Cabinet member in history, according to an administration official.
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Gay Eagle Scout charged with murder of man in Alabama trailer park
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Zachary Stirewalt, a 21-year-old openly gay Eagle Scout and former student at Appalachian State University, has been charged with murder of a man with whom he was staying at the time.
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Federal judge rules California ban on conversion therapy can go forward
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Tuesday denied a request by an anti-LGBT group to postpone the January 1, 2013 start of California’s new law banning controversial gay-to-straight conversion, or “reparative” therapy, for LGBT youth.
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Atlanta city council passes resolution supporting same-sex marriage
The Atlanta city council on Monday approved a resolution supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples, despite Mayor Kasim Reed’s previously stated opposition to same-sex marriage.
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Linda Harvey: Gay marriage will teach kids to enter into gay relationships
On her daily radio commentary on Monday, Linda Harvey of “Mission America” sought to understand and explain why marriage equality won at the polls for the first time in last month’s election, and the best she could come up with was that gay rights activists are skilled at misleading people while anti-gay activists just haven’t been blunt enough about the threat that homosexuality poses to our society through encouraging kids to become gay … or something:
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Judge grants temporary injunction on California’s ban on reparative therapy
A federal judge in California on Monday issued a temporary injunction on the state’s ban on controverial gay-to-straight “conversion” therapy, but limited the scope of his order to just the three providers who have appealed the ban.
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Maine could begin issuing marriage licenses to gay couples on Dec. 29
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s same-sex marriage law is expected to take effect on December 29, and it’s likely that that some marriage licenses will be issued on that date, even though it falls on a Saturday.
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American Psychiatric Association to remove term ‘gender identity disorder’ from manual
ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Psychiatric Association has voted to eliminate the term “gender identity disorder” and replace it with “gender dysphoria” when diagnosing people who are transgender.
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U.S. Supreme Court: No action Monday on Proposition 8, DOMA cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday released added orders from its Friday Conference, but the list did not include any on the ten cases dealing with the same-sex marriage issue.
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City council appoints Minneapolis’ first female, openly gay police chief
The Minneapolis city council on Friday confirmed 25-year veteran officer Janee Harteau as the city’s new Chief of Police, and in doing so Harteau becomes the first woman and first openly gay officer to serve as police chief.