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LGBT activists urge Newark mayor to challenge GOP governor Chris Christie
TRENTON, N.J. — LGBT activists are pledging support for Newark mayor Cory Booker should he decided to run for Governor of New Jersey, and the head of the state’s largest LGBT advocacy group promised to go “door-to-door” to raise money for his gubernatorial campaign. Steven Goldstein, the Executive Director of Garden State Equality, New Jersey’s […]
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Family says Thanksgiving beating of lesbian was a ‘hate crime’
MOBILE, Ala. — An Alabama man has been charged with second-degree assault for brutally beating a woman because she is in a relationship with his sister and he does not approve.
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The Supreme Court, Justice Kagan, DOMA, and the subject of recusal
As lawyers maneuver to try to shape how the Supreme Court deals with a stack of cases on same-sex marriage, the attorneys have had to deal with the possibility that Justice Elena Kagan would not take part if the Court were to review one of the key cases now awaiting it.
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Life
NOM now warning against young people having gay friends (Video)
The National Organization for Marriage has sunk to a new low of intolerance. In a “Thanksgiving Message” from Jennifer Roback Morse of NOM’s Ruth Institute, she warns that young people are being “pressured” to support LGBT equality because they have gay friends and peers.
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Commentary
Post-election analysis: What’s next for the LGBT community
Without a doubt, election night was a landslide victory for equality. Watching the historic results roll in on issues and candidates that matter to the progress of civil rights for LGBT people was truly a snapshot of just how much, and how quickly, this country has changed on social issues…
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HRC launches national TV ad: ‘Dawn of a new day for marriage equality’
Following recent victories for same-sex marriage in Maine, Maryland and Washington state this election cycle, the Human Rights Campaign on Sunday announced the launch of a national TV ad campaign aimed at growing public support for marriage equality.
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News (World)
Russian court dismisses lawsuit against Madonna for promoting homosexuality
A Russian court has dismissed a lawsuit against pop superstar Madonna, rejecting claims that her actions during a concert in St. Petersburg in August violated a local law against promoting homosexual behavior.
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News (USA)
Boeing says it will deny pension benefits to married same-sex couples
The Boeing Company this week told union negotiators that it intends to deny pension survivor benefits to married same-sex couples, even though Washington State voters approved a marriage equality law earlier this month, according to a report in The Stranger.
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Female ‘Christian’ attorney charged with sexual conduct with teenage girl
A New Hampshire attorney associated with an anti-gay group of “Christian” lawyers, is facing federal charges that she took a teenage girl to Canada and convinced her to engage in sexual activity and to let it be filmed.
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Life
Linda Harvey compares wearing pro-gay rights t-shirts to bullying
Mission America’s Linda Harvey has consistently claimed that anti-bullying efforts that include preventing bullying against LGBT and LGBT-perceived students will lead to discrimination against straight, Christian students at the hands of “destructive” and “criminal” activists in the “gaystapo.”
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News (World)
Uganda advances anti-homosexuality bill, drops death penalty clause
A committee in the Uganda Parliament has advanced a proposed anti-homosexuality bill, but not before dropping a controversial death penalty clause from its original version that had earned the measure the nickname the “Kill the Gays” bill.
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Commentary
Shocking cult murder puts spotlight on the International House of Prayer (IHOP)
Today, I feel a little bit like Dr. Sam Loomis. He was the psychiatrist in the classic horror movie Halloween who ran through the streets of Haddonfield telling anyone who would listen that Michael Myers had just escaped from the insane asylum. As he frantically warned the residents, they looked at him as if he were a paranoid crank. Similarly, I warned in May that something was seriously amiss at Mike Bickle’s International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Grandview, MO, an exurb of Kansas City…
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Commentary
Where are the so-called ‘family’ organizations on Black Friday?
Where are the alarm bells concerning Black Friday? Why have none of the self-described “family organizations” said that Thanksgiving is “under attack?” … The organizations who make their living off of attacking the lives and relationships of LGBT people (who also happen to be among the loudest claiming that there’s a “War on Christmas”) have been utterly silent that Thanksgiving, perhaps the most family-oriented holiday on our American calendar, is becoming a holiday dedicated to fighting other shoppers for the lowest deals.
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News (USA)
Calif. governor appoints state’s first gay appellate justice; names lesbian to San Diego bench
Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday made judicial history by appointing the first openly gay justice to serve on the California Court of Appeals.
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News (World)
Openly gay teen in Rome commits suicide because of anti-gay bullying
ROME, Italy — A 15-year-old openly gay teen has committed suicide after allegedly suffering repeated anti-gay bullying at school and online, according to Rome’s chief deputy prosecutor, Pierfilippo Laviani.
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News (USA)
Royal Oak, Mich., council votes to draft ordinance prohibiting anti-gay discrimination
ROYAL OAK, Mich. — The Royal Oak, Mich., City Commission this week voted unanimously to approve drafting of an ordinance that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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News (USA)
Judge suspends ruling on gender reassignment surgery for convicted murderer
BOSTON — A federal judge, who earlier this year ordered that convicted murderer Michelle Kosilek be allowed taxpayer-funded gender reassignment surgery, ruled Tuesday that he would suspend his order until an appeal of his ruling by the administration of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick.
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Catholic lay group demands Knights of Columbus stop funding anti-gay marriage campaigns
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Catholics United Education Fund (CUEF), a lay Catholic advocacy group, delivered a petition containing about 7,500 signatures to the Knights of Columbus on Tuesday, asking the Catholic fraternal organization to stop using its money to oppose same-sex marriage.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at LGBTQ Nation. We are truly thankful for an amazing year of growth at LGBTQ Nation — with over 165,000 followers on Facebook and Twitter, you have made us the most followed LGBT news magazine in the nation. We thank you for your support, readership and confidence. But mostly […]
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Life
UNAIDS: 50 percent drop in new HIV infections across 25 countries
A new World AIDS Day report by the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows that a more than 50 percent reduction in the rate of new HIV infections has been achieved across 25 low- and middle-income countries –– more than half in Africa, the region most affected by HIV.