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Setting the record straight on the FRC’s ‘hate group’ designation
Political disagreement is never a justification for violence, but the FRC should not seek to exploit this tragedy in an attempt to gloss over the organization’s long and documented record of anti-gay extremism.
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Lincoln, Neb., LGBT ‘fairness ordinance’ unlikely to appear on ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. — A proposed ordinance which would prohibit discrimination against LGBT people in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations in Lincoln, Neb., will likely not appear on the November ballot.
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Former prosecutor ordered to pay $4.5 million for defaming gay student
DETROIT — Former state assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell was ordered to pay $4.5 million in damages after a federal jury on Thursday ruled that his blog — “Chris Armstrong Watch” — which attacked the former University of Michigan’s openly gay student body president, was in fact defamation.
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California lawmaker wants U.S. Navy to name ship after Harvey Milk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California State Sen. Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) has introduced a resolution to support efforts to name a Navy ship after gay rights icon Harvey Milk.
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News (USA)
FRC shooter held without bond, ordered to undergo mental evaluation
WASHINGTON — Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, Va., has been charged with assault with intent to kill while armed, and interstate transportation of a firearm and ammunition as a result of Wednesday’s shooting incident at the Family Research Council headquarters in Washington.
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FRC blames ‘hate group’ designation for ‘reckless environment’ that led to shooting
WASHINGTON — Family Research Council president Tony Perkins on Thursday said he blamed the Southern Poverty Law Center for the “reckless rhetoric” that led to a shooting at the FRC headquarters on Wednesday.
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Commentary
Is it Christian to be Anti-Gay?
Between Chick-fil-A and Wednesday’s shooting at the Family Research Council’s (FRC) offices, there’s been a lot of discussion about something called a “hate group.” Groups such as the FRC, the National Organization for Marriage, Focus on the Family, Public Advocate, American Family Association and many others frequently refer to themselves as “pro-family,” “pro-marriage” and sometimes “Christian” organizations…
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Life
CDC partners with ‘Sex is the Question’ for survey of men’s sexual behaviors
ATLANTA, GA — The Centers for Disease Control has announced it is partnering with Emory University’s SexIsTheQuestion.org to launch the most ambitious and largest effort by a federal agency to conduct a survey of gay and bisexual men in the United States.
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Commentary
If you’re gay – A vote for Romney/Ryan is a vote against yourself
I do not understand the concept of being a gay Republican. I don’t know how one goes from saying: I’m gay and then adding: And I’m a Republican. I don’t know how one does this… I’ve asked how it’s done and the answers I usually get are vague or angry or completely nonsensical.
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News (USA)
Jacksonville lawmakers reject adding LGBT protections to human rights ordinance
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville City Council on Wednesday voted down a bill that would have expanded that city’s human rights ordinance to include protections for LGBT citizens in the areas of employment, housing, and hotel and restaurants.
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Pastor, Liberty law school named in RICO lawsuit over Miller kidnapping
BURLINGTON, Vt. — In a case action filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for Vermont, Janet Jenkins filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) lawsuit against the Mennonite pastor who was convicted of aiding an international kidnapping by helping her former partner flee the country with the couple’s child.
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LGBT advocacy groups issue joint statement denoucing shooting at FRC
In a joint statement, the leaders of more than two dozen national and regional LGBT advocacy groups denounced the Wednesday morning shooting that occurred in the lobby of the headquarters of the Family Research Council, one of the nation’s leading anti-gay organizations. “We were saddened to hear news of the shooting this morning at the […]
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LGBT Center volunteer leaves guard wounded in shooting at FRC headquarters
WASHINGTON — A gunman posing as an intern opened fire at the headquarters of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday morning after reportedly announcing his disagreement with the conservative group’s policies.
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Life
Trial of psychiatric patient charged in murder of Halifax gay rights activist postponed
HALIFAX, N.S., Canada — The trail of a Canadian psychiatric patient charged with second-degree murder in the beating death of Raymond Taavel, a prominent activist in Halifax’s gay community, has been postponed.
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Indianapolis City-County Council approves domestic partner benefits
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis City-County Council has approved an ordinance to provide health-care benefits to the domestic partners of city employees.
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Meet Tammy Baldwin’s opponent for U.S. Senate: Tommy Thompson
The build up over whom lesbian U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin will face in the general election came to an end Tuesday night when Wisconsin voters gave the GOP nomination to former Gov. Tommy Thompson.
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Florida elects first openly gay state legislator
David Richardson has become the first openly LGBT candidate elected to the Florida legislature. He won a Democratic primary tonight to represent the Miami-area District 113 in the Florida House of Representatives, and faces no GOP opponent this fall.
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Gay congressional candidate wins key primary in Wisconsin
The next openly gay member of Congress will almost certainly be Wisconsin State Rep. Mark Pocan, a progressive small business owner who won the Democratic primary tonight in the Congressional District that has been represented by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin for the past 14 years.
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Mennonite minister guilty of aiding kidnapping in lesbian custody feud
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A federal court on Tuesday found a Virginia Mennonite minister guilty of aiding and abetting in an international kidnapping case, by assisting a woman embroiled in a child custody case with her former lesbian partner to flee the country with the couple’s young daughter.
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Life
Actor, artist Ron Palillo of ‘Welcome Back, Kotter’ fame dead at 63
Ron Palillo, the actor who played Arnold Horshack on the 1970’s sitcome “Welcome Back, Kotter,” died Tuesday morning at his home in Palm Beach, Fla., from an apparent heart attack. He was 63.