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News (USA)
Proposed Nebraska ban on local LGBT rights ordinances not likely to advance
A Nebraska Senate panel on Wednesday heard testimony on a bill that would prohibit the state’s counties and cities from enforcing their own anti-discrimination laws. Critics of the bill say it is simply an attempt to prevent Omaha, Lincoln, and other municipalities from passing ordinances that would protect LGBTQ people.
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News (USA)
Bill to reinstate DADT in Oklahoma National Guard shelved in state House
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill to reinstate the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy in the Oklahoma National Guard has been derailed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives leadership.
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Life
Pastor: Google, Starbucks, Amazon ‘Doing the Devil’s Work’ by supporting gay marriage
Pastor Steven Andrew of USA Christian Ministries is leading a boycott of companies which endorsed a marriage equality bill in Washington state, including Google, Starbucks and Amazon, charging them with “working against Jesus and leading people to sin and to possibly go to hell.”
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News (USA)
Maryland Senate approves same-sex marriage bill; Governor’s signature expected
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland state Senate on Thursday passed the marriage equality bill by a vote of 25-22, sending it to Gov. Martin O’Malley, who sponsored the bill and is expected to sign it soon. The measure narrowly cleared the House of Delegates last week. “Maryland will now be able to protect individual civil […]
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News (USA)
Hawaii governor: State ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional
HONOLULU — Hawaii’s Governor Neil Abercrombie says that he believes the state’s law prohibiting same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, but his Attorney General’s office said it will continue to defend it in federal court.
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News (USA)
Proposition 8 rehearing: What it Means
Big news in the Prop 8 case — the Proponents have officially challenged our Ninth Circuit victory. So let’s talk about what that means for the Prop 8 case, what comes next, and when we can finally start getting married again…
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News (USA)
Truth Wins Out files defamation lawsuit against ‘ex-gay’ organization PFOX
NEW YORK — Truth Wins Out, a non-profit organization that fights anti- LGBT religious extremism, announced Tuesday that it had filed a defamation lawsuit against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) and its President Greg Quinlan after he claimed on a television show that Truth Wins Out (TWO) Executive Director Wayne Besen tried to have him killed.
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News (USA)
Former Playgirl model faces charges in beating death of San Diego gay man
SAN DIEGO – The former Playgirl model accused in the brutal beating death of Jason “Cowboy” Huggins is scheduled to appear in court twice over the next two weeks. Joshua James Larson has been charged with murder, attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. He faces 25 years to life if convicted.
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News (USA)
Chicago ordinance would create police transgender issues commission
CHICAGO — Chicago Alderman Joe Moreno and a group of local LGBT rights activists are pushing for an ordinance that would establish a transgender issues commission in the Chicago Police Department as well as set guidelines for police to follow while handling transgender people.
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News (USA)
Gays compared to pedophiles, necrophiliacs at Georgia state House hearing
ATLANTA — The Georgia House Judiciary subcommittee on Tuesday voted 3-2 to table a bill that would have provided workplace protections to all state employees, including LGBT workers, not long after hearing testimony comparing gays to pedophiles and necrophiliacs.
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News (USA)
Federal judge rules ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ unconstitutional in California case
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal district court judge in San Francisco ruled Tuesday (February 22) that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the rights of gays and lesbians to equal protection of the law.
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News (USA)
Baltimore County city council approves transgender protections bill
The City Council in Baltimore County, Md. has approved a measure to that would protect transgender people from discrimination, making the county the fourth local government in Maryland to adopt such protections.
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Commentary
My problem with GoProud — Where is the pride?
The Republican gay group GoProud has been given a lot of negative names by many in the LGBTQ community from “quislings” to “sell-outs” to “Uncle Toms.” While I’m not as descriptive of my displeasure of GoProud, believe me when I say that it’s there. I’m not a fan of GoProud for many reasons.
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Life
HRC President Joe Solmonese joins Obama campaign as national co-chair
The Obama campaign has tapped Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese for a position as a national co-chair to advocate for the president based on his work for the LGBT community and the country as a whole.
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News (USA)
Maryland senate committee approves marriage equality bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland Senate committee on Tuesday approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, sending the measure to the full Senate, another step closer to Maryland becoming the eighth state to legalize marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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News (USA)
Prop 8 supporters ask for appellate review by entire U.S. 9th Circuit Court
SAN FRANCISCO — Supporters of California’s ban on same-sex marriage are petitioning a review by the entire Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals after a three-judge panel of the court ruled the marriage ban as unconstitutional.
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News (USA)
NJ Governor Chris Christie on same- sex marriage: ‘I won’t compromise’
NEW YORK — In an interview with CNN’s Piers Morgan on Tuesday evening, New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said “I won’t compromise my principles for politics” regarding the issue of the same-sex marriage bill passed by the state legislature, which he vetoed last Friday.
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News (USA)
Arora aide resigns in protest after Maryland marriage vote
A senior adviser to Maryland Del. Sam Arora has abruptly resigned in protest over Arora’s vote against the state’s same-sex marriage bill. Joshua Lapidus, Arora’s legislative director, quit Friday night just after the marriage vote in a scathing resignation letter obtained by the Washington Blade.
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Life
Anti-gay preacher Damon Thompson abruptly gone from ministry position
HAMILTON, Ala. — There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth among supporters of The Ramp ministry in Hamilton Sunday night as it became evident that ‘Prophet’ Damon Thompson had either left or been removed from the ministry.
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Commentary
‘Porno Pete’ LaBarbera wants you to know what anal warts look like
Over the years, I have joked about and done my best to expose the wanton homophobia of “Porno Pete” LaBarbera, head of the hate group Americans for Truth. And today, he stooped to a level which even shocks me — he decided to post on his site a picture of an STD – anal warts – close up.