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News (USA)
Washington Governor announces support for gay marriage: ‘It’s time, it’s the right thing to do’
OLYMPIA, Wash. — In an announcement before an audience of activists and supporters of marriage equality, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire (D), on Wednesday announced she will introduce historic legislation that if passed, would allow same-sex marriages in Washington state.
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News (World)
Anti-LGBT constitution, ‘family protection’ law in Hungary come into force
On January 1, a new homophobic constitution and law came into force in Hungary — the constitution now bans same-sex couples from marriage while the new “Family Protection” law defines the family as a heterosexual unit and stipulates that media services should broadcast programs that respect the institution of marriage and family.
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Life
Mike Bickle warns homosexuality ‘Opens the door to the demonic realm’
The International House of Prayer’s Mike Bickle, who emceed Rick Perry’s prayer rally The Response, claims that Christians who are gay are opening themselves up to attacks from Satan.
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Life
U.S. champion Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir marries partner
NEW YORK — Out Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, 27, tied the knot with boyfriend Victor Voronov, an attorney from Russian, in a New Year’s Eve ceremony on Saturday, then tweeted the news to his nearly 103,000 Twitter followers.
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Life
Report: Ricky Martin to wed partner in New York ceremony this month
Out Latin pop singer Ricky Martin and his partner, Puerto Rican financial analyst Carlos Gonzalez Abella, will marry later this month in New York, according to the spanish language newspaper, El Nuevo Dia.
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News (USA)
Civil Unions and beyond in 2012
Welcome to 2012! We got a lot of work to do this year, so let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work. The new year marks new civil union laws in Delaware, Hawaii, and California. Psychologists in North Carolina lash out at anti-gay prejudice, LGBTs can marry in Cancun — probably — and something fishy’s going on with civil unions in the European Union.
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News (USA)
Hawaii same-sex couples celebrate new year by exchanging vows
HONOLULU — For Donna Gedge and Monica Montgomery, the path to becoming a legally recognized lesbian couple took 33 years. One hour after midnight Hawaiian time in the New Year, their dream became a reality as they and another couple became the first same-sex couples to enter into civil unions in Hawaii under a new law that took effect with the New Year.
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Life
Santorum would ‘invalidate’ all existing, legal same-sex marriages
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum on Saturday once again vowed his support for a federal constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, and under such an amendment, said all existing same-sex unions should become “invalid.”
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News (USA)
Stories to watch in 2012 promise drama, suspense for the LGBT community
Significant events are crowding the calendar for 2012, and each promises considerable drama and suspense for the LGBT community. Here is our special report on the ten most important stories to keep an eye on:
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Commentary
Looking back, and looking forward — Are we getting complacent about HIV?
Janus was the Roman God of Thresholds, of transition, of beginnings and ending. He is often depicted with two faces, one for looking forward and one for looking back. January, the beginning month of the new year is named for Janus, and so, it’s natural that humans take this time to look back — and look forward — at the approach of the New Year…
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News (USA)
Advocacy group’s newspaper ad rebukes Chicago Archbishop over anti-gay remarks
CHICAGO — Truth Wins Out, a non-profit advocacy group that fights anti-LGBT religious extremism — stepped up its campaign against Cardinal Francis George with a full-page ad in Sunday’s Chicago Tribune, rebuking the Chicago Archbishop for his recent comments comments likening gay activists to the Ku Klux Klan.
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Life
Arrested for a New Year’s Kiss
Tonight, after you finish the countdown, commemorate the moment with a tribute to what happened December 31, 1966. At the stroke of midnight, same-sex couples at the Black Cat, a small gay bar in Silver Lake, locked lips and welcomed 1967. At that moment, at least eight plainclothes officers emerged from the crowd and began viciously beating and arresting the kissing couples…
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News (USA)
Our pick for LGBT Person of the Year: Daniel Hernandez Jr.
Daniel Hernandez, an openly gay 21-year-old University of Arizona student, was just five days into his new job as an intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) when, during a routine “meet & greet” with her constituents in a suburban Tucson shopping center, a mentally disturbed man open fired in an assassination attempt on Giffords, killing six people among the gathered crowd, including a federal judge…
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News (USA)
Our pick for LGBT Ally of the Year: Admiral Mike Mullen
This year, while several individuals who were outspoken in their support for LGBTQ rights, there was one quiet and unassuming figure, who stood out for his forceful, determined and unwavering support of gay and lesbian persons being able to proudly wear the uniform of the United States Armed Forces of the United States — Admiral Mike Mullen, LGBT Nation’s choice for Ally of the Year.
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News (USA)
Marriage equality in New York, repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ among top LGBT stories of 2011
From the repeal of “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell,” a policy which had banned gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U. S. military, to winning strategic battles in gaining civil unions and full marriage equality for same-sex couples in several states, victories in a significant series of elective offices across the country, 2011 ended on an upbeat note for the nation’s LGBTQ community.
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News (USA)
2011: An ‘epic year of transformation’ for marriage equality in the U.S.
One leading advocate called 2011 an “epic” year for marriage equality. Was it? While only one state — New York — enacted full marriage rights for same-sex couples, it was the most populous state to do so. Five other states also moved closer to marriage equality than ever before. Public opinion shifted dramatically towards supporting equality. And the Obama administration announced that it no longer considers a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act constitutional.
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News (USA)
2011: A riveting year for presidential campaigns, anti-gay politicians
Few in the GOP field could rival President Obama with their records on LGBT issues, and yet, the outcome of the Republican presidential race riveted the attention of LGBT people in 2011. Many of the contenders were notoriously anti-gay. They were often asked about, or were inclined to share, their positions on gay-related issues.
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Life
Christian cartoonist’s homophobic calendar yanked from Barnes & Noble, Amazon websites
American Christian cartoonist Joe King’s calendar, “I’m Not Gay, I’m Just a Sissy,” drew a firestorm of criticism from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and LGBT bloggers, who this week denounced the calendar and its sale through internet retail giants Amazon and Barnes & Noble, both of whom have since removed the calendar from their sales offerings.
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News (USA)
NY Times: On gay rights and policies, Obama lets senior staff take lead
“President Obama has long relied on his oratorical gifts to ease him through tricky political situations. But on the emotionally charged issue of gay rights, Mr. Obama has been content recently to let his lieutenants do the talking. And they have said some striking things,” reported Mark Landler, Senior White House Correspondent for The New York Times, on Friday.
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News (USA)
2011 marks advances in rights, visibility of transgender and intersex people
Continuing a series of posts on the significant developments in the LGBT community in 2011, there were numerous advances around the world in the rights and visibility of transgender and intersex people.