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Film director Brett Ratner resigns as a producer of Academy Awards telecast following gay slur
LOS ANGELES — Film director Brett Ratner on Tuesday resigned as one of the producers of the annual Academy Awards telecast after igniting a firestorm of criticism for using a gay slur, in which he said “rehearsal is for fags.”
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Life
UK religious, political leader calls gay rights Advocates ‘gaystapo’
LONDON — British politician Alan Craig — head of Britain’s christian political party, Peoples Christian Alliance — has compared gay rights campaigners to Nazis.
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News (USA)
Big night for openly LGBT candidates in state, local races across the nation
It was a big night for many openly gay and lesbian candidates across the nation, with several races resulting in first-time victories for openly LGBT candidates in several state and local governments.
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News (USA)
Houston mayor Annise Parker re-elected to second term
Mayor Annise D. Parker was been re-elected to a second term on Tuesday, barely avoiding a runoff despite a poll conducted last month which showed her with the lowest approval rating of any Houston mayor in nearly fifty years, and with only 37 percent of the poll’s respondents saying that they would vote for her.
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News (USA)
New London, Conn. elects openly gay attorney as first mayor in nine decades
NEW LONDON, Conn. — In an historic contest, voters in New London, Conn., chose a political newcomer, openly gay attorney Daryl Justin Finizio as the city’s first elected mayor in nearly nine decades.
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News (USA)
Democrats retain control of Iowa senate, blocking GOP efforts to repeal gay marriage
Iowa Democrat Liz Mathis was victorious in a special Iowa state Senate race on Tuesday, allowing her party to retain control of the chamber, blocking Republican efforts to overturn the state’s gay marriage law.
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News (USA)
Traverse City voters keep LGBT inclusive non-discrimination ordinance
In an overwhelming victory, the Traverse City on Tuesday chose to keep Traverse City’s local non-discrimination ordinance on the books. The ordinance, passed last year by the City Commission, prohibits discrimination against gay and transgender residents in employment and housing.
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News (USA)
Mayfield makes history as Charlotte’s first openly gay elected official
CHARLOTTE — Democratic candidate LaWana Mayfield made history on Tuesday, soundly defeating Republican opponent Ed Toney in their race for the District 3 city council seat.
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News (USA)
Holyoke, Massachusetts elects nation’s youngest gay mayor
HOLYOKE, Mass. — Alex Morse, a 22-year-old graduate of Brown University, has just been elected mayor of Holyoke, Mass., a city of nearly 40,000 residents near Springfield.
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News (USA)
Virginia elects first openly gay state senator
State Del. Adam Ebbin (D-District 30) was elected to Virginia’s state Senate today, making him the Commonwealth’s first openly gay senator.
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Life
Ellen DeGeneres named special envoy for global AIDS awareness
BETHESDA, Md. — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced that talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special U.S. Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness. Clinton made the announcement during a major policy speech to the National Institutes of Health on HIV-AIDS issues, and in letter to DeGeneres, Clinton wrote: […]
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Commentary
Have the leaders of the National Organization for Marriage gone into hiding?
Is it just me or have the spokespersons and leaders of the National Organization for Marriage decided to go into hiding? NOM’s president Brian Brown has gone AWOL when it comes to public speaking. Not that he was a good one in the first place…
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News (USA)
More positive polling for gay marriage, and a boost from flight attendants
More positive polling in Maine and Washington. Gay couples get a green light to sue over civil unions in New Jersey. A vote on DOMA gets postponed until next week. And marriage equality gets a boost from the National Association of Flight Attendants. This week’s Marriage News Watch is here…
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Life
Canadian Member of Parliament: No reason for politicians to remain closeted
The suicide of 15-year-old Jamie Hubley last month — the Ottawa teenager who had suffered from being bullied — has renewed a fierce and politically charged debate in Canadian society: Do public figures, as role models for youth, have a responsibility to out themselves?
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News (USA)
West Virginia considering LGBT-inclusive anti-bullying measure
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – A proposed anti-bullying policy for schools in West Virginia is drawing praise and criticism for acknowledging — for the first time — that sexual orientation and gender identity are common reasons for harassment.
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Life
Pair of inseparable ‘gay’ penguins to be separated and paired with females
Zoo keepers in Toronto are planning to separate a pair of inseparable, and — according to some zoo staffers — “gay” male penguins so that they can be paired with females for breeding.
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Life
Linda Harvey: Anti-bullying programs will turn schools into ‘indoctrination camps’
Linda Harvey of Mission America is urging voters to oppose the Safe Schools Improvement Act and the Student Nondiscrimination Act, warning that anti-bullying legislation is “using bullying prevention as a tool to force approval of homosexuality and gender bending on children, teachers and families.”
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News (USA)
‘Commitment Campaign’ aims to reshape the debate on gay marriage
A bipartisan group backing legalization of same-sex marriage launched a new campaign on Monday, aimed at reshaping the debate from the topic of marriage “equality” to the value of “commitment.”
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News (USA)
Mormon bishop: Church’s treatment of LGBTQ people an ‘atrocity’
SALT LAKE CITY — A Mormon bishop on Sunday apologized for the way gays are treated and perceived by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, calling it “an atrocity.”
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News (USA)
Houston newspaper pulls endorsement over candidate’s anti-gay flyer
HOUSTON — In a strongly worded editorial, the Houston Chronicle on Sunday retracted its endorsement of a school board candidate after his campaign released an anti-gay flyer directed at his opponent, calling it “obvious gay bashing.”