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News (USA)
Missouri teacher under fire for suggesting more gay youth should commit suicide
A high school teacher in Joplin, Mo., is the latest teacher under fire for alleged posting anti-gay remarks on Facebook, which included a suggestion that more gay youth should commit suicide.
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News (USA)
CDC recommendation for HPV vaccination for boys may be a tough sell
The Centers for Disease Control this week issued a finding that young boys, as well as girls, should be given the controversial vaccination against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The recommendation by a CDC’s advisory panel is designed to to protect young people from HPV infection before they become sexually active.
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News (World)
European Parliament renews call for anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people
STRASBOURG, France — The European Parliament has formally called on countries in the European Union to find an agreement on the draft legislation — proposed more than three years ago — to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU.
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LGBT History Month profile: Award-winning creator of ‘Glee,’ Ryan Murphy
Ryan Murphy is an award-winning film and television director, writer and producer. He is best known for creating the television series “Glee.”
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News (USA)
New Hampshire lawmakers vote to recommend repealing same-sex marriage
New Hampshire lawmakers on Tuesday moved another step closer to repealing the state’s 15-month-old same-sex marriage law. The House Judiciary Committee voted 11-6 to recommend eliminating gay marriage rights for same-sex couples, and to instead establish civil unions for unmarried adults.
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Santorum denounces gay marriage, talks sodomy laws, doesn’t believe in hate crimes
Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum, appearing Saturday on notoriously anti-gay preacher Bradlee Dean’s “Sons of Liberty” radio program, once again denounced same-sex marriage rights, advocated for sodomy laws, and told Dean that he doesn’t believe in hate crimes.
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News (USA)
Report: 2 millions kids ‘collateral damage’ of laws against LGBT people
A groundbreaking new report released Tuesday reveals that nearly two million children have become collateral damage of decades of ideology, laws and policies designed to hurt lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Americans.
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News (USA)
Poll: Nearly half of Hawaiian voters back same-sex marriage
According to a new poll, 49 percent of Hawaii voters say they want to see same-sex marriage legalized in the Aloha state.
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Life
Thomasson warns of ‘very dangerous’ queer studies ‘infection’
Randy Thomasson of Save California joined Janet Mefferd on Friday to discuss the Queer Studies minor at Cal State Fullerton, and the anti-gay activist called the program an “oxymoron.”
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News (World)
Denmark expected to legalize same-sex marriage in 2012, says minister
COPENHAGEN, Denamrk — The Danish government is set to introduce a bill in early 2012 that will allow gays and lesbians to marry, positioning Denmark to become the eighth country in Europe to recognize same-sex civil marriages.
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LGBT History Month profile: Youth Activist Constance McMillen
Constance McMillen became a poster child for LGBT rights after asking permission to bring her girlfriend to the prom. When her school responded by cancelling the prom, McMillen took legal action.
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Linda Harvey urges parents to refuse care for their children from gay doctors
Linda Harvey of Mission America has a message for parents: don’t let your child be treated by a gay or lesbian doctor or nurse. On her radio show yesterday, Harvey said that parents should prohibit gay and lesbian health care employees from attending to their children because their sexual orientation is “erroneously influential to children.”
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News (USA)
Alabama lawmaker pre-files bill to add sexual orientation to anti-bullying policies
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s first openly lesbian legislator, state Rep. Patricia Todd, (D-Birmingham), pre-filed legislation last week to expand anti-bullying policies to explicitly prohibit harassment in schools on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
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News (USA)
New Hampshire House panel to vote on repeal of same-sex marriage law
CONCORD, N.H. — The New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on whether or not to recommend repealing New Hampshire’s same-sex marriage law and replacing it with civil unions for any unmarried adults including relatives.
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Commentary
NOM rips off photo of Obama rally, depicts it as anti-gay marriage event
In order to beef up the reliably poor attendance evidenced by their own rally photos, the National Organization For Marriage adorns its newly-launched New Hampshire for Marriage site with a collage featuring a small photo from their own effort combined with an unidentified shot of a sweepingly large crowd…
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Commentary
Audacity alert: NOM wants Obama to pay for Boehner’s junk science
The National Organization for Marriage on Monday really decided to raise the bar for unashamed audacity. The organization is now demanding that Obama’s Justice Department pay for Speaker of the House John Boehner’s defense of DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act):
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Scotland police not ruling out hate crime in brutal murder of gay man
CUMNOCK, Scotland — Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a gay man who was found brutally beaten, burned and left by the side of a road in Ayrshire, Scotland on Saturday.
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News (USA)
Secret anti-gays unmasked, then re-masked; defending DOMA costing taxpayers
It’s been a crazy week, with secret anti-gay activists unmasked and then re-masked in Washington state. A Maryland football player is our new best friend, DOMA continues to crumble but not before costing taxpayers $520 per hour. And why is Australia’s Prime Minister resisting a marriage equality measure that would increase public support for her party?
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LGBT History Month profile: Championship tennis player Amélie Mauresmo
Amélie Mauresmo was the World No. 1 tennis player. She won 25 career titles including two Grand Slams. In 2004, she received an Olympic Silver medal in tennis singles.
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Herman Cain says he now supports a federal ban on same-sex marriage
GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain now says he supports a federal marriage amendment that would ban same-sex marriage across the United States.