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News (USA)
California schools flummoxed about how to add lessons on LGBT Americans
LOS ANGELES — Educators across the state of California are scrambling to incorporate into their curriculum materials that present the significant contributions of LGBT Americans as required by a new law.
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Christian school targeted by vandals prior to speech by anti-gay activist
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. — A Christian school in suburban Chicago was vandalized on Saturday in advance of a scheduled appearance by ant-gay activist and hate group leader, Scott Lively.
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News (USA)
NJ newspaper calls for firing of high school teacher over anti-gay rant
The New Jersey Star-Ledger, in a biting editorial on Sunday, called for the dismissal of Viki Knox, a high school teacher who last week posted a homophobic rant on her Facebook page in response to an LGBT history month display at Union High School in Union Township, N.J.
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News (USA)
U.S. House DOMA lawyer: Gays have political power, don’t need legal protections
The attorney representing the U.S. House in defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), said in court documents on Friday that, “homosexuals have a great deal of political power and are not entitled to the safeguards that courts have established for laws that discriminate against racial minorities or women.”
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Life
Zachary Quinto: ‘Living a gay life without publicly acknowledging it … is simply not enough’
Actor Zachary Quinto, best known for his roles as Sylar on NBC’s “Heroes,” and as Spock in the 2009 film version of Star Trek, has publicly announced that he is gay.
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Commentary
Is Tennessee really that bad?
Tennessee has been getting a bad rap lately. From the passage of anti-gay legislation in the last session of the state legislature, to the current issue regarding Gay-Straight alliances in East Tennessee schools, or anti-gay assault in West Tennessee, national (and international) communities have lambasted the state as a haven for bigots and religious extremists.
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Commentary
Occupy Wall Street — A modern day Stonewall
The Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to other countries. This shows, in no small way, that what happens in America doesn’t necessarily stay in America.
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Life
LGBT History Month profile: Hero in Tucson shootings, Daniel Hernandez
University of Arizona student and congressional intern Daniel Hernandez Jr. garnered national recognition when he saved the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. President Obama acknowledged him for his heroism.
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News (USA)
New Hampshire poll: Voters do not want to repeal same-sex marriage law
DURHAM, N.H. — A new poll out of New Hampshire this week shows strong opposition to repealing the state’s marriage equality law, and a majority of voters said gay marriage has had little to no effect on the state.
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Life
‘First Out,’ London’s oldest gay cafe announces it will be closing
LONDON — First Out Cafe — Central London’s oldest gay cafe — announced it would be closing in two weeks, one of several businesses affected by the development of the Crossrail rail network, reported the BBC.
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News (USA)
Judge slams former Assistant AG in case alleging harassment of gay student
DETROIT — Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell was rebuked by a federal judge this week for attempting to circumvent procedures and find a shortcut way of wrapping up a lawsuit against him for allegedly harassing an openly gay college student.
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News (USA)
Log Cabin Republicans dissolves Dallas chapter citing credibility issues
The national Log Cabin Republicans organization this week dissolved its Dallas, Texas chapter after a series of issues and missteps by the Dallas chapter’s president, Robert Schlein.
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News (USA)
Washington state proposes cutting funding to youth suicide prevention program
SEATTLE — Officials in Washington state are considering eliminating funding for the state’s Youth Suicide Prevention Program (YSPP).
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Life
North Wales police stations to display rainbow stickers to encourage reporting of anti-gay crimes
The North Wales Police Department on Friday said that it will be reinforcing its commitment to equality and diversity by displaying rainbow flag stickers at police front counters across its jurisdiction to encourage LGBTQ people to report anti-gay bias-based crimes.
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News (USA)
Lesbian couple arrested in North Carolina after marriage license refused
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — A lesbian couple twice refused a marriage license by the Buncombe County Register of Deeds refused to leave the government office today and initiated a sit-in. The two were arrested.
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Life
LGBT History Month profile: Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an award-winning television, film and stage actor. Starting at age 16, he has forged an enduring career as a performer in Hollywood and on Broadway.
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News (USA)
Male high school cheerleader says he was suspended for kissing another boy
ALICE, Texas — A 17-year-old high school senior said he was kicked off the cheer leading squad and suspended after he was caught kissing another male student on campus.
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Life
AFA’s Brayn Fischer: Fornication and homosexuality should be made illegal
We figure that as long as Bryan Fischer is going to keep calling for the criminalization of homosexuality, we are going to just keep posting videos of him calling for the criminalization of homosexuality:
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News (USA)
‘OutServe’ hosts first ever leadership summit for openly gay service members
OutServe, nation’s only professional association for actively serving gay an lesbian military personnel, is holding its first annual “OutServe Armed Forces Leadership Summit” in Las Vegas this weekend, aimed at enhancing “military readiness through encouraging an environment of respect with regard to sexual orientation and gender identity”
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Commentary
Of all the ‘ex-gay’ ministries, John Smid’s ‘was the most cult-like’
For decades, John Smid had been the leader of Love in Action, the infamous “ex-gay” ministry that took away the underwear of clients if the undergarments appeared too gay. The strict Memphis-based ministry also used an egg timer in the bathroom to make sure its clients would not masturbate while showering.