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LGBT History Month profile: John Berry, U.S. Office of Personnel Management
John Berry is the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). He is the highest-ranking openly gay federal employee in U.S. history.
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Commentary
Meet Scott Anderson, soon to be first openly gay ordained Presbyterian USA minister
“Our pastor is gay! Our pastor is gay! How can we possibly continue being Christians now?!” Okay, fine: I don’t actually know what the two people said to their fellow parishioners at Bethany Presbyterian when, in the spring of 1990, they decided to out their head pastor, Scott Anderson. But they did out Anderson, who […]
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News (USA)
Boehner triples cost cap for defending ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ in court
The U.S. House has tripled the cost cap for the legal expenses of hiring a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court to reach a potential total sum of $1.5 million.
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Harvard study shows discrimination against gay job applicants
Men seeking employment in the southern and midwestern United States were less likely to be hired if they appeared to be gay, versus applicants who displayed stereotypical heterosexual characteristics, according to a new study conducted by Harvard researcher András Tilcsik.
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Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman, champion of DADT repeal, retires
During his remarks Friday to a large gathering of U. S. political and military leaders, invited guests, and service members, President Barack Obama acknowledged the services rendered to the nation and its citizens by the outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, whose retirement ceremony marked the end of a distinguished forty-three year career in the U.S. Navy.
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Michael Brown: ‘Hypersensitive’ gays want to put Christians in jail
Cindy and Mike Jacobs host a weekly television program where they discuss current events, like how abortion curses the land and how such sins then causes natural disasters. On the last two episodes, anti-gay activist Michael Brown, author of “A Queer Thing Happened to America” explained that the ultimate agenda of gay activists is to put Christians into jail.
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LGBT History Month: ‘Dykes To Watch Out For’ cartoonist Alison Bechdel
Alison Bechdel is a celebrated cartoonist and author of the long-running comic strip, “Dykes To Watch Out For.” Her groundbreaking graphic memoir, “Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic,” was awarded the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book.
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Court sets aside conviction of Marine’s uniformed appearance in gay porn
The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals has sided, in part, with a U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant who wore parts of his uniform while appearing in gay porn videos.
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Maryland Governor launches campaign for marriage equality legislation
Governor Martin O’Malley is a Marylander for marriage equality. The Democratic Governor on Monday released a video in which he called for balancing religious freedom with the freedom to marry.
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Assault complaint filed by gay couple attacked for attending church service
A gay Gibson County, Tenn., couple said they were assaulted when they tried to attend church services at the Grace Fellowship Church in Fruitland last week. Jerry Pittman, Jr., said the attacked was prompted by the pastor of the church — his father.
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NOM makes tasteless reference to gay Congressman’s newborn son
There are times that the National Organization for Marriage is so anti-gay that it burns — such as the post on its blog regarding the birth of Congressman Jared Polis’s newborn son:
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News (USA)
Forrester: ‘Homosexuals out to discredit me’ over false medical credentials
CHARLOTTE — After days of hot attention from LGBT media and blogs, North Carolina state Sen. James Forrester (R-Gaston) has opened up and responded to accusations that he falsified some medical credentials and affiliations on his resume.
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Record number of gays, lesbians applying to become parents in South Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A year ago this month, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeals in Miami-Dade, ruled a 33 year-old law that barred gays and lesbians from adopting children unenforceable and the state’s attorney general declined to challenge it.
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Obama addresses HRC, anti-gay NC Senator is a liar, RI and Maine Senators on DOMA
President Obama’s doing everything right for the LGBT community — except marriage. An anti-gay senator from North Carolina is things up again. And Senators in Rhode Island and Maine need to hear from you. This week’s Marriage News Watch is here…
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NOM billboards aimed at intimidating pro-gay marriage lawmakers
The National Organization for Marriage is erecting more billboards aimed at intimidating pro-marriage equality legislators, and gloating that it was their efforts that cost David Weprin a seat in the U.S. House.
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Cain says he should have defended gay soldier who was booed at GOP debate
With the exception of Herman Cain, the GOP presidential candidates were mostly quiet on Sunday following a scathing rebuke from President Barack Obama on Saturday evening for not coming to the defense of a gay soldier after audience members booed him during a recent Republican debate.
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LGBT History Month: John Ashbery, successful 20th century poet
John Ashbery is one of the most successful 20th century poets. He has won almost every major American literary award, including the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
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And cue the bigots in 3…, 2…, 1.
The announcement by the Pentagon Friday that permission was granted for the military chaplains to officiate at same-sex marriages or unions has touched off the expected firestorm of criticism from “corporate Christianity.”
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Obama addresses annual HRC dinner; calls for repeal of DOMA, rebukes GOP candidates (Video)
President Barack Obama on Saturday evening delivered the keynote address a gathering of more than 3,000 LGBT rights advocates at the Human Rights Campaign’s 15th Annual HRC National Dinner, and called for repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and issued a sharp rebuke to GOP presidential hopefuls for not supporting gay troops.
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News (World)
Russian police detain dozens during Pride event in Moscow
MOSCOW — Police detained dozens of anti-gay protesters and gay rights activists during a gay pride rally in central Moscow on Saturday.