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News (USA)
City disciplines two workers for ejecting gay couple from pool
The City of Hazard, Ky., has suspended an employee for ejecting two gay men from a public recreational facility citing the Bible as his reason for doing so.
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Life
For all the dads out there, and every man who makes a difference in someone’s life
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. To every man who makes a difference in someone’s life, and teaches people to have no fear.
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Life
For Dad: ‘I am the man my father built’
A Father’s Day smile for you: when camping under the stars with Dad horrified me, and how his wish that I “stand out from the crowd” produced a shameless activist. A simple story of love and gratitude.
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News (USA)
GLAAD President Jarrett Barrios resigns under scrutiny of AT&T endorsement
Jarrett Barrios, the president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has resigned under increasing scrutiny of GLAAD’s recent endorsement of AT&T’s merger with T-Mobile, and conflicting statements related to net neutrality rules.
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Commentary
White House aide: Obama’s 1996 pledge in support of marriage equality is fake
At the Netroots Nation blog conference on Friday, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer said that a 1996 pledge supporting marriage equality was completed by “someone else” other than Barack Obama:
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Life
Tracy Morgan meets with homeless, teen victims of anti-LGBT violence
Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan on Friday visited homeless LGBT teens in New York in an effort to apologize and make amends for a recent anti-gay tirade in which he suggested he would “pull out a knife and stab” his own son if told him he was gay.
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Life
Bachmann target of glitter bomber, third incident against anti-gay GOP candidates
A gay rights activist on Saturday threw glitter at Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) as she left the stage at the RightOnline conference in Minneapolis, the third such incident on an anti-gay Republican presidential candidate in as many weeks.
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News (USA)
Still 1 vote shy, Cuomo confident NY state Senate will approve gay marriage billand
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Friday expressed optimism that legislation legalizing same-sex marriage would be approved before the end of the legislative session next week.
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News (USA)
Senate panel approves defense spending bill without anti-gay amendments
The Senate Armed Services Committee this week unanimously passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with none of the anti-gay amendments that were attached to the House version of the bill.
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UN passes historic resolution calling for universal rights for LGBTQ persons
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday approved a resolution supporting equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation.
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Life
Cee Lo Green tweets homophobic comments following negative review
In response to a negative review by City Pages’ Andrea Swennson, Cee Lo Green on Friday took to Twitter, calling the reviewer gay for writing the review.
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News (USA)
Safeway cashier fired after directing anti-gay slur at same-sex couple
A grocery store employee at a Washington D.C.-area Safeway has been fired after directing an anti-gay slur at a same-sex couple last weekend.
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News (USA)
Watchdogs file ethics complaint against Boehner over spending to defend DOMA
A Washington D.C. government watchdog organization this week asked the Office of Congressional Ethics to investigate if House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) broke federal law when he hired a law firm to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court.
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Commentary
‘Deliverance from homosexuality:’ How an anti-gay ministry changed my life
Listening to self-anointed “prophet” Damon Thompson preach now, it’s hard to recall why I ever considered him to be anything but a dangerous madman.
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News (USA)
Obama Administration announces resource center for LGBT refugees
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced the creation of a first-ever resource center to support the resettlement of LGBT refugees.
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News (USA)
Duncan to Educators: Gay-Straight Alliances are protected under federal law
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan this week warned school administrators nationwide that gay-straight alliance groups must be recognized as having the the same legal rights and protections as other student clubs at public secondary schools.
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Commentary
Ex-NY Giants’ David Tyree: NOM suck-up calls marriage equality ‘anarchy’
Ex-NY Giants receiver David Tyree is coming out against gay marriage HARD, claiming it’s the first step on the road to “ANARCHY.”
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News (USA)
Will New York state Senator Mark Grisanti decide marriage equality?
As of right now, there are 31 votes and several undecided senators. With so many undecided Republican senators, it’s hard to find someone who will be a real leader and break from the pack to truly represent all their constituents.
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News (USA)
New York Post rejects marriage equality: ‘If we had a vote, it would be no’
The New York Post on Tuesday published an editorial rejecting marriage equality, and said that “in the long run … society will be better served by retaining the traditional, time-tested definition of marriage.”
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News (USA)
NY Assembly passes marriage equality bill; Senate undecided on allowing a vote
The New York state Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage while Senate Republicans debated over whether to let the measure come to the floor for a vote.