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Lesbian couple denied driver’s licenses because their marriage is ‘not recognized’
Two Souix Falls women who were legally married in Iowa last October, have been refused driver’s licenses in their married name, because, according to the state, their union is not recognized in South Dakota.
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News (USA)
Utah state rep’s third anti-gay bill would allow discrimination based on religion
In his third anti-gay bill of the 2011 Utah legislative session, extremist Republican LaVar Christensen has introduced legislation that would exempt anyone from local non-discrimination laws if they do it on religious grounds.
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News (USA)
Maryland GOP leader announces support for marriage equality bill
ANNAPOLIS — Well here’s a twist. A Maryland Republican State Senator (and until recently Minority Leader), Allan Kittleman, has announced he will support the pending marriage equality legislation, “because of my firm belief in equal rights.”
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News (World)
Ugandan police announce arrest in murder of gay activist David Kato
Nsubuga Enock, the primary suspect in the murder of prominent Uganda gay rights activist David Kato, was arrested Tuesday enroute to visit with his girlfriend, according to Vincent Ssetake, a spokesman for the Ugandan National Police Force.
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News (USA)
Utah state representative introduces anti-gay ‘Family Policy’ bill
SALT LAKE CITY — Extremist and anti-gay Utah state Representative LaVar Christensen has introduced House Bill 270, called the “Family Policy” bill.
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News (USA)
Portuguese model pleads ‘not guilty’ in brutal slaying of companion
Renato Seabra, the 21-year-old Portuguese model who admitted to the brutal murder of a celebrity journalist Carlos Castro in a New York hotel last month, pleaded “not guilty” in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday.
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News (USA)
Iowa teen gives impassioned speech in support of his gay parents
On Monday evening, Zach Wahls, a 19-year-old University of Iowa student spoke about the strength of his family during a public forum on House Joint Resolution 6, an amendment that seeks to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, and deny any form of legal recognition for gay couples.
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News (USA)
Iowa House passes amendment in hopes voters will repeal same-sex marriage law
DES MOINES — The Iowa state House on Tuesday passed an amendment that seeks to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, and deny any form of legal recognition for gay couples.
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Life
Bush daughter comes out… for marriage equality (Video)
It would seem that the children of those who so staunchly fought against equality are now coming around. It could be a case of rebellion, but more likely than not, the younger generations just happen to know and love far more lesbian and gay […]
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News (USA)
Marriage equality battle ramps up in New Hampshire, Maryland
Two New Hampshire legislators have introduced bills to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, even though Republican leaders said that such a repeal is not a party priority in 2011. And several other states saw legislative moves toward or away from equality in the past week.
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News (USA)
Illinois governor signs bill legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples
CHICAGO — Illinois became the 12th U.S. state on Monday to grant legal recognition to same-sex couples. Gov. Pat Quinn drew cheers from a crowd of more than 1,000 people who turned out to witness him sign bill legalizing civil unions for gay and lesbian couples.
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News (USA)
School district will allow lesbian teens to participate in pep rally together
Less than 24 hours after filing a lawsuit against their high school for preventing them from participating as a same-sex couple at an upcoming school assembly, two lesbian teens have been granted permission to walk together in the event processional.
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News (USA)
Presidential hopeful Fred Karger takes on NOM’s anti-gay marriage campaign
Gay activist and Presidential hopeful Fred Karger has released a 60 second TV spot that has already started running in New Hampshire taking on the National Organization For Marriage and their lies.
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News (USA)
Pentagon prepares to implement DADT; Appeals court rejects DOJ motion to suspend case
It has been just over a month since President Obama signed the bill to repeal of the military’s ban on openly gay service members. And Pentagon officials on Friday they think they may be ready to begin implementation of the new law within the year.
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Commentary
Ugandan gay activist killed in cold blood: Were Christians accomplices in his murder?
Prominent defender of gay rights in Uganda, David Kato, was murdered in his home by two blows with a hammer last Wednesday. What responsibility does the Christian Church bear for the outrageous murder of Kato?
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News (USA)
Military to discharged gay soldiers: You owe us for not serving your full term!
Adding insult to injury, the Defense Department — after discharging gay service members under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy — apparently sends these former soldiers a bill, demanding they pay back “unearned portions” of their contracts.
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News (USA)
Louisiana man charged with hate crime, attempted murder of gay man
SHREVEPORT, La. — A Shreveport man is accused of attempted murder and the commission of a hate crime in an attack earlier this week on a gay man at a local bar.
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Life
Geri Jewell — 80s ‘Facts of Life’ sitcom star — comes out as lesbian
Geri Jewell, who in the 1980’s starred as Blair’s cousin Geri on NBC’s “The Facts of Life,” comes out as a lesbian in her upcoming memoir, I’m Walking as Straight as I Can: Transcending Disability in Hollywood and Beyond.
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Commentary
Osteen toes fundamentalist, homophobic line on the interpretation of the Bible
Joel Osteen, best-selling author and religious entertainer: “Homosexuality is a sin.” In an interview earlier this week on CNN, Osteen toes a fundamentalist, homophobic line on the interpretation of the Bible.
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News (USA)
Hawaii civil unions bill passes full Senate
The Hawaii State Senate on Friday passed a civil unions bill that would grant same-sex and heterosexual partners essentially the same protections, rights and benefits currently extended to married couples.