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Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir: I don’t celebrate being gay
“I was born a white male, a white gay male, and I don’t celebrate being white or male, so why should I celebrate being gay?” U.S. figure skating champion Johnny Weir confirmed to the world that he’s a gay man in his just-released autobiography, “Welcome to My World.”
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News (USA)
Palm Springs police chief resigns over expletive, sting operation targeting gay men
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Police Chief David Dominguez resigned last week amid an ongoing scandal involving a 2009 sex sting operation that targeted gay men.
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News (USA)
Gay intern credited with helping to save Giffords’ life following Arizona shooting
A gay intern, who had been working for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) for only five days, is credited with helping to save the Congresswoman’s life after she took a gunshot wound to the head while appearing at a public event in Tucson, Ariz. Saturday.
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News (USA)
Pro-LGBT Congresswoman gunned down in Arizona shooting; federal judge fatally wounded
TUCSON, Ariz. — U. S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) is in critical condition after undergoing surgery after suffering a single gunshot wound to the head while appearing at a public event in Tucson, Ariz. today. Six people were killed in the mass shooting incident, including a federal judge.
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Life
Neil Patrick Harris at People’s Choice Awards: Out, proud and ‘awesome’
There will come a day when this isn’t necessarily newsworthy… But upon winning the People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor earlier this week, Neil Patrick Harris took a moment to plant a kiss on the cheek of his partner and “better half”, David Burtka — on national television.
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News (USA)
Gates instructs department to accelerate efforts to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
U. S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has instructed the Defense Department to accelerate efforts to end the policy known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which bans on openly gay military personnel from serving.
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News (USA)
New Jersey Governor signs nation’s toughest anti-bullying law
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, signed what many believe is the nation’s toughest law to fight bullying in institutions of learning.
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News (USA)
Bills aimed at legalizing same-sex marriage introduced in Rhode Island House, Senate
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island may be poised to become the next state to legalize same-sex marriage as bills were introduced Thursday in the state’s House and Senate chambers aimed at doing just that.
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Commentary
The Christian Right’s rhetoric is disingenuous at the very least
As I write this editorial, it’s less than a couple of hours after the 112th session of the Congress of the United States gaveled in. Most significant is the fact that the overwhelming majority of this Congress are ultra conservative, identify as “committed” Christians, and have little or no regard for true equality rights for […]
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News (USA)
Anti-gay measure backfires on El Paso city workers, retirees
EL PASO, Texas — An effort to block same-sex partners of city employees from obtaining health care benefits has back fired, and may strip benefits from thousands of others, including elected officials and partners of retired policemen and firefighters.
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News (USA)
Suspect arrested in killing of two Miami men he thought were gay
Miami police have arrested a man in the shooting deaths of two men that he thought were gay and coming onto him.
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Life
Lesbian priests wed in New Year’s Day ceremony
BOSTON — Two high-level female Episcopal priests married in Massachusetts on New Year’s Day in a wedding that appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. -– at least in the Episcopal Church.
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News (USA)
Navy captain relieved of command over raunchy, anti-gay videos
Capt. Owen Honors, the U.S. Navy officer who commanded the USS Enterprise and produced several controversial — and often anti-gay — videos while second in command aboard the aircraft carrier, has been permanently relieved of his command.
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News (USA)
Appeals court looks to California Supreme Court for guidance in Prop 8 case
A 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel surprised many Proposition 8 observers Tuesday when it suddenly issued five documents relating to the case. But there was no decision Tuesday in Perry v. Schwarzenegger, the landmark case challenging California’s voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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News (World)
Uganda anti-gay newspaper ordered to stop ‘outing’ gays
A judge in Uganda has granted a permanent injunction against an anti-gay tabloid that had published addresses and photographs of some of the 100 people it named as “Uganda’s top homos” back on October.
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News (USA)
Colleagues of anti-gay Commissioner to consider resolution against sexual bias
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Commissioners in North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County will consider a resolution against sexual bias after one of their own referred to gays as “sexual predators” in an email made public last week.
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News (USA)
Navy investigating raunchy, anti-gay videos shown aboard aircraft carrier
The U.S. Navy has launched an investigation into a how a series of raunchy, and often anti-gay, videos were produced and then shown to a crew of nearly 6,000 sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise while on deployment supporting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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News (USA)
Apple rejects anti-gay ‘Manhattan Declaration’ from App Store — again
Apple has once again rejected the anti-gay iPhone application, Manhattan Declaration, from its App Store even after its creators submitted a revision.
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News (USA)
Wyoming GOP plans to reintroduce defense of marriage measure
Republican legislators in Wyoming are planning to reintroduce a defense of marriage law that would bar the state from recognizing same-sex marriages performed in other states.
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News (USA)
NC Commissioner Bill James’ latest claim: Gays prey on young men at YMCA’s
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenberg County Commissioner Bill James, who recently described gays as “sexual predators,” now claims that gays prey on young men at YMCA’s, according to a new post on his website.