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Judge denies stay in ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling — military begins accepting gay recruits
A federal judge on Tuesday denied a government request to delay her order to halt discharges under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and the Pentagon took the unprecedented steps to begin allowing openly gay recruits to enlist, or re-enlist, in the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Facebook working to combat cyber-bullying — but when does free speech become hate speech?
Facebook is teaming up with Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD), The Trevor Project and others to form a new “Network of Support” to help combat bullying of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender teens.
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Federal judge refuses to back down on landmark ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ruling
The federal judge who issued a worldwide injunction last week ordering the U.S. military to cease enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” has tentatively rejected the federal government’s request for an emergency stay in the injunction.
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High school students chant gay slurs at rival high school’s football team
A local high school in Eastlake, Ohio has come under fire as a home video posted on You Tube shows students chanting gay slurs at an opposing football team last Thursday night, calling the cross-town rivals “Powder Blue Faggots.”
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National Ally week to raise awareness of anti-gay bullying, promote safe schools
Monday marks the beginning of the sixth annual National Ally Week aimed at raising awareness to school-yard bulling and to aid in making schools safer for students, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
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Justin Bieber called ‘faggot,’ investigated for assault following laser tag incident
TMZ is reporting that Justin Bieber was on the receiving end of anti-gay bullying during a laser tag match in British Columbia on Friday night, and is now the subject of an assault investigation for allegedly striking the kid who called him a “faggot.”
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Advocates rally in support of affectionate lesbian couple ejected from shopping center
More than 100 people gathered at a Raleigh, NC, shopping center on Sunday afternoon in a demonstration of support for a lesbian couple who were ejected from the property last week after a security guard witnessed them displaying an act of affection.
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Paladino launches attack ad questioning Cuomo’s support of gay rights
New York’s Tea Party-Republican candidate for governor, Carl Paladino is now trying to use gay rights against Andrew Cuomo, claiming his Democrat opponent was “all but invisible” when same-sex marriage was being discussed in the state legislature last year.
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Life
Vince Vaughn defends gay joke in upcoming film; GLAAD rebuffs actor, criticizes Universal
GLAAD rebuffed a statement this week by Vince Vaughn in which the actor defended controversial dialogue in the upcoming film, “The Dilemma,” and criticized Universal Pictures for not making good on its promise to pull the film’s trailer from theaters.
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Appeals court sides with firefighters over ‘sexual harassment’ at gay pride event
Four San Diego firefighters who lodged a complaint against the city for being forced to participate in a gay pride parade in 2007, won a court victory this week when an appeals court upheld that their participation in the event subjected them to “sexual harassment.”
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Life
New dads! Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka announce arrival of ‘happy, healthy’ twins
Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka are officially dads. Harris, star of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother announced Friday via Twitter, that twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace arrived on Oct. 12. Babies!! On 10/12, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace entered the Burtka-Harris fold. All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a […]
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Lesbian teen’s prom story to be subject of ABC Family channel made-for-TV movie
Constance McMillen, a Mississippi teen who sued her school for canceling the prom rather than let her attend with her girlfriend, will be the subject of a made-for-TV movie. “It is a project that is in the very early stages,” confirmed the ABC Family cable channel.
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Pet insurance available to federal employees, but still no coverage for same-sex partners
Federal employees insured through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program received an email on Thursday from Aetna promoting their new pet insurance plans, but DOMA still prohibits LGBT workers from covering their same-sex partners.
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Andrew Cuomo vows to legalize gay marriage if elected NY governor
Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for New York governor, says he will legalize gay marriage if elected. “I don’t want to be the governor who just proposes marriage equality,” Cuomo said at Thursday’s Empire State Pride Agenda’s Fall Dinner.
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Four teens charged in attack of classmate they thought was gay
Four Long Island teenagers have been arrested and face assault and harassment charges in an alleged anti-gay bias attack on a 14-year-old boy they believed was gay. The victim was stomped and kicked on his arms, legs, stomach and thighs.
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Pentagon halts enforcement of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’– Justice department files appeal, seeks stay
The Pentagon issued guidance to troop commanders on Thursday to obey a court order lifting the ban on gays serving openly in the military, while the Justice Department requested an emergency stay of a federal judge’s injunction stopping enforcement of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
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Openly gay city council member delivers heart wrenching plea to LGBT youth (Video)
Joel Burns, an openly gay city council member in Fort Worth, TX gave a heart-wrenching, impassioned plea on Tuesday evening to LGBT youth struggling with their sexual identity or facing intense adversity among their families, community or bullying by their peers.
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NY gubernatorial candidate issues apology for homophobic remarks
Carl Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor of New York, issued an apology Tuesday for homophobic remarks made earlier this week, when he said he did not want his children “brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality” was an acceptable option.
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Justice department will appeal ruling that struck down ‘Defense of Marriage Act’
On the last possible day they could do so, the Obama administration filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in support of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, even though Obama has previously said he opposed the law.
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Florida child welfare agency will not appeal ruling to allow gay adoptions
Florida will cease to enforce its ban gay adoptions, as the Department of Children and Families announced Tuesday that it would not appeal the September decision by the Third District Court of Appeals that the ban was unconstitutional.