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News (USA)
Federal judge rules ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ unconstitutional
A federal judge in Riverside, CA today declared the military’s ban on allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military unconstitutional.
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Montana Tea Party ousts chief over anti-gay comment posted on Facebook
The head of a Montana Tea Party group has been ousted from the organization following a controversial exchange on his Facebook page that appeared to condone violence against gays.
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Castro accepts responsibility for Cuba’s persecution of gays
In an interview last week with Mexican newspaper La Jornada, Fidel Castro accepted responsibility for Cuba’s persecution of gays and lesbians decades ago.
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Catholic high school dean loses job after marrying her partner
The athletic director and dean of students at a Catholic high school in Springfield, MA lost her job last week, saying she was pressured to leave after marrying her female partner in August.
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Court rejects motion to force Brown, Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8
A California state appeals court has denied a conservative law group’s request that it force Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to defend Proposition 8 in federal court.
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Appeals court reverses Texas same-sex divorce case
A Texas appeals court has ruled same-sex couples legally married in other states can’t get divorced in Texas, and also ruled that the Texas same-sex marriage ban is constitutional.
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Presbyterian minister rebuked, praised for performing same-sex unions
A retired Presbyterian minister was found guilty Friday by a church tribunal of presiding at the marriage of same-sex couples in 2008 and will be censured, pending an appeal. The six-member panel announced its verdict in the case of the Rev. Dr. Jane Spahr, of San Francisco, who was accused of violating church law by […]
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Former RNC chair, GW Bush campaign manager: ‘I’m gay’
Ken Mehlman, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee and the campaign manager who helped win a second term for President George W. Bush on his anti-gay marriage platform has announced that he is homosexual.
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Target, Best Buy feel investor backlash over political donation
After weeks of public protest over its financial support of an organization that backed a GOP gubernatorial candidate opposed to gay rights, Target Corp. now faces a new form of pressure: shareholder demands that it revamp its donation process to avoid the chance of additional backfires.
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Ricky Martin’s memoir due November 2
Ricky Martin is set to release his memoir, Me, on November 2. Martin said in a statement Thursday that the project led him to extract memories that he had erased from his mind, and called it an “incredible spiritual journey.”
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Appeals court grants ‘stay’ in Prop 8 ruling, gay marriage to remain on hold
A federal appeals court on Monday put a hold on same-sex marriages in California, overruling a federal district judge who had earlier ruled that Proposition 8 — the state’s voter approved ban on gay marriage — was unconstitutional.
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Target rejects HRC call for ‘make it right’ donation to gay causes
Target Corp. said Monday it has no plans to donate money to gay-friendly causes to quiet the protests over a $150,000 donation that helped support a Minnesota governor candidate who opposes gay marriage.
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Neil Patrick Harris and partner David Burtka expecting twins
Neil Patrick Harris confirmed rumors on Saturday, and announced via Twitter that he and longtime partner David Burtka are expecting twins in the fall. The pair have already started planning their baby shower.
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Judge lifts stay in Prop 8 ruling; gay marriage could resume August 18
Gay marriage in California could resume next week as a federal judge today denied defendant’s motion for a permanent stay to his decision to invalidate Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot measure that reinstated the ban on same-sex marriage, but extended the temporary stay another week.
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LGBT groups turn up heat on Target; but is Best Buy getting off too easy?
While the standoff between LGBT groups and Target stores heats up over a $150,000 political donation that helped fund an anti-gay candidate for Minnesota governor, Best Buy, who donated $100,000 to the same fund, has quietly escaped much of the protests and headlines.
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Costa Rica high court blocks vote on same-sex civil unions
In another international victory for gay rights advocates, Costa Rica’s highest court on Tuesday rejected a Catholic Church-supported national vote on whether the country should grant same-sex couples the right to civil unions in the Central American country.
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Mexico supreme court orders gay marriages recognized country wide
Mexico’s supreme court ruled Tuesday that same-sex marriages in Mexico City must be recognized in all 31 states throughout the country, though the ruling does not mean other states have to allow their own gay weddings.
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Florida GOP candidate trifecta: no gay marriage, adoption, or foster parenting
Bill McCollum, Florida’s Attorney General and a Republican candidate for Governor, has made it clear he supports his state’s ban on gay adoption, and he doesn’t think gay people should be allowed to be foster parents, either.
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Police suspect ‘hate crime’ in stabbing attack after anti-gay rant on ‘Craigslist’
A recent assault and carjacking in Battle Creek, Michigan, has now led to a possible hate crimes investigation after police discovered two anti-gay rants that appeared online in Craigslist postings.
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Commentary
Allowing gay marriage might reduce divorce rates
Divorce is a hot topic for conservatives worried about preserving the institution of marriage, so there is a silver lining in Proposition 8 for them: allowing gay marriage appears to reduce the divorce rate.