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Judge: AZ can’t end domestic partner benefits for state employees
A federal judge on Friday issued an injunction preventing the State of Arizona from enforcing a law that would have prevented lesbian and gay state employees and their domestic partners from receiving health benefits, referring to it as illegal discrimination.
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Todd Ransom: Mormon family breaks silence about gay man’s suicide
Updated 7/26/10: Last week, Todd Ransom, a 28 year-old gay man from Orem, Utah, committed suicide. While it is unclear why exactly Ransom took his life, friends report that he struggled to reconcile his sexual orientation with his Mormon upbringing.
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GLAAD gives MTV high marks in fourth annual Network Responsibility Index
MTV has been awarded high marks from Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), earning an “Excellent” rating from the advocacy group for its portrayal of gay, lesbian and transgender people on television.
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Choi discharged from National Guard under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Lt. Dan Choi, an Iraq war veteran who has emerged as one of the most outspoken critics of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the military ban on openly gay service members, has been discharged from the Army National Guard.
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Atlanta CEO shot, killed in undercover gay sting operation in NJ park
The ACLU joined gay rights groups, civic and religious leaders in calling for an independent investigation into the death of a prominent Atlanta CEO who was shot and killed last week during an undercover sweep of alleged homosexual activity in a New Jersey park.
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Mississippi school settles prom dispute with lesbian teen
A Mississippi school district has agreed to pay a recent high school graduate $35,000 in damages and adopt a policy prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a statement released Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties Union.
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Gay marriage opponents, supporters clash at Rhode Island state capitol
Armed with chants and shouted prayers, more than 300 opponents and proponents of same-sex marriage faced off Sunday on the south lawn of the Rhode Island State House on Sunday.
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Westboro bigots picket Lady Gaga concert with ‘God hates fags’ signs
Homophobic hate-monger Fred Phelps and his gang of Westboro Baptist Bigots has taken a break from picketing military funerals with its “God-hates-fags” message to picket the Lady Gaga concert in St. Louis on Saturday night.
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Renee Zellweger signs petition in support of gay marriage
Props to actress Renee Zellweger, who showed her support for marriage equality this week by taking a break from her daily dose of caffeine at a Los Angeles-area Starbucks to sign a petition supporting same-sex marriage.
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D.C.’s highest court rejects efforts to force vote on gay marriage
The District of Columbia’s highest court has rejected yet another challenge to D.C.’s same-sex marriage law, ruling Thursday that opponents cannot ask voters to overturn it. The D.C. Court of Appeals rejected an appeal brought by Maryland pastor, Bishop Harry Jackson.
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Argentina becomes first Latin America country to legalize gay marriage
Argentina has become the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, following a 15-hour debate that lasted into the early hours of Thursday morning.
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Judge denies defense request to delay trial in shooting death of gay teen
A California judge has denied a request by defense attorneys to delay the trial of a teen accused of first-degree murder and a hate crime in the 2008 shooting death of 15 year-old Lawrence King.
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Charges dropped against gay service members over DADT protests
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against two openly gay service members who twice chained themselves to a White House fence to protest the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.
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GLAAD pressures ‘The View’ to correct statements on HIV, African Americans
Refusing to be ignored, GLAAD has teamed with the Black AIDS Institute and the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), and is calling on ABC’s “The View,” to correct misleading statements about the spread of HIV among African Americans.
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Gay teen launches outreach program for LGBTQ youth facing discrimination
The gay Georgia teen who who decided to take his boyfriend to high school prom earlier this year, and was subsequently kicked out of his parent’s home, launched an outreach organization on Monday to help LGBTQ youth.
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DOMA ruling leaves Obama administration pondering next move
The ruling in U.S. District Court in Boston on Thursday, in which Judge Joseph Tauro declared the “Defense of Marriage Act” as “unconstitutional,” has left the Obama administration pondering its next move — under the careful watch of gay rights advocates.
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Commentary
Republicans more likely to be involved in (gay) sex scandals
If a sex scandal is going on in Washington, there is a 2 in 3 chance it will involve a Republican. And If it’s a gay scandal, it’s almost a sure bet that it involves a Republican.
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Life
‘Today’ show opens annual wedding contest to gay couples
Just days after it was revealed that the Today Show‘s “Modern Day Wedding” contest excluded gay and lesbian couples, NBC — bowing to activist pressure — has opened the contest to same-sex couples, and is extending the entry deadline to allow gay couples time to participate.
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Federal judge rules ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ unconstitutional
Gay rights advocates scored a major victory in federal court today, as a U.S. District Court judge in Boston struck down the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as a legal union exclusively between one man and one woman.
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SLDN warns gay service members from participating in DADT survey
SLDN, a national, legal services and policy organization dedicated to ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” is advising gay and lesbian service members not to participate in a Pentagon survey released this week that focuses on the impact to the military if the policy is repealed.