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    <title>Robert Levithan:  At Last...</title>
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    <published>2012-05-23T15:19:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-23T15:19:46Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Robert Levithan</name>
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		        Much to my surprise, I can no longer say that I don&#039;t want to get married. I always thought that not having to get married was one of the benefits of being gay. I have never imagined living fully within the fabric of my society. The rebel in me resists giving up my outlaw status.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/doma&quot;&gt;Doma&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/spiritual-practice&quot;&gt;Spiritual Practice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/spirituality&quot;&gt;Spirituality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;NY Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage-new-york&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage-ny&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage Ny&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Wedding Of The Year</title>
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    <published>2012-05-19T09:25:10Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-19T09:25:10Z</updated>
    
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		        By Jill Colvin&lt;br /&gt;
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MEATPACKING DISTRICT -- Get ready for the most-anticipated wedding of the year.&lt;br /&gt;
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City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and her long...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/christine-quinn-wedding&quot;&gt;Christine Quinn Wedding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-news&quot;&gt;Ny News&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/christine-quinn&quot;&gt;Christine Quinn&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/new-york&quot;&gt;New York News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Bloomberg&#039;s Big Wedding Gift To Quinn</title>
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    <published>2012-05-16T08:42:09Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-16T09:48:43Z</updated>
    
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		        Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn may have a (controlled?) disagreement over the living wage bill, but that doesn&#039;t mea...
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    <title>Garrett McCord:  What To Wear To Your Gay Military Wedding</title>
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    <published>2012-04-30T15:41:26Z</published>
    <updated>2012-05-01T17:26:22Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Garrett McCord</name>
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		        While the move toward nationwide equality is grand, it left many gays in military relationships in a possible matrimonial conundrum: What to wear to the wedding?
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wedding-planning&quot;&gt;Wedding Planning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wedding-planning-advice&quot;&gt;Wedding Planning Advice&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wedding&quot;&gt;Wedding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/fashion-trends&quot;&gt;Fashion Trends&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/military-wedding&quot;&gt;Military Wedding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-wedding&quot;&gt;Gay Wedding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/planning-101&quot;&gt;Planning 101&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-military-wedding&quot;&gt;Gay Military Wedding&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/weddings&quot;&gt;Weddings News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Wendy Kidd:  What&#039;s The Key To A Successful Gay Wedding?</title>
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    <published>2012-03-06T21:32:51Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-07T19:06:17Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Wendy Kidd</name>
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		        We have the freedom to be more creative in customizing each party. We can avoid the pockets of yawn that tend to occur with a generic wedding formula.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-weddings&quot;&gt;Gay Weddings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/weddings&quot;&gt;Weddings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay&quot;&gt;Gay&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-wedding&quot;&gt;Gay Wedding&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/wendy-kidd-entertainment&quot;&gt;Wendy Kidd Entertainment&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/weddings&quot;&gt;Weddings News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> EXCLUSIVE: Eric Schneiderman Joins Push To Add Marriage Equality To Democratic Party Platform</title>
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    <published>2012-03-01T12:22:06Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-01T12:47:02Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        WASHINGTON -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has become the latest high-profile Democrat to sign on to the campaign to get the Democratic...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-scheiderman-new-york&quot;&gt;Eric Scheiderman New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats-marriage-platform&quot;&gt;Democrats Marriage Platform&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;NY Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Democrats Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/freedom-to-marry&quot;&gt;Freedom to Marry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Democrats Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/democrats-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Democrats Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-ag&quot;&gt;New York AG&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-schneiderman&quot;&gt;Eric Schneiderman&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage-ny&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage Ny&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/eric-schneiderman-attorney-general&quot;&gt;Eric Schneiderman Attorney General&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;NY Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Ny Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-attorney-general&quot;&gt;New York Attorney General&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/politics&quot;&gt;Politics News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> First LGBT Senior Center In NYC To Be Opened</title>
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    <published>2012-03-01T09:52:30Z</published>
    <updated>2012-03-01T10:12:22Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        NEW YORK -- New York is opening what the city&#039;s officials are billing as the nation&#039;s first full-service center for seniors who identify as lesbian, g...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt&quot;&gt;Lgbt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/elderly-care&quot;&gt;Elderly Care&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-senior-center&quot;&gt;Lgbt Senior Center&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-news&quot;&gt;Ny News&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/new-york&quot;&gt;New York News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Daniel O&#039;Donnell:  Marriage Equality Progress Must Continue</title>
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    <published>2012-02-13T15:15:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-02-10T20:12:57Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Daniel O&#039;Donnell</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-odonnell/</uri>
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		        I am incredibly proud to congratulate Washington State Representative Pedersen and Senator Murray on the day Governor Gregoire signed the bill into law, and welcome them into the next stage of the fight for marriage equality. 
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/proposition-8&quot;&gt;Proposition 8&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;New York Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-state-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Washington State Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Washington Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/prop-8&quot;&gt;Prop 8&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Washington Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-state-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Washington State Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-state-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Washington State Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/washington-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Washington Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> New York Assemblyman Set To Wed Longtime Partner This Sunday </title>
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    <published>2012-01-25T16:49:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-25T16:50:03Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
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		        The openly gay New York lawmaker who helped introduce the state&#039;s marriage equality law which passed last June will finally get to take advantage of h...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Same Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/daniel-odonnell&quot;&gt;Daniel O&amp;#039;Donnell&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-rights&quot;&gt;LGBT Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Malcolm Harris:  MyBigFatFabulousGayWedding: Bravo, BRAVO!</title>
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    <published>2012-01-24T13:41:55Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-24T13:42:44Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Malcolm Harris</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/malcolm-harris/</uri>
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		        After reading our vows, we were officially pronounced married by the State of New York. When I heard these words, I began to sob like an 8-year-old.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/chef-roble&quot;&gt;Chef-Roble&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/bravo-tv&quot;&gt;Bravo TV&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/chef-roble--co&quot;&gt;Chef Roble &amp;amp; Co.&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt&quot;&gt;Lgbt&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbtq&quot;&gt;Lgbtq&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-rights&quot;&gt;LGBT Rights&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/style&quot;&gt;Style News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Brooklyn&#039;s First Gay Wedding Expo Coming This Weekend</title>
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    <published>2012-01-11T10:12:24Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-11T11:26:00Z</updated>
    
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		        This Sunday, Borough Hall is opening its doors for the city&#039;s first gay wedding expo, where gay couples looking to tie the knot can weave through over...
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    <title>Nick Mwaluko:  An African Lesbian Makes U.S. History (Part 2): Fire</title>
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    <published>2012-01-11T01:11:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-11T01:11:18Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Nick Mwaluko</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-mwaluko/</uri>
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		        Two lesbians of African descent abandon fear for risk and decide to marry in New York City, breaking social taboo in Africa while making U.S. history. But did their struggle for equality pay off in their homeland?
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/african-lesbians&quot;&gt;African Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/black-lesbians&quot;&gt;Black Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lesbian&quot;&gt;Lesbian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/africa-homosexuality&quot;&gt;Africa Homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/africans-homosexuality&quot;&gt;Africans Homosexuality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-africans&quot;&gt;Gay Africans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/africa-lesbians&quot;&gt;Africa Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/homosexuality-in-africa&quot;&gt;Homosexuality in Africa&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kelebohile-nkhereanye&quot;&gt;Kelebohile Nkhereanye&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Nick Mwaluko:  An African Lesbian Makes U.S. History (Part 1)</title>
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    <published>2012-01-04T16:53:00Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-04T16:53:20Z</updated>
    
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        <name>Nick Mwaluko</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nick-mwaluko/</uri>
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		        I spoke with Kelebohile Nkhereanye and Renee Boyd about their decision to marry, its impact on their relationship as a lesbian couple of African extraction, and what their marriage, and marriage at large, mean to queer Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/african-lesbians&quot;&gt;African Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/black-lesbians&quot;&gt;Black Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lesbian&quot;&gt;Lesbian&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/africa-lesbians&quot;&gt;Africa Lesbians&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kelebohile-nkhereanye&quot;&gt;Kelebohile Nkhereanye&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <published>2012-01-01T10:25:20Z</published>
    <updated>2012-01-01T10:33:05Z</updated>
    
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		        ON the evening of June 24, Steve Mendelsohn celebrated in the street with his friends and nearly a thousand other supporters of same-sex marriage outs...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hivaids&quot;&gt;HIV/AIDS&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Same Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/aids&quot;&gt;Aids&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-rights&quot;&gt;LGBT Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hiv&quot;&gt;Hiv&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/stonewall&quot;&gt;Stonewall&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Christian Piatt:  From Lady Gaga To Rev. Gaga?</title>
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    <published>2011-12-19T14:35:39Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-19T14:50:45Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        Pop phenom Lada Gaga recently announced her plans to seek ministerial ordination so that she may marry her long-time friends, both of whom are women. The news stirred conflicting feelings for me.
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    <title> Cuomo Interviewed In GQ</title>
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    <published>2011-12-14T09:44:31Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-14T11:24:03Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        Andrew Cuomo&#039;s had a good first year as governor. A budget passed on time, marriage equality (he doesn&#039;t call it &quot;gay marriage&quot;) and very high approva...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/andrew-cuomo&quot;&gt;Andrew Cuomo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/cuomo-marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Cuomo Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/ny-news&quot;&gt;Ny News&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/cuomo-2016&quot;&gt;Cuomo 2016&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-news&quot;&gt;New York News&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/governor-andrew-cuomo&quot;&gt;Governor Andrew Cuomo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/mario-cuomo&quot;&gt;Mario Cuomo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gq&quot;&gt;Gq&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/new-york&quot;&gt;New York News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Why 2011 Was A Good Year To Be Gay </title>
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    <published>2011-12-11T13:34:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-11T13:34:25Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        A funny thing happened in America in 2011. With the US political establishment in deadlock and Republicans bowing to Tea Party mandarins over a raft o...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/out100&quot;&gt;out100&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-rights&quot;&gt;LGBT Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/out-100&quot;&gt;Out 100&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/civil-rights&quot;&gt;Civil Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title>Jim Downs:  Hillary Clinton Is Not Helping the Gay Civil Rights Movement</title>
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    <published>2011-12-07T13:52:40Z</published>
    <updated>2011-12-07T13:53:24Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>Jim Downs</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-downs/</uri>
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		        In a rhetorical move evoking a Walt Whitman poem, she conjured up images of gay people all over the world.  She then went on to state, &quot;Being gay is not a Western invention. It is a human reality.&quot; Actually, being gay is a Western invention.
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/human-rights&quot;&gt;Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-rights&quot;&gt;Gay Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-new-york&quot;&gt;New York-New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hillary-clinton&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/tea-party&quot;&gt;Tea Party&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/republican-party&quot;&gt;Republican Party&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/civil-rights&quot;&gt;Civil Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/rick-perry&quot;&gt;Rick Perry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/republicans&quot;&gt;Republicans&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hillary-clinton-gay-speech&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton Gay Speech&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hillary-clinton-human-rights&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton Human Rights&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/hillary-clinton-geneva&quot;&gt;Hillary Clinton Geneva&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Lawsuit Challenging New York Gay Marriage Law Can Proceed: Judge </title>
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    <published>2011-11-29T17:16:00Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-29T17:16:00Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        A lawsuit seeking to overturn New York&#039;s landmark marriage equality law can proceed given claims that private meetings between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and S...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/new-york-gay-marriage&quot;&gt;New York Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/marriage-equality&quot;&gt;Marriage Equality&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/same-sex-marriage&quot;&gt;Same-Sex Marriage&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/gay-voices&quot;&gt;Gay Voices News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Here Come The Brides! One Lesbian Couple&#039;s Road To The Altar (Part 3)</title>
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    <published>2011-11-16T09:44:46Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-16T09:44:34Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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		        Today we bring you Part 3 (above) of &quot;Here Come the Brides,&quot; our original video series following New York couple Sarah Ellis, a magazine marketing exe...
        	    &lt;p&gt;Read more: &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/video&quot;&gt;Video&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/here-come-the-brides&quot;&gt;Here Come the Brides&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/kristen-henderson&quot;&gt;Kristen Henderson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage-new-york&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage New York&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/real-weddings&quot;&gt;Real Weddings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/times-two-sarah-ellis-kristen-henderson&quot;&gt;Times Two Sarah Ellis Kristen Henderson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-weddings&quot;&gt;Gay Weddings&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lgbt-marriage&quot;&gt;Lgbt Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/gay-marriage&quot;&gt;Gay Marriage&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/lesbian-brides&quot;&gt;Lesbian Brides&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/tag/sarah-ellis&quot;&gt;Sarah Ellis&lt;/a&gt;,  &lt;a href=&quot;/weddings&quot;&gt;Weddings News&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    <title> Courts Aren&#039;t Buying That Gays Are Harassing Anti-Gay Activists</title>
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    <published>2011-11-15T09:57:17Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-15T09:58:11Z</updated>
    
    <author>
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		        WASHINGTON -- In 2008, the owners of a Sacramento ice cream parlor donated thousands of dollars to support Proposition 8, which would ban marriage equ...
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    <title> Here Come The Brides! A Lesbian Couple&#039;s (Rocky) Road To The Altar (Part 2)</title>
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    <published>2011-11-15T03:23:08Z</published>
    <updated>2011-11-15T03:24:29Z</updated>
    
    <author>
        <name>The Huffington Post News Team</name>
        <uri>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-news/</uri>
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