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Referendum 71: US Supreme Court Judge Blocks Release Of Names In Gay Rights Ballot Fight

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy has temporarily blocked Washington state officials from releasing the names of people who sig...

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Sharon Gless And Leeza Gibbons Come Out To Support LGBT Elderly

Jason Mannino | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

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GLEH is the founding organization for Triangle Square in Los Angeles, the first housing facility to provide high-quality affordable residential communities for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender older adults.

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Sharon Lubinski: First Openly Gay US Marshal Nominated By Obama

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has nominated a Minnesota policewoman to become the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. marshal. Sharon L...

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It's About The Priorities, Stupid

Lady Bunny | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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I'm a person who needs health care first. And a gay person second. And the vote on health care is tomorrow! How can that not be gays' and everyone else's primary focus now?

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After the Marches and Speeches, Things Worse or the Same

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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President Obama's speech to the Human Rights Campaign was inspirational, stirring, and, like most performances not backed up by any action, meant nothing.

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Joseph Rocha: Gay Former Sailor Details Abuse In Navy Despite Keeping His Sexuality A Secret

Washington Post | Joseph Rocha | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left ...

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Lady Gaga At HRC Dinner (PHOTOS): Barack Obama "Opens" For Lady Gaga At D.C. Banquet

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.11.2009 | Entertainment

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Lady Gaga performed at the Human Rights Campaign's 13th Annual National Dinner Saturday night, Oct. 10. The singer performed for the gay rights group...

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Obama's HRC Speech (VIDEO): President Obama Says He Will End 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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Watch President Obama's address at the Human Rights Campaign's banquet in Washington, D.C., Oct. 10. President Obama pledged to end the ban on homo...

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Obama HRC Speech: "I Will End Don't Ask, Don't Tell," Says President Obama

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama reaffirmed his campaign pledge to end the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the military in a speech Satu...

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What Would a Nobel Laureate Tell the Gays?

John Aravosis | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

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President Obama will speak Saturday night at the Human Rights Campaign national dinner. The big question in gay-land is what will Obama say. I fear the answer is: Not much.

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As Hate Bill Passes, One Mother's Work (and Ours) Continues

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

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All people of good will, no matter where they fall on the political spectrum, have a moral obligation to first and foremost decry the continuing hatred, violence and harassment that the gay community faces.

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'No Homo': Bryan Safi Explores Homophobia In Rap Music (VIDEO)

Posted 10.09.2009 | Comedy

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Bryan Safi took on the phrase "no homo" this week in his InfoMania segment "That's Gay." Turns out if you're ever afraid of sounding gay you can just ...

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The Big Gay Speech We Wish Obama Would Give

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

I'm sure his speechwriters have cooked up something special for Saturday, but I've got a few ideas of my own. I've written a speech for the beloved President -- the kind of speech we wish the man would give, just once.

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National Equality March: DC Prepares For LGBT Community

The Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.09.2009 | Impact

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People from across the U.S. are converging on Washington D.C. this weekend for the National Equality March, a movement from the LGBT community to dema...

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David Huebner: Obama's First Openly Gay Ambassador Nominated

AP | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Wednesday he planned to nominate an openly gay lawyer as the U.S. ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa. If c...

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Gay Rights Speech: What Should Obama Say Tonight?

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

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What should Obama -- the first minority president -- say in what's being called his "big gay speech"?

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Profiles in Courage: JFK and Barack Obama

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

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Here's the speech I would like to hear Obama make on Saturday when he addresses the national meeting of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest lesbian and gay civil rights organization in the nation.

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Why Is Obama Firing Dan Choi?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 10.06.2009 | Politics

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Dan Choi's poignant point fell on deaf ears at his hearing and while he is still an active soldier, he has been recommended for discharge under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, something the Commander in Chief could halt.

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Lessons in Loving While My Father Was Dying

Jason Mannino | Posted 10.09.2009 | Living

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Fifteen years ago at my grandmother's funeral was the last time I saw my dad. Two weeks ago I was standing in front of him face to face. It wasn't the visit I had hoped for. He had departed his body 3 days earlier, and I was in attendance at his funeral.

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Joseph Christopher Rocha: Gay Sailor's Abuse To Be Reviewed By Navy

Youth Radio | Rachel Krantz | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

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After Youth Radio exposed a culture of hazing, including psychological and physical abuse, at a U.S. Navy canine unit in Bahrain, the nation's top Nav...

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Mark Foley: Disgraced Former GOP Congressman Makes Radio Debut

AP | Posted 11.22.2009 | Politics

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley began his new career on a Florida political talk radio, three years after a lurid scandal ru...

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Toronto Film Fest Day 5: Cycling, Silliness, Senior Citizens, Soul and Sexy Babes

Michael Giltz | Posted 11.15.2009 | Entertainment

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If you get to Cannes, you stay there for much of the fest. But if you can make it to Toronto for a weekend, why not?

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Stonewall 2009: Police Raid Gay Bar in Atlanta on Account of Because.

Mike Alvear | Posted 11.15.2009 | Politics

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For two hours, sixty gay men were forced to lay face down on the bar's filthy floors. Not a single man was arrested. Or given an apology. Or given a reason for why they were held against their will.

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Health Care Reform is the New Gay Marriage

Morgan Warners | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media

Gay marriage and our increasingly obvious interconnectedness present threats to traditions and ways of doing things that many of us think should change. In that regard, health reform is the new gay marriage.

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McDonnell On Gays: Robert McDonnell's Comments On Gays Resurface After Thesis Uproar

Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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As chairman of the House Courts of Justice Committee, McDonnell sat at the head of the proceedings, with his Senate counterpart next to him and commit...

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