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Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Social Service Programs For D.C.'s Neediest If Gay Marriage Passes

Washington Post | Tim Craig and Michelle Boorstein | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dc Council, Dc Catholics, Social Justice, Poverty, Threats, Civil Rights, Washington DC, Transgendered, Social Programs, Ultimatum, Archdiocese, Religion, Dc, Gay Rights, Social Service Contracts, Homelessness, Catholic Church, Same Sex Marriage, Homeless, Homeless Shelters, Social Services, Lesbians, Gays, Families, Faith, Separation of Church and State, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the c...

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Salt Lake OKs gay rights laws with Mormon backing

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church for the first time has announced its support of gay rights legislation, an endorsement that helped gain unani...

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Venezuela: Gays Attacked, Harassed By Police

Inter Press Service | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Venezuela Homophobia, Venezuela, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Inter Press Service, Gays, Venezuela Gays, Venezuela News, World News

By Humberto Márquez CARACAS, Nov 4 (IPS) - One Friday at around midnight, on Villaflor Street, a favourite spot for gays and lesbians in the Venez...

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Kenya To Launch Gay Census

BBC NEWS | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Kenya Gays, Kenya, Kenya Census, Kenya Gay Rights, Gays, Kenya Homosexuals, World News

Kenya is to carry out a census of its gay population in an effort to bolster the fight against HIV/Aids - despite homosexuality being against the law....

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US Senate Passes Byrd-Shepard Hate Crimes Act, Awaits Presidential Signature

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Matthew Shepard, Senate, Hate Crimes, Gays, Homophobia, Politics News

The United States Senate passed landmark legislation today that expands the coverage and protection of federal hate crime laws to now include sexual orientation, gender, identity and disability.

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Rosie and Kelli Split and Remind Us About the Fight For Gay Divorce

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Toronto, Divorce, Kelli O'Donnell, Doma, Rosie O'Donnell, Same Sex Couples, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage, Gay Rights, Gossip, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Hollywood, Politics News

Rosie and Kelli are in the midst of what should be a pretty normal problem. But the legal protections for divorce, like for so many other issues, leave LGBT people out.

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Right-Wing Demands Obama Fire Kevin Jennings for Helping Gay Teens Not Kill Themselves

Julie Farby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama White House, Gay Rights, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Gays, Kevin Jennings, Barack Obama, Rep Steve King, Steve King, Politics News

Kevin Jennings, Educator And Homosexual Everyone knows, much like the thought of women working, the idea of homosexuals being anything other than a ...

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Gay Rights Movement Gains Momentum Around The World

GlobalPost | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

Read More: Zimbabwe Gays, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Robert Mugage, Africa, South Africa Gays, Gays, South Africa, Gay Rights Movement, India Gay, Gay Rights in the World, World News

By Andrew Meldrum BOSTON -- I was standing within a few feet of Robert Mugabe when he launched a vicious attack on Zimbabwe's gays. Mugabe's hatef...

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It's About The Priorities, Stupid

Lady Bunny | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Daniel Choi, Lady Bunny, Dan Choi, Gay, Gays, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News

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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NBC Reporter: Obama White House Views Gay Rights Protesters As 'Internet Left Fringe' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.12.2009 | Media

Read More: White House, Defense of Marriage Act, Civil Rights, Same Sex Marriage, Obama, Hrc, National Equality March, Dadt, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Nem, Gay Adoption, Lesbians, Doma, Gays, John Harwood, Media News

The White House believes protesters at Sunday's gay rights march in D.C. are part of the "internet left fringe," according to CNBC's Chief Washington ...

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Profiles in Courage: JFK and Barack Obama

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gays in the Military, LGBT Issues, Gay Rights, Big Gay Speech, LGBT Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Gay, Gays, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Barack Obama, Obama Big Gay Speech, Politics News

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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Muslim Soccer Team Snubs French Gays

AP | Posted 10.06.2009 | World

Read More: Muslim Soccer Team, Muslims, Gay Rights, Gay Soccer, Gays, Sports, Paris Foot Gay, Creteil Bebel, World News

PARIS — A French gay soccer team says its members were victims of homophobia when a team of Muslim players refused to play a match against them....

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The Costs Of Being A Gay Couple Run Higher

New York Times | TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and RON LIEBER | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Gay Couples, Gays, Economy, Business News

Much of the debate over legalizing gay marriage has focused on God and Scripture, the Constitution and equal protection....

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Article In Military Journal Endorses Repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

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WASHINGTON -- In an unusual show of support for allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the armed forces, an official military journal articl...

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Should Disney/ABC Change the Name of "Good Morning America" to ABC's "Good Morning Gay America"? My TOP TEN Picks to Replace Diane Sawyer

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.27.2009 | Media

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Here are my top ten more realistic picks (men and woman) to replace Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America.

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Uruguay clears way for gay adoptions

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Uruguay, Adoption, Latin America, Roman Catholic Church, Tabare Vazquez. Socialism, Gays, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, Lesbians, Catholic Church, Gay Couples, Lesbian Couples, Gay Marriage, Parental Rights, Adoption Rights, Gay Adoptions, Montevideo, World News

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay is clearing the way for homosexual couples to adopt children. The Senate's final approval Wednesday makes Uruguay...

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Gay & Lesbian Manners: All About Chaz Bono, Anti-LGBT Jokes, and Straights Using Gay Slang

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, LGBT Issues, Transgender, Chastity Bono Sex Change, Chastity Bono Transgender, Transgendered, Transgender Issues, Gays, Chaz Bono, Gay Issues, Living News

What does Chaz Bono teach us about transgender folks?

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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

Read More: Mcdonnell, Gays, Verbena Askew, Verbena M. Askew, Governer's Race, Election, Gay, Virginia Governor's Race, Judge, Gay Rights, Mcdonnell Thesis, Robert Mcdonnell, Homophobia, Racism, Discrimination, Thesis, Askew, Politics News

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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Miami Social: My Hair Raising Experience

Michael Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bravo TV, Miami Social, Miami Beach, Homosexuality, Farrah Fawcett Died, L'Oreal, Gansevoort Hotel, Homosexuality in Media, Farah Fawcett, Vicodin, Gays on TV, Restylane, Gays, Gay Issues, Entertainment News

I went on for opportunities. The opportunity to further my professional and personal fronts and now the PR firm that reps Rogaine has found me and they are sending me samples.

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Iraq: Stop Killings for Homosexual Conduct

Human Rights Watch | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

The killings -- committed without evidence or trial, on the basis of prejudice and whim -- violate standards in Sharia law for legality, proof, and privacy.

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Iraqi Gays Targeted, Brutally Killed: Human Rights Watch

Huffington Post | Morgan Korn | Posted 09.17.2009 | World

The number of deliberate attacks against homosexual men in Iraq has risen precipitously this year at the hands of Iraqi militias and death squads, acc...

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Masturbation and Gay Sex Cause Swine Flu, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Swine Flu Prevention, Gay Sex, Anal Sex, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, H1N1 Influenza, Science, Malaysia, Gay, Masturbation, Homosexuality, Urban Myths, Swine Flu Outbreak, Sex, H1n1 Flu, Homophobia, Gays, H1n1, Swine Flu Malaysia, World News

"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!

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Anti-Gay Facebook Group Hacked In Israel, Name Changed To "I Also Love Gays"

Jerusalem Post | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Gay Facebook Page, Gay Rights, Foreign Affairs, Homophobia, Homophobic Facebook Page, Gay, Israel, Facebook, Gays, Gay Issues, Advocacy, World News

A Gay and Lesbian union filed a complaint to Tel Aviv police about the establishment of a group on the social networking site Facebook, called 'I also...

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A Straight's Prayer for Young Israelis Shot for Being Gay

Bradley Burston | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Tel Aviv, Religion, Politics, World, Gay Rights, Israel, Religion and Politics, Bradley Burston, Israel Shootings, Gays, Gay Issues, World News