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By Denny Freidenrich I don't remember when my 19-year-old son started saying, "That's so gay," but I'm guessing it was four or five years ago. The first time he uttered that phrase, I almost fell off my chair. I remember telling him, "Your mother and I ...
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Glenn Greenwald asks how, given my skepticism that the president can move public opinion, I explain the change in the polling on gay marriage since President Obama's comments. Did President Obama change the nation's mind on gay marriage?
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By Jessica Jones Melissa, Moira, and Libby Hodges, left to right, pose in front of a Christmas tree. In North Carolina, cities and counties that offer domestic partner benefits to employees are in limbo after voters passed a constitutional amendment ...
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Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, who created an international uproar when he became the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican church in 2003, is coming to Maine in early June on behalf of the campaign in support of gay marriage.
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Rhodes said Equality Utah, the statewide organization sponsoring the second annual gathering at Kayenta's Coyote Gulch Art Village, works for equality in housing and employment so that no one can be fired or lose their housing for having an LGBT ...
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Recent advances in equal rights for our LGBT citizens are only a beginning. Research demonstrates that young people who identify as LGBT are harassed constantly. According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 85 percent of LGBT students ...
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| NEW YORK (Reuters) - The steadily increasing stream of states and countries legalizing gay marriage has dramatically changed the lives of LGBT people and their loved ones in recent years. In honour of the growing number of places to celebrate lesbian ...
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by Matthew S. Bajko San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed's unwillingness to back marriage rights for LGBT couples will come to a head at a public hearing May 30. Since San Francisco officials kicked off a nationwide debate on same-sex marriage by marrying LGBT ...
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Jamaican Reggae star Beenie Man used to not be shy about his intolerance toward the LGBT community, but he's ready to admit he's been wrong all these years. The 38-year-old artist recently recorded a positive message to apologize for his offensive ...
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The Human Dignity Trust has successfully demonstrated through litigation that there is no rational justification for the criminalisation of LGBT identity. Like slavery and apartheid, the criminalisation of consensual same sex sexual conduct is a ... See all stories on this topic »

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