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‘Gomer Pyle’ actor Jim Nabors married to male partner after 38 years
Hawaii News Now reports that actor Jim Nabors married his partner, Stan Cadwallader, in Seattle two weeks ago. “I’m 82 and he’s in his 60s...
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RIM promises “the most comprehensive launch” in the mobile industry’s history with Blackberry 10
“This makes it the most comprehensive launch in mobile history. There has never been a platform launching with that many carriers.” — Frank Boulben, RIM’s...
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Obama’s immigration plan includes rights for same-sex couples
President Barack Obama revealed his plan for immigration reform today, calling for binational same-sex couples to be extended the same immigration rights as straight binational...
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Gender-identity nondiscrimination bill introduced in Maryland Senate
LGBT allies in the Maryland General Assembly introduced a bill Tuesday that would extend nondiscrimination protections to transgender individuals in the Free State, prohibiting the...
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White House: Obama not including gay couples in immigration reform would be “entirely inconsistent”
White House press secretary Jay Carney appeared to confirm reports that President Barack Obama will include rights for binational same-sex couples in his plan for...
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John McCain: Immigration rights for same-sex couples “not of paramount importance”
Hours before President Barack Obama is set the unveil his immigration plan during a speech in Las Vegas, Sen. John McCain said that comprehensive immigration...
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Delay in Transgender Stabbing Trial
Gary Niles Montgomery, the 56-year-old Washington man accused of stabbing and killing Deoni Jones, a transgender woman, at a Northeast D.C. bus stop, was today...
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Remembering NLGJA's Michael Triplett
Lisa Carter is speaking as a nurse when she recalls the end of her brother's life Jan. 17, a final act likely drawn out because...
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Senate committee unanimously passes bill amending Va. law to allow cohabitation
A Virginia Senate committee unanimously approved a bill that would allow unmarried couples to cohabitate without fear of prosecution by the Commonwealth. All fifteen members...
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Senators urge Panetta to extend benefits to same-sex military families
Two senators joined the call for outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to immediately extend benefits to same-sex military families. In a letter sent today, Sens. Kirsten...
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Boy Scouts to consider ending national gay ban
Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America are discussing the possibility of lifting the organization’s longstanding ban on gay members and leaders, NBC News reported...
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Md. Scout pack pulls gay-inclusive nondiscrimination policy
Under the threat of losing its charter, a local Maryland Cub Scout pack has ended its LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination policy. The group’s National Capital Area Council...
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Obama calls on LGBT-rights movement to “keep marching together”
President Barack Obama called on 3,000 LGBT rights activists gathered in Atlanta Jan. 25 to continue working toward full equality in a video message delivered...
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What GOP’s $3 million DOMA defense could buy
With the Supreme Court scheduled to hear oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act on March 27, House Republicans have spent...
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White House dodges questions on benefits for same-sex military families
The White House today said President Barack Obama is aware that same-sex military families are still denied a number of benefits in the wake of...
