Last Word
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Gay Marriage Update: California begins June 17; public support rises; NY to recognize out-of-state unions [video]
“Effective June 17, 2008, only the enclosed new forms may be issued for the issuance of marriage licenses in California.” A quote from a directive...
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Skinhead attacks transgenders in hate crime; gets stabbed & arrested
“A known skinhead has been arrested for attacking two transgender men in Sacramento county. was stabbed in the leg. Johnson now...
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ExxonMobil shareholders increase support for gay, gender issues, but vote remains too short
“Our conversations with management never went anywhere…. Gay and lesbian employees can still be fired for being themselves at Exxon, unfortunately.” Trevor Thomas, a spokesperson...
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New Berlin memorial erected to honor gays persecuted during Holocaust [video]
“ part of our work of commemoration is becoming reality…. This memorial is important from two points of view – to commemorate the victims, but...
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Lindsay Lohan a lesbian? No! Maybe. Yes! Oh, wait…
“Samantha is an amazing girl… The entire family are really good friends of ours. There just — so silly.” — Dina Lohan. “They’re best friends....
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Transgender activist from Wisconsin killed while on Mexico vacation
“I did witness the murder and chased the accused…. The rest of our group is coping. I will say the Puerto Vallarta Police have been...
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High school yearbook pics of lesbian couples is focus of friction
“That’s not appropriate for a year book, an annual for 15 and 16 year old children. I just can’t buy this. This is disgusting.” Former...
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Philadelphia to Boy Scouts: Stop discriminating or pay the taxpayers rent
“They’re free to exercise their First Amendment rights…. What they’re not free to do is get a benefit from the city while violating our policy.”...
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Jodie Foster choosing ‘rising star’ Cindy over ‘beautiful Cydney?’
“The affair heated up last year, and the pair have been seeing each other since then…. She must have plain bowled Jodie over” — A...
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Transgender paratrooper smeared by UK press with non-existent dismissal compensation
“There is no £250,000 agreement, I have never sought £250,000 and neither would I accept it…. I have been trying to negotiate my resignation with...
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Birmingham mayor takes stance against Gay Pride on religious grounds
“I will not sign the proclamation! I will not sign the permit if it comes to me for the parade. And I will not authorize...
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Millions parade through Sao Paulo, Brazil for 12th Gay Pride
“This is the diversity the country wants, the diversity that we have to foster as a country seeking a tourist niche among the gay community.”...
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Olympic diver Matt Mitcham: Australia’s first major sports figure to come out
“We can’t afford for Lachlan to go at the moment. But Johnson & Johnson offer grants to go to Beijing and I’ve nominated Lachlan as...
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The gayer aspects of “Sex and the City”
“The character is — what’s the best way to say this? — slightly flamboyant. It’s a very specific kind of character that I am...
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Be careful who you break up with
“People are under the misguided perception that ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ means don’t show up to work in drag…. Many of our cases are about...
