Last Word
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New Zealand becomes 13th nation to legalize same-sex marriage
“In our society, the meaning of marriage is universal — it’s a declaration of love and commitment to a special person. Nothing could make me...
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Lesbian couple wins Hawaii accommodation suit
“When visitors or residents are subjected to discrimination, they suffer the sting of indignity, humiliation and outrage, but we are all demeaned and our society...
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Paris archbishop says gay marriage could incite violence
“This is the way a violent society develops.” Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, the archbishop of Paris, telling a gathering of French bishops April 16 that legalizing...
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California issues groundbreaking directive on transgender health care
“This one letter will save lives. For years, transgender Californians have been denied coverage of basic care merely because of who we are. Discriminatory insurance...
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Group releases inaugural “The Trans 100” list, including many with D.C. ties
“If you recognize that this project is incomplete, and yet still has much to offer, then we trust you will find what we did: an...
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USAID announces new LGBT partnership
“This partnership leverages the financial resources and skills of each partner to further inclusive development and increase respect for the human rights of LGBT people...
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“Bullying players made him feel better,” says former colleague of Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice
“Bullying players made him feel better…. I can’t believe that anywhere else in the country it is worse than this — it’s the absolute worst.”...
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Was that Princess Di with Freddie Mercury?
“e felt she was obviously Princess Diana and would be discovered at any minute. But people just seemed to blank her. She sort of disappeared....
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Malaysia’s Mohd Puad Zarkashi defends offensive gay stereotypes
“We do not want to create hatred towards LGBT but it’s just that we need to convince people not to get involved in such activities.”...
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Groups challenging Medicare ban on gender-reassignment surgeries
“Medicare’s categorical exclusion of this care lacks any scientific basis. Study after study has shown that these surgeries are the only effective treatment for many...
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Singapore’s homophobic culture forces Element, a new mag for gay Asia, to publish as digital only
“Not many gay men would pick up a copy of a magazine like this on a newsstand — that’s just the culture here.”...
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English football player Robbie Rogers explains his decision to come out and leave soccer behind
“I started feeling very different and it was a case of, ‘All right, I’m good at football and I get attention from girls. Why don’t...
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Supreme Court, Day 1: What the Justices said on same-sex marriage.
“Suppose a state said, because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we’re not going to give marriage anymore to...
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Pro-gay rally and anti-gay march to converge at Supreme Court on Tuesday morning
Pro-Gay United for Marriage Rally On Tuesday, March 26, a large rally is set to take place at the Supreme Court at 8:30 am. The...
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A gay marriage protest in France gets ugly
“No to gayxtremism.” — A banner spotted during Sunday’s anti-gay marriage demonstration in France. The protest, which drew an estimated 1.4 million participants, spilled over...
