News + Politics
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Queens of the Stoneage singer calls audience member gay slurs in anger
”My gay family & friends, as well as myself, KNOW I am not a homophobe. For years now I’ve known gay is not a choice;...
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‘Transvestite Toilet’ created for students at Thai college
”These students want to be able to go in peace without fear of being watched, laughed at or groped…. They don’t have problems with transvestites...
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Transgender teens in NY detention centers granted new policy
” has wisely said these students need an environment that is safe and that helps them reach their full...
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Anti-gay group in Maine runs out of cash and volunteers
”We’re pulling the plug…. don’t want to be aligned with bigotry and homophobia and hatred.” Michael Heath, executive director of the evangelical group, Christian...
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Jerusalem Mayor says Gay Pride Parade is ‘desecration of the holy city’
”Past experience shows that the parade greatly offends, deliberately and unnecessarily, the feelings of Jews, Muslims and Christians, who view its sheer existence, and the...
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Lesbian fertility v. Doctor’s religion: Case heads to California Court
”The case raises a whole series of questions about the basis for which people can be denied medical treatment, particularly the extent to which gays...
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George Takei and fiancee planning September wedding [video]
”It’s not about a political statement, it’s about legally in California — the California Supreme Court says everybody is equally entitled to marriage. This is...
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8 Virginia men arrested for cruising at Locust Shade Park
”Obviously, we have some concerns about any individual that comes into our park that is loitering and not there for what we consider the normal...
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First gay celebrity divorce for ‘Little Britain’ star [video]
”It is with sadness that Matt and Kevin announce that their relationship has come to an end…. Their separation is amicable.” Portion of a joint...
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Attorney General Mukasey greets GLBT group DOJ Pride
“It’s a theme I embrace. Because all Justice Department employees have the right to be proud of who they are and the work that they...
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Straight couples married alongside gay day excitement
”We feel like the minority, which is rare… We thought we’d be the only heterosexual couple, but we heard there have been others.” Reed Bennett-Eisen...
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Man protesting DOMA, IRS is facing prison for not paying taxes
”Marriage between ‘gender neutral’ couples is legal in California, but our union is not recognized by the Federal Government and we don’t get the over...
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Study finds female relatives of gay men make more babies
”I think this is an example where the results of scientific research can have important social implications…. You have all this antagonism against homosexuality because...
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Ebbin Joins SLDN
Del. Adam Ebbin of the Virginia General Assembly, the Alexandria Democrat who has the distinction of being the first -- and only -- openly gay...
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Grand Central Fire
Steve Ladlow was walking outside of the four- and five-story neighboring buildings that house Grand Central, the gay nightclub he manages in Baltimore, when he...
