News + Politics
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Same sex marriage support may cause England’s Conservative Party to lose votes in Thursday’s local elections
ENGLAND. Conservatives are expected to do badly in Thursday’s local elections in England and Wales, largely, it seems because of Prime Minister David Cameron‘s support for...
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Activists petition Pentagon to pull anti-gay pastor from prayer breakfast
Two of the country’s largest LGBT-rights organizations are protesting the participation of an anti-gay California megachurch pastor in a Thursday breakfast at the Pentagon marking...
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Mizeur takes 2nd in Western Maryland Democratic straw poll for governor
Del. Heather Mizeur (D-Montgomery), one of eight openly LGBT members of the Maryland General Assembly, stunned political observers Saturday by placing second in a straw...
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Congratulating Jason Collins gets former NFL player pulled from church event
“He disagreed, and I said, ‘We agree to disagree’ and he said ‘No, I’m right and you’re wrong.'” LeRoy Butler, a former safety with the...
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Civil unions begin in Colorado
“Our commitment doesn’t change, but we will have a burden lifted off our shoulders. Loving and committed couples need legal protections.” Anna Simon, who with...
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Because who needs a grocery anyway, right?
“ay people can just grow their own food.†An unidentified staffer for Washington state Sen. Sharron Brown (R), who has introduced a bill to grant...
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Rhode Island House committee sends marriage bills to floor for final vote
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee’s 13 members today unanimously approved two amended bills legalizing same-sex marriage, H5015 and S38, putting both measures on track...
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Obama “couldn’t be prouder” of Jason Collins
President Barack Obama was on his way out of a press conference with reporters at the White House when he stopped and returned to the...
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Federal student aid to start accounting for same-sex parents
The incomes of both parents in a same-sex relationship will begin to be counted by the federal government when determining student aid, the Department of...
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Gay NBA player receives outpouring of support from politicians and advocates
Politicians and advocates are hailing Jason Collins as a hero after the NBA player made history today as the first out male athlete playing in...
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Sentencing Delayed in Family Research Council Shooting
A U.S. District Court judge this morning rescheduled the sentencing of Floyd Lee Corkins II, the Virginia man who pleaded guilty in February of attempting...
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NBA’s Jason Collins comes out in SI interview
“I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay. … I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a...
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Not enough openly gay and lesbian MPs in Parliament says Britain’s Yvette Cooper
“The truth is we don’t have enough openly gay and lesbian MPs being selected for parliament; just as we don’t have enough black and minority...
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D.C. Leaders Show Support for Jason Collins
Jason Collins, a National Basketball Association (NBA) free agent who was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Washington Wizards in February, came out as...
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Allegations Aimed at Anne Arundel Police Chief
Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman launched an investigation last week into allegations that the county's top law enforcement officer, Chief Larry Tolliver, used homophobic...
