News + Politics
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Illinois legalizes civil unions for lesbian, gay couples [video]
”I think this is something really, really special, because we believe in civil rights and we believe in civil unions. And that’s what we’re going...
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Iowa legislature moving to ban gay marriage despite testimony against discriminatory bill [video]
”The vote today by House Republicans was a big step backwards for the constitutional rights of all Iowans. I remain committed to protecting the rights...
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George W. Bush’s daughter, Barbara, supports gay marriage with HRC [video]
”Barbara Bush’s advocacy shows that equality knows no party label.” Joe Solmonese in a press release from the Human Rights Campaign. He announced a video...
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Chick-fil-A ‘anti-gay’ controversy blows up: Conservatives see restaurants as part of ‘war’ against ‘gay agenda’ [video]
”In recent weeks, we have been accused of being anti-gay. We have no agenda against anyone. At the heart and soul of our company, we...
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Get Equal Plans to Protest Thursday’s National Prayer Breakfast
Get Equal announced plans today to protest the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual D.C. event attended by many D.C. luminaries, including the president, that is...
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Gov’t Loses Request to Put LCR’s DADT Case on Hold
In a Friday evening ruling issued by the clerk’s office for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the government’s attempt to put...
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CNN remembers gay activist, David Kato, murdered in Uganda [video]
CNN took a look back at an interview with recently murdered gay activist David Kato, 46, probably with a hammer. The country’s anti-gay tabloid, The...
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Rachel Maddow asks why Ohio Republicans’ first priority is DC’s gay marriage, school vouchers [video]
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Gates, Pentagon Officials Outline DADT Repeal Implementation
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department,...
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Prepping for Repeal Training [UPDATED]
Calling the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal a “milestone event” for the Defense Department, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced in a memorandum issued...
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Parties In Prop 8 Case Spar Over Standing, State Law Questions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in considering whether the proponents of California’s Proposition 8 even have the legal ability to appeal...
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Obama on Uganda Killing: “LGBT rights are not special rights; they are human rights.”
President Barack Obama, following up on an earlier statement today from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, issued a statement this afternoon condemning the killing of...
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Elton John’s gay family photo hidden by supermarket to “protect” children
”In this case our store manager received some complaints and, as has been our custom, placed the shield over the cover of the magazine. When...
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The gay sports gap: NFL’s Esera Tuaolo, writer Steve Buckley on ESPN after lesbian coach controversy [video]
Newly out sportswriter Steve Buckley and retired football player Esera Tuaolo spoke about the continued suppression of gay male and lesbian visibility in sports today....
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Pentagon Plans Friday News Conference on DADT Repeal Implementation
In response to an inquiry, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to Metro Weekly that the Pentagon has a news conference planned for Friday, Jan. 28, to...
