News + Politics
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New York Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill: 24-38 vote [video]
“Ayes 24, Nays 38. The bill is lost.” Final announcement from the New York Senate after debating and voting on a bill to legalize same-sex...
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”I am a lesbian” says Meredith Baxter, TV mom from ”Family Ties,” [video]
”I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening. I never fought it because it...
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Working the Numbers
When people hear about census-taking this time of year, it usually involves the story of Joseph and Mary trekking to Joseph's hometown of Bethlehem to...
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Historic Vote on Marriage Equality
The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 passed its first reading during a City Council legislative meeting Tuesday morning, Dec. 1,...
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A Moral Compass
There are all sorts of Catholics. There's Andrew Sullivan. The pope. Newt Gingrich. Sister Jeannine Grammick, that glorious woman who defied the Vatican in her...
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Meet Evan Low: New mayor of Campbell, CA is Asian, gay, and 26
”I’m passionate and energetic about all things I do. This is not work for me. This is something I enjoy.” Evan Low, 26, the new...
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As Uganda looms, Hillary Clinton speaks out against efforts to “marginalize and criminalize” LGBT people worldwide
“We have to stand against any efforts to marginalize and criminalize and penalize members of the LGBT community worldwide.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking...
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Criticism Continues
Chris Farris of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) feels like an afterthought. He was given only three days to prepare to speak at a...
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A Stinging Defeat
Following one of the most dramatic and emotional discourses thus far in the gay marriage debate, the New York Senate voted 24 to 38 today...
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Two Decades and Change
The last time the United States hosted the International AIDS Conference, leading researchers were discussing ''combination drug therapy'' as the likely future of HIV/AIDS treatment....
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C Street, Rick Warren & George Bush’s billions for AIDS funding show close ties to proponents of Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill [video]
”The fundamental dignity of every person, our right to be free, and the freedom to make moral choices are gifts endowed by God, our creator....
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Thailand to require transgender surgery candidates to wait one year
”It is not necessary. I really didn’t want to go through that process, so I decided to have the operation… before the law is enforce…....
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City government in China opens gay bar to get men out of woods, safer education
“In the past the government relied on to reach out to the gay community…. Now there’s a change, in that some local health...
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Editing for Inclusion
The Metropolitan Police Department is slated to review hate-crime reports for 2008 in an effort to include a new category noticeably missing from Mayor Adrian...
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Transgender sports writer Mike Penner/Christine Daniels dies at 52
”He was one of the most talented writers I’ve ever worked with…. He was a gentle man, a kind man. It’s just a tragedy.” LA...
