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Gay 'Archie' Comics character Kevin Keller marrying 'Mr. Right'
Early next year, the timeless comic book town of Riverdale will take a giant leap into the future when gay character Kevin Keller gets married to "Mr. Right."
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Sesame Street: For crying out loud, Bert and Ernie are not gay
The Children's Television Workshop, creators of Sesame Street, came out on Facebook on Thursday and said that Bert and Ernie are not gay.
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Adoptions by gay and lesbian parents increase dramatically
The number of gay and lesbian adoptive parents in the United States has more than doubled over the past ten years, according to new census data.
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Suburban Chicago school, principal welcome gay couples to prom
Kaneland High School students and their principal welcomed a gay couple to the senior prom last month.
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Long Island high school bans same-sex couples from prom
St. Anthony's High School, a co-ed Catholic school on Long Island, has told a lesbian student she can't bring her girlfriend to prom.
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GLAAD demands apology after FOX TV station's 'Is Glee Turning Kids Gay' segment
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation is demanding an apology after FOX affiliate KRIV Houston aired a debate over whether "Glee" is making kids gay.
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'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe talks about fellow LGBT supporter Lady Gaga
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe is well-known for his support of gay rights, but interestingly, he's never met another high-profile LGBT supporter: Lady Gaga.
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Proposed California law would require kids learn gay history
A law recently passed by the California State Senate would require public schools teach students about gay history.
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Gay book tops 'Most Banned' list for fifth year in a row
For the fifth year in a row, a children's picture book about a penguin with two dads has topped the American Library Association's list of most-often banned books.
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Lady Gaga to donate some proceeds from 'Born This Way' to gay group
Lady Gaga will donate some of the money she's making from the new country version of "Born This Way" to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN).
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Archie Comics launching 'Kevin Keller' gay mini-series
There has been such a positive response to Archie Comic's new gay character, "Kevin Keller," that the publisher is putting out an entire "Kevin Keller" series.
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'Harry Potter' star Daniel Radcliffe to receive 'Trevor Project' award
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe will be honored this June with the Trevor Project Hero Award, in honor of his work supporting the anti-gay suicide resource.
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California state Assembly considers anti-gay bullying bill
Gay San Francisco Democrat and State Rep. Tom Ammiano is introducing a new anti-bullying bill in honor of Seth Walsh, a gay teenager who killed himself last year.
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Illinois investigating foster care groups that discriminate against gay parents
The State of Illinois is investigating whether social service organizations that turn away gays and lesbians as foster parents are violating state anti-discrimination laws.
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Texas school district kicks off Christians in effort to exclude gays
Flour Bluff Independent School District in Corpus Christi, Texas, is so determined to exclude a gay student group from campus that they're also kicking out the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).
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Iowa House votes to ban gay marriage, even after lesbians' son's passionate plea
Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa engineering student, took a trip to the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Thursday to try to stop legislators from approving a constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage.
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'My son's gay. Or not': Mom defends son's choice to dress as 'Daphne'
A straight mom who posted a blog about her five-year-old son's cross-dressing costume choice is now the focus of international internet support and scorn. The mom compared what happened to her little boy to the gay kids
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Conservative group: 'Anti-bullying' agenda is actually pro-gay
The conservative "Focus on the Family" group feels they're being bullied; bullied, that is, by anti-bullying curriculum pushed at public schools. They claim these life lessons are really pro-gay lessons in disguise.
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'Harry Potter' star films new PSA for LGBT youth group
"Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe has recorded a new public service announcement to spread the word about a nationwide hotline for LGBT youth.
