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Prop. 8 judge to rule on Thursday whether to lift injunction on gay marriage decision
The judge in the California Prop. 8 case will decide on Thursday whether to lift the temporary injunction on his own decision.
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Decorated Air Force officer sues to avoid discharge under DADT
Decorated Air Force officer Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the military from kicking him out under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
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Gay Jetblue flight attendant released from jail to worldwide fame
Gay Jetblue flight attendant Steven Slater posted bail on Tuesday night and walked into a world in which he's a celebrity -- and a workingman's hero.
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Ted Olson: Would FOX like its right to free speech put up to a vote?
Ted Olson went from being President George W. Bush's Solicitor General and the legal architect behind Bush vs. Gore to being one of pro-gay lawyers who battled Prop. 8. And on FOX News Sunday, Olson argued that legalizin
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Rallies backfire on gay marriage opponents
The National Organization for Marriage's (NOM) hateful anti-gay summer roadshow is backfiring on them; thanks to good organization, supporters of gay and lesbian marriage are outnumbering NOM at each event.
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Should Judge Walker have recused himself because he's gay?
A judge is supposed to be an unbiased arbiter of facts, but critics of California's Prop. 8 decision say there's no way Judge Vaughn Walker could have been impartial. That's because he's gay.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger: We can start handing out gay wedding licenses immediately
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is urging U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker to lift the stay on his Prop. 8 decision, so that gays and lesbians in California can get married immediately.
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Prop. 8 judge must now decide whether to lift his own stay
When Judge Vaughn Walker ruled on Wednesday that California's Proposition 8 was unconstitutional, he also put a temporary "stay" on his own ruling.
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Target apologizes for contribution to anti-gay politics
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19 colleges get 5-star LGBT ratings
A group promoting the rights of LGBT college students has just released its latest survey of the safest and most welcoming college campuses in the country.
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Jane Lynch, Ellen DeGeneres react to gay marriage ruling
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Court overturns California gay marriage ban
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Two suburban Chicago men charged with hate crime attack
35-year-old Mohammad Shaban of Hickory Hills and 22-year-old Akram Alshoweat of Oak Lawn are charged with a felony hate crime for allegedly shouting lesbian slurs at a woman in a restaurant
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California gay marriage ruling expected Wednesday
On Wednesday, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker of San Francisco will decide whether California's anti-gay Proposition 8 was a violation of lesbians' and gays' right to equal protection under the law.
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Gay man planned Chelsea Clinton's wedding
Gay event planner Bryan Rafanelli can't legally get married in New York State, but he planned the wedding of the year this past weekend: the marriage of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky.
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Poll: men who love men love Brad Pitt
A new poll shows that Brad Pitt is number one when it comes to men in Britain.
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Tom Hardy of 'Inception': 'Of course I've had gay sex'
Tom Hardy, one of the stars of the hit new movie "Inception," says he's had gay sex but it just doesn't interest him.
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CBS promises to add more gay characters
CBS is adding more gay characters to the fall line-up after getting a failing grade on a GLAAD media survey.
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Rejected gay 'Idol' contestant sues show
A gay man whose antics have made him an infamous "American Idol" reject now claims the show discriminated against him.