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More than 50 Iraqi teenagers killed in Baghdad
More than a 50 gay or believed to be gay Iraqi teenagers have been brutally murdered in Baghdad in the past month as anti-gay violence grows in Iraq.
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Pope denounces American politicians and other supporters of gay marriage
The Pope told a contingent of American bishops from Midwestern states that he rejects the "powerful political currents" that are paving the way for gay marriage in the United States.
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Democratic 2012 Convention chairman supports gay marriage plank
Democratic 2012 Party Convention Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa said on Wednesday that he would support a gay marriage plank in the party's platform.
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Joe the Plumber: 'I wouldn't let my gay friends near my kids'
Samuel 'Joe the Plumber' Wurzelbacher on Thursday refused to answer whether he stands by anti-gay comments he made in 2009, calling it a "gotcha" question.
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Rick Garcia joins The Civil Rights Agenda
Community advocate Rick Garcia joins forces with The Civil Rights Agenda
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Most voters don't care where candidates stand on gay marriage: Poll
A majority of voters don't care where a candidate stands on the issue of gay marriage. But of those who do care, more say supporting marriage equality is more likely to influence their vote.
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Belarussian Prime Minister: 'Better to be a dictator than gay'
Belarussian Prime Minister Alexander Lukashenko says it's "better to be a dictator than be gay."
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Almost half of all Democratic Senators support gay marriage on Dem platform
Nearly half of all U.S. Democratic senators support an effort to add marriage equality to the 2012 Democratic Party Platform, gay weekly The Washington Blade reported.
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Maryland Gov. O'Malley to sign gay marriage into law on Thursday
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will sign that state's gay marriage bill into law on Thursday afternoon, making it the eighth state in the union to allow same-sex marriage.
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Supreme Court won't hear gay marriage foe NOM's disclosure challenge
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case involving the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), gay weekly The Washington Blade reported.
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Photo of gay Marine kissing boyfriend in Hawaii goes viral
Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan was thrilled to see his partner, Dalan Wells, when he returned to Hawaii recently and there's a photo of them kissing to prove it.
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Photo of gay Marine kissing boyfriend in Hawaii goes viral
Marine Sgt. Brandon Morgan was thrilled to see his partner, Dalan Wells, when he returned to Hawaii recently and there's a photo of them kissing to prove it.
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Hawaii governor refuses to defend state ban on gay marriage in court
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is now refusing to defend the state's ban on gay marriage in court, saying he can't defend a law that is "unconstitutional."