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Montana Republican party platform: Homosexuality should be illegal
Montana's Republican party has once again adopted a platform that includes this plank: "We support the clear will of the people of Montana expressed by legislation to keep homosexual acts illegal."
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Lady Gaga exchanges Tweets on DADT with Harry Reid
Lady Gaga, who was accompanied to the VMAs by gay service members in an effort to bring attention to the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, has engaged in a dialogue with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the
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Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell 'appalled' that Homeland Security Dept. Tracked Gays
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he's sorry and "appalled" that a company under contract to the state Homeland Security Dept. tracked gays, lesbians, anti-BP activists and tax-hike protesters.
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Anti-Gay, Anti-Sex Tea Party Candidate Christine O'Donnell Wins Delaware Senate Primary
Christine O'Donnell, a Tea Party candidate most of the country hadn't heard of two months ago, has won the Delaware Republican primary for Senate, and now she's going to spring her anti-gay, anti-sex, anti-abortion messa
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Lada Gaga encourages fans to support DADT repeal
The singer is now asking fans to join her and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) in helping repeal the discriminatory policy.
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Congressional campaign manager's anti-gay Tweets
Stan Solomon, campaign manager for Indiana Republican congressional candidate Marvin Scott, is a passionate fan of Twitter, and he likes to Tweet some harsh anti-gay rhetoric.
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Montana Tea Party president kicked out after implied approval of attacks on gays
The president of the Big Sky Tea Party Association has been shoved out after making comments on his Facebook page that seemed to endorse attacks on gays.
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Thousands rally in Sacramento against homosexuality and abortion
Thousands of conservative Christians gathered at California's capitol building on Saturday, to rally against homosexuality, abortion and prostitution.
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Judge refuses to order Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown to defend Prop. 8
A California judge has refused to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend Prop. 8, the voter-approved ban on gay marriage.
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Gay designer Michael Smith leads makeover of Oval Office
Gay designer Michael Smith is the man responsible for the new look of the Oval Office.
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Omaha World-Herald newspaper to publish gay marriage announcements
The Omaha World-Herald, one of the largest newspapers in the Midwest, is trying to dodge an online controversy by offering to publish legal gay marriages (but not commitment ceremonies) in its "Celebrations" section.
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Glenn Beck's Washington D.C. rally to feature MLK's anti-gay niece, Alveda King
Two large and opposed groups are gathering on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Saturday morning -- one led by Glenn Beck, the other led by the Rev. Al Sharpton.
