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Pope: Gay marriage is an `insidious' threat
During a visit to Portugal, Pope Benedict XVI blasted gay marriage as "insidious and dangerous threats to the common good." The pontiff's remarks come as Portugal gets ready to legalize same-sex marriage next week.
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Conservatives gear up for nasty fight against LGBT worker rights bill
On Capitol Hill this week, supporters of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) are counting heads in the House to see if they can get this landmark anti-discrimination bill passed. And on the other side, conservat
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Harvard friend says Elena Kagan is not a lesbian
Some friends of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan are trying to answer one of the hottest questions on the internet: Is she a lesbian?
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Laura Bush says she supports gay marriage
Former First Lady Laura Bush says she supports gay marriage.
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Wall St. Journal calls accusations of subliminal lesbian message in Kagan photo `absurd'
The Wall Street Journal is defending their use of a 17-year-old photo of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan playing softball. Critics say the photo was meant to subliminally underline rumors that Kagan is a lesbian.
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Supreme Court nominee faces questions about gay rights
On Monday, it appears that President Obama will nominate current Solicitor General Elena Kagan to be his choice for the Supreme Court. This won't be Kagan's first round in front of a senate confirmation hearing; last sum
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Gay mayor of California town sworn in
A 37-year-old gay man has been sworn in as the new mayor of Sierra Madre, California.
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Florida GOP not happy about gay joke in Crist auction
The Florida GOP says they're planning to dump a portrait of the formerly Republican Governor Charlie Crist on eBay. But the one that went up for sale on April 30 isn't theirs.
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Military tells Congress they're not ready to drop gay ban
The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff say troops are just not ready to accept out-of-the-closet gays in their ranks.
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Mayor of DC mortified after giving award to "Ex-Gay" homphobe
The mayor of Washington, D.C. has a lot of explaining to do after his office gave an award to the leader of "Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays."
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California gay marriage ban trial to wrap up in June
The federal trial on whether California's voter-approved ban on gay marriage is constitutional will wrap up in June.
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Ill. State Rep. Mell publicly announces engagement to lesbian partner
Today Illinois State Rep. Deb Mell announced on the Illinois House floor that she plans to marry her girlfriend of six years. Following the announcement, Mell told ChicagoPride.com, "The reaction was great. My co-workers
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Gay rights supporters asking court to release names of opponents
On Wednesday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether the names on petitions to deny gays rights should be made public.
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Ill. State Rep. Mell announces engagement to lesbian partner
Today Illinois State Rep. Deb Mell (D-Chicago) will announce on the state house floor that she plans to marry her girlfriend of six years, Christin Baker. Mell is hoping that her announcement will lead to groundbreaking