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Discrimination

Breaking: Boy Scouts President, Hours Before Vote Says ‘Let In Gay Boys’

by David Badash ● 6:44 PM May 22, 2013
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The president of the Boy Scouts of America, just hours before the National Council is scheduled to vote, said that he believes the Scouts should “Let in gay boys.”

News

Barney Frank Supports Immigration Bill Without LGBT Protections

by David Badash ● 4:35 PM May 22, 2013
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Recently-retired Congressman Barney Frank says he supports the immigration reform bill that does not contain protections for LGBT binational couples, which a Senate Committee passed yesterday.

News

Donald Rumsfeld Tells Larry King He Thinks Same-Sex Marriage Could Lead To Polygamy

by David Badash ● 2:06 PM May 22, 2013
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Former Bush Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld told Larry King that he just doesn’t know about marriage equality and gay rights, and thinks same-sex marriage could lead to polygamy.

Discrimination

Take A Look At Who’s Supporting The Boy Scout Ban On Gay People

by David Badash ● 1:08 PM May 22, 2013
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Tomorrow the Boy Scouts will decide whether or not to remove their ban on allowing gay scouts. Today, this is who is supporting the ban on gay people in Scouting.

Jean Ann Esselink

It’s Harvey Milk Day! The White House Is Celebrating, And We’re All Invited!

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 12:59 PM May 22, 2013
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In all of American history there has never been such an occasion; 10 leaders of the LGBT community will be honored this afternoon by the White House, and you can watch it live here….

News

Dr. Phil Announces Support For Allowing Gays Into The Boy Scouts

by David Badash ● 12:45 PM May 22, 2013
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Yesterday, popular TV talk show host and psychologist Phil McGraw, best-known as Dr. Phil, voiced his support for allowing gays into the Boy Scouts.

Bigotry Watch

GOP Lt. Gov. Nominee: Same-Sex Marriage Leads To ‘Adam And A Bull’ (Video)

by David Badash ● 12:02 PM May 22, 2013
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E.W. Jackson, the Republican Party’s newly anointed nominee to become Lt. Governor of Virginia, last October told local church-goers that they same-sex marriage leads to bestiality.

Hate Crimes

25 Violent Anti-Gay Hate Crimes In NYC. Could Mayor Bloomberg Be Any More Absent?

by David Badash ● 10:12 AM May 22, 2013
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Mayor Bloomberg let four days and a rally by thousands of New Yorkers to mourn and protest the hate crime murder of a gay man pass before showing up to say something. Until yesterday, Bloomberg had not made one public comment this year about the anti-lGBT hate crime wave in his city.

Civil Rights

Today Is Harvey Milk Day. Come Out To Honor His Memory.

by David Badash ● 9:22 AM May 22, 2013
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The Harvey Milk Foundation sponsors Harvey Milk Day each year on this day, as a day of service. Today, the White House will honor 10 members of the LGBT community with the Harvey Milk Champions of Change Award.

DOMA

Senate Democrats Cave To GOP, Sacrifice Gays, Pass Immigration Reform Out Of Committee

by David Badash ● 8:21 PM May 21, 2013
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It’s often said the two things you never want to see being made are laws and sausage. Sadly, binational same-sex couples were the sacrificial lambs in today’s sausage-making legislation.

Marriage

NOM President Brian Brown ‘Condemns The Murder Of A Gay Man In New York’

by David Badash ● 7:03 PM May 21, 2013
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Brian Brown, president of NOM, the National Organization For Marriage, today issued a statement condemning the anti-gay hate crime murder of Mark Carson, a gay man shot to death Friday in New York City.

Marriage

Presidents Obama And Clinton Urge Illinois To Pass Same-Sex Marriage Bill

by David Badash ● 3:36 PM May 21, 2013
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President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are asking the Illinois legislature to pass a same-sex marriage bill that is awaiting its final vote in the House.

International

British House Of Commons Passes Marriage Bill By Huge Margin

by David Badash ● 2:53 PM May 21, 2013
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Minutes ago Britan’s House of Commons approved a same-sex marriage bill sponsored by David Cameron’s conservative party. The bill next will need to pass a vote in the House of Lords.

Hate Crimes

Two More Violent Anti-Gay Hate Crimes In NYC — Just Hours After Thousands March In Protest

by David Badash ● 2:29 PM May 21, 2013
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Just hours after thousands of metro New York City citizens marched to mourn the death of Mark Carson and to protest NYC’s wave of anti-gay hate crimes, there were two more violent anti-gay hate crime attacks.

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