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LOOK: Edie Windsor Joins NYC Political Leaders in March Against Anti-Gay Hate Crimes

by David Badash ● 8:51 PM May 20, 2013
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Edith Windsor joined local NYC politicians and thousands of protestors in a march to protest the recent crime wave of anti-gay hate that culminated in Friday’s shooting death of Mark Carson.

Civil Rights

EXCLUSIVE: A Conversation With Chief Justice John Roberts’ Cousin, LGBT Activist Jean Podrasky

by Joanne Kalogeras ● 2:53 PM May 18, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ cousin, San Francisco activist Jean Podrasky and her partner Grace Fasano talk with The New Civil Rights Movement’s Joanne Kalogeras.

Immigration

DOMA Separates Now Legally-Married Couple, 17 Times In Six Years (Video)

by David Badash ● 6:18 PM May 14, 2013
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David and Jason met in 2007, were legally married in New York in 2012, and have been forced apart by DOMA 17 times in the six years they have been together.

Discrimination

Whose Turn Is It To Tell America’s 3 Million Homeless And Foster Children Gays Can’t Marry?

by David Badash ● 10:16 AM May 12, 2013
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If you believe that LGBT people should be allowed to adopt children, you are logically required to believe that LGBT people must be afforded the right to marry.

DOMA

Amendment to Include Same-Sex Couples Added To Immigration Bill

by Jean Ann Esselink ● 11:48 AM May 8, 2013
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“Americans with partners from other countries should not be faced with the painful choice between staying with their partner, or staying in their country.” – President Obama. Yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy put us one step closer to that goal. (Video)

Marriage

Minnesota: House Committee Vote On Marriage Bill Monday As Top Newspaper Calls For Passage

by David Badash ● 10:35 AM May 5, 2013
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The Minnesota House Ways and Means Committee will vote on a bill to extend marriage to same-sex couples on Monday, just two days after the state’s top newspaper called for the bill’s passage.

Marriage

NOM: Even Though We’re Losing Badly, Please Give Us Money So We Can Pretend To Influence SCOTUS

by David Badash ● 10:54 AM May 1, 2013
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NOM President Brian Brown today sent a demoralized fundraising email begging for money, telling his anti-gay supporters to chin up, and claiming he is “optimistic” the Supreme Court will rule against gay people.

Legal Issues

TX Man: After 34 Years My Partner’s Sister Forced Us Apart, Took Our Home Because We Weren’t Married

by David Badash ● 12:50 AM April 29, 2013
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A Texas man says he and his partner were together for 34 years but his partner’s sister has now forced them apart, taken their home, and his partner’s finances — and done it legally because they weren’t married.

News

Watch: White House Correspondents Dinner Awesome Spoof Of ‘House of Cards’

by David Badash ● 11:03 PM April 27, 2013
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The White House Correspondents Dinner featured an awesome spoof of the Netflix series, “House of Cards,” which features Kevin Spacey as the House Majority Whip.

News

Look: Across The Nation, Rhode Island Marriage Vote Applauded

by David Badash ● 7:12 PM April 24, 2013
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From LGBT organizations to NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg, it seems almost everyone across the nation is cheering Rhode Island for today’s vote that all but ensures the Ocean State will become America’s tenth to extend marriage to same-sex couples.

News

Quoting Genesis, Tennessee Lawmakers Declare August 31 ‘ido4life Traditional Marriage Day’

by David Badash ● 2:51 PM April 24, 2013
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Tennessee lawmakers passed an anti-gay resolution declaring August 31 “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day.” The resolution quotes Genesis and two conservative anti-gay think tanks.

News

Watch: At GLAAD Awards, Steve Warren Calls Scalia ‘An Old-Fashioned Bully’

by David Badash ● 6:48 PM April 22, 2013
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Steve Warren asked Supreme Court to make the right decision on the Prop 8 and DOMA cases they heard last month, and had a few choice words for Associate Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

Civil Rights

Watch: Bill Clinton Delivers Speech At GLAAD Awards That Every American Must Hear

by David Badash ● 9:40 AM April 21, 2013
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Bill Clinton last night delivered a heartwarming speech at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards last night in L.A. that every person in America must listen to.

News

Watch: Video Showing Boston Marathon, Then Moment Of Explosion

by David Badash ● 5:00 PM April 15, 2013
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At about 2:50 PM this afternoon several explosions occurred at the Boston Marathon. At least two people are dead and 23 injured, although some reports claim numbers much higher.

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