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GLAAD President Herndon Graddick Resigns

by David Badash ● 3:39 PM May 17, 2013
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Graddick, who transformed the struggling and financially challenged GLAAD organization has resigned as president of GLAAD, after serving only 13 months in that role.

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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.

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Op-Ed: United For Marriage Rally’s Anti-Diversity Events Expose LGBT Community’s Needs

by Guest Author ● 8:00 AM April 6, 2013
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Several anti-diversity acts scarred the historic United For Marriage rally at the Supreme Court last week. Guest author Cd Kirven was present and offers this intelligent response.

Discrimination

One In Seven Fortune 500 Companies Gave To The Boy Scouts

by Andy Birkey At The American Independent ● 2:47 PM March 4, 2013
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One in seven Fortune 500 corporations each donated at least $10,000 to the Boy Scouts of America in 2010 despite the organization’s longtime ban of gays and lesbians.

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‘There Is Nothing Conservative About Denying Other Americans’ Marriage Says GOP’s Huntsman

by David Badash ● 8:51 AM February 22, 2013
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Mormon, former Utah governor, former GOP presidential candidate, Republican Jon Huntsman says there’s “nothing conservative about denying other Americans” marriage.

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Bill Donohue: The Catholic League Is ‘A Civil Rights Organization’

by David Badash ● 3:24 PM February 15, 2013
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Bill Donohue, the bombastic blowhard head of the Catholic League, today announced the forty-year old Roman Catholic warrior machine is in actuality “a civil rights organization.”

Discrimination

GLAAD Responds To Boy Scouts Possible Drop Of Gay Ban

by David Badash ● 4:25 PM January 28, 2013
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GLAAD has been at the forefront of the battle to get the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to rescind their ban on gay scouts and leaders. Here, they respond to news.

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Hagel Retracts 1998 Anti-Gay Comments In Face Of Possible Defense Nomination

by David Badash ● 1:41 PM December 21, 2012
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Former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel, facing a possible nomination to become Secretary of Defense, today retracted anti-gay comments he made in 1998 regarding James Hormel.

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Daniel Inouye, Most-Senior Senator, War Hero, LGBT Rights Supporter, Dies At 88

by David Badash ● 7:14 PM December 17, 2012
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U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, Democrat of Hawaii, a war hero, LGBT rights supporter, and America’s most-senior Senator, has died of respiratory complications, at the age of 88.

Legal Issues

LGBT Orgs React To Supreme Court Decision To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

by David Badash ● 3:48 PM December 7, 2012

LGBT orgs weigh in on the news the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two iconic same-sex marriage cases, California’s Prop 8 law and the DOMA case of Edie Windsor.

Hate Crimes

HRC Urges FBI To Investigate Beating Of Alabama Lesbian As Hate Crime

by David Badash ● 4:51 PM November 27, 2012
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HRC is asking the FBI to investigate as a hate crime the Thanksgiving severe beating of Mallory Owens, a lesbian whose girlfriend’s brother allegedly beat her.

Marriage

Gay Marriage: What Are The 7 States Advocates Believe They Can Now Win?

by David Badash ● 1:04 PM November 20, 2012
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Advocates now believe marriage could be extended to same-sex couples in Oregon, Rhode Island, Delaware, Minnesota, Colorado, Hawaii and New Jersey after recent wins.

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Archbishop Known As ‘Father of Prop 8′ In Drunk Driving Arrest Scandal

by David Badash ● 3:18 PM August 27, 2012
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The Archbishop of San Francisco, Salvatore Cordileone, widely known as the “Father of Prop 8,” was arrested late Saturday night on suspicion of drunk driving charges.

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Over Two Dozen LGBT Organizations Issue Statement On Family Research Council Shooting

by David Badash ● 3:33 PM August 15, 2012

More than two dozen LGBT organizations have just issued the following joint statement on this morning’s shooting at the headquarters of the Family Research Council.

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