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Barney Frank Receives Role Model Award, Offers Straight Talk About Being Gay

by David Badash ● 10:50 PM May 4, 2013
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Barney Frank, the outspoken former U.S. Congressman, speaking at the Equality Forum in Philadelphia tonight, had a few honest words about being gay.

Celebrities

Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, Rachel Maddow Lead Out Magazine’s Top 50

by David Badash ● 4:05 PM April 10, 2013
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Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, Rachel Maddow, and Anderson Cooper lead Out Magazine’s annual Top 50 list.

Democratic National Convention

Interview: Houston Mayor Annise Parker At DNC 2012 Convention

by David Badash ● 10:55 AM September 5, 2012
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker this week spoke with New York-based civil rights attorney Yetta Kurland at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.

Democratic National Convention

DNC 2012: Delegates And Guests Arrive In Charlotte

by Matt Comer ● 9:53 AM September 4, 2012
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At the Democratic National Committee 2012 convention, LGBT groups begin the week with receptions and special welcome parties.

Celebrities

Annual ‘OUT Power 50′ Arrives With Annual Outing Of In Anderson Cooper

by David Badash ● 7:13 PM April 26, 2012
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OUT Magazine’s annual OUT Power 50 list — the 50 supposed most powerful LGBT people to affect affect cultural and social attitudes — has just been published.

Marriage

“I Would Be Shocked” If Obama Endorsed Gay Marriage Says Lesbian Mayor

by David Badash ● 3:03 PM March 24, 2012
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Houston Mayor Annise Parker, a lesbian, said she would be “shocked” and “surprised” if President Obama were to endorse same-sex marriage equality before the election.

Civil Rights

Prop 8 Unconstitutional: Marriage And Rights Groups Respond

by David Badash ● 2:12 PM February 7, 2012
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Upon today’s news that the Ninth Circuit has reaffirmed California’s Prop 8 unconstitutional, a flurry of responses from LGBT rights groups have come. Here’s a sampling.

Civil Rights

78 Mayors Sign On To Bipartisan “Mayors For The Freedom To Marry”

by David Badash ● 10:59 AM January 20, 2012
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78 mayors of cities large and small today are joining together in Washington, D.C. at the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors to sign a statement supporting same-sex marriage equality.

News

Voters To Tea Party And Republicans: Get Lost!

by David Badash ● 7:30 AM November 9, 2011
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Across the nation on election day, voters — who went to the polls in higher-than usual numbers — had little trouble pushing back inroads made in the 2010 elections.

Actions

Texas Governor Rick Perry And The Hate Group

by Jay Morris ● 9:40 AM June 17, 2011
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Under the guise of a National Day Of Prayer, Texas Governor and Presidential hopeful Rick Perry will take the stage in collaboration with a hate group

Bigotry Watch

Gays: It Is All Your Fault.

by David Badash ● 12:32 PM April 14, 2010
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“The Gays,” apparently, are responsible for everything bad that happens, from 9/11 and the Vatican’s pedophilia priests problem, to not enough food to eat.