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Civil Rights

Breaking: Boy Scouts Vote To Drop Ban, Allow Gay Scouts

by David Badash ● 6:09 PM May 23, 2013
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The Boy Scouts of America’s 1400 member National Council this afternoon in Grapevine, Texas voted to allow gay boys into the 103-year old private, faith-based organization.

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.

Immigration

GOP Hispanic Outreach Director Becomes Democrat Over Republican ‘Culture Of Intolerance’

by David Badash ● 3:06 PM May 14, 2013
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Pablo Pantoja was the State Director of Florida Hispanic Outreach for the Republican National Committee. Until yesterday. Pablo Pantoja is now a registered Democrat.

News

South Carolina: Mark Sanford Beats Elizabeth Colbert Busch In Special Congressional Election

by David Badash ● 8:36 PM May 7, 2013
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Former Republican Governor Mark Sanford has beat Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch in a special Congressional election for SC-01. Colbert Busch would have been the first woman in a half-century to take the seat.

Guns

Maker Of ‘My First Rifle’ Used In 2-Year Old’s Death Puts Warning Label — On Beanie Babies

by David Badash ● 4:37 PM May 6, 2013
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“My First Rifle” is a gun made by Crickett, which also makes accessories for the brand, including a faux Beanie baby — the only item in their catalog that bears a warning label.

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

Trump Becomes Latest Speaker, Joins Bush, Cain, Santorum At Ralph Reed Anti-Gay Conference

by David Badash ● 5:01 PM April 26, 2013
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Donald Trump is the latest speaker to join Jeb Bush, Herman Cain, Rand Paul, Rick Santorum and Dick Morris at Ralph Reed’s anti-gay Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority.”

News

GOProud Co-Founders, Claiming Group Has Been ‘Successful,’ Quit

by David Badash ● 2:30 PM April 26, 2013
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Jimmy LaSalvia and Chris Barron have just quit GOProud, the four-year old gay Tea Party Republican group they founded four years ago, claiming it has been “successful.”

News

‘You Will Run Again’ — Obama Marathon Memorial Speech Lauded As ‘His Greatest’ (Video And Text)

by David Badash ● 5:43 PM April 18, 2013
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This morning President Barack Obama delivered a speech, some say “his greatest,” at a memorial and interfaith service for the Boston Marathon victims their families. “You will run again,” the President promised.

News

Watch Live Now: President Obama Speaks At Interfaith Service ‘Healing Our City’

by David Badash ● 10:52 AM April 18, 2013
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This morning beginning at 11:00 AM EDT, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will attend an interfaith service to mourn and honor the victims and families of victims of Monday’s Boston Marathon bombings.

News

Rick Santorum Lands In Hospital, Revealing Ties To Ralph Reed

by David Badash ● 8:22 AM April 15, 2013
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Rick Santorum was scheduled to speak today at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s fundraiser, but landed in the hospital Saturday, so Ralph Reed’s taking his place.

Civil Rights

Why Is It ‘Policy’ For Some States To ‘Flag’ Birth Certificates Of Children Adopted By Gay Parents?

by David Badash ● 10:00 AM April 14, 2013
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A same-sex couple applying for a social security card for their adopted son were told his birth certificate would be “flagged” until 2033 by the Georgia State Department Of Vital Records. “It’s the policy,” they were told. But why?

Civil Rights

Hospital That Handcuffed Gay Man Owned By Bain Capital, Was Run By Gov. Rick Scott

by David Badash ● 8:06 PM April 12, 2013
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Research Medical Center is the hospital that had a gay man handcuffed and arrested by his husband’s bedside. Its parent company’s largest shareholder is Bain Capital, the company Mitt Romney co-founded.

Civil Rights

Hospital Handcuffs And Removes Gay Man Visiting His Partner

by David Badash ● 12:23 PM April 11, 2013
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A Missouri hospital is under fire after using their security guards to handcuff and eject a gay man who was merely visiting his same-sex partner.

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