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Gay Mayor of Berlin Elected to Third Term

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Julie Bolcer - Sep. 19 (News Report) - Klaus Wowereit, the openly gay mayor of Berlin, won a third term on Sunday in a convincing victory that makes some believe he could be the Social Democratic Party’s candidate for German chancellor in 2013.

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10 Facts About America's Gays

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Advocate.com Editors - Apr. 08 (Research) - As the Williams Institute celebrates a decade of gathering data to inform the nation about the LGBT population, the organization shares 10 facts that were uncovered about gay people, from our diversity to our impact on the federal deficit.

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New HUD Rules Require Equal Housing

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Advocate - By Michelle Garcia - Jan. 21 (News Report) - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed new regulations to stop discrimination against LGBT people who are seeking to buy a home or qualify for government-backed housing programs.

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Cindy McCain Named to "The Ridiculist" | News

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Advocate - By Julie Bolcer - Nov. 16 (News Report) - Cindy McCain earned a position on "The Ridiculist," a new hypocrisy-exposing segment on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, for an about-face on “don’t ask, don’t tell” that Cooper called “one of the most brazen flips-flops we’ve seen in years.”

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Log Cabin: White House MIA on DADT

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Advocate - By Kerry Eleveld - Nov. 11 (News Report) - The leader of the Log Cabin Republicans said Wednesday that the White House is “MIA” – or Missing In Action – on Capitol Hill after he had met with nine Senate Republican offices about the effort to pass “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal during the lame duck session. “I’ve been on the Hill yesterday, today, and the end of last week – no one has reached out to Republicans. White House legislative affairs is AWOL,” said Clarke Cooper, executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans. “One office said, ‘It’s quieter than crickets chirping.’ They’d love to get a call.”

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Obama's Latest DADT Promise

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Advocate.com Editors - Nov. 03 (News Report) - President Obama said the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” still must be done in an “orderly fashion” while he was addressing a room full of reporters in a post-Election Day press conference Wednesday afternoon.

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White House Green-lights DADT Repeal

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Kerry Eleveld - May. 25 (News Report) - A White House official sent a letter Monday evening approving a new legislative compromise that would repeal "don't ask, don't tell" this year but keep the current policy in place until the Pentagon's working group study is completed and the president, secretary of Defense, and chairman of the Joint Chiefs sign off on implementation.

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Pepsi Sponsors Antigay Concert in Uganda?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

The Advocate - By Julie Blocer - Dec. 07 (News Report) - Gay activists are questioning Pepsi for what appears to be the corporation’s sponsorship of a concert performance by the antigay dancehall artist Beenie Man in Uganda on Saturday.

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Straight Guys Tell

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Michael Joseph Gross - Oct. 21 (Special Report) - You’ve heard the threats -- about how gay men in the shower might bring down the U.S. military with a wink, a pinch, or a flick of a wet towel. But where’s the truth in that? What’s it really like to serve alongside gay and lesbian service members?

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Obama Makes Gay Ad Buys in Ohio, Texas

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The Advocate - Feb. 28 (News Report) - The Obama campaign is lavishing some of its cash advantage on LGBTs with targeted ad buys in Ohio and Texas leading up to the critical March 4 primaries in both states (Rhode Island and Vermont also vote that day). According to Obama LGBT steering committee member Eric Stern, the campaign has just completed an ad buy with queer newspapers in the four largest LGBT markets of those two states -- Columbus, Cleveland, Dallas, and Houston.

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