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Top GOP Pollster to GOP: Reverse On Gay Issues

Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Daily Beast - By Andrew Sullivan - May. 12 (News Report) - Below is a remarkable document. It's a memo circulated by Jan van Lohuizen, a highly respected Republican pollster, (he polled for George W. Bush in 2004), to various leading Republican operatives, candidates and insiders. It's on the fast-shifting poll data...

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President Barack Obama's shifting stance on gay marriage

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

PolitiFact - May. 11 (Fact Check) - ABC broke into its daytime lineup May 9, 2012, to announce a historic shift: the president of the United States declaring his personal support for gay marriage. "I've been going through an evolution on this issue," President Barack Obama told ABC News .

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Day After Obama Marriage Equality Move, Story Emerges of Teenage Romney Tackling, Cutting Hair of Boy He Believed to Be Gay

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Lauren Kelley - May. 10 (News Report) - The Post reports that five former classmates of Romney's recalled the incident independently. The former classmates, who span the political spectrum, called the act "vicious," "senseless," and "idiotic," among other things. One of the classmates, David Seed, ran into Lauber three decades later at an airport and apologized for not doing more to help him that day in 1965. Lauber, who has since died, reportedly told Seed, "It was horrible....It’s something I have thought about a lot since then." Predictably, the Romney camp is in denial mode.

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Are Homophobes Just Repressing Their Homosexual Desires? New Study Says Yes

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd - Apr. 09 (Special Report) - repressed-homosexual homophobics are more likely to come from authoritarian homes. He also discusses a methodology as to how a study like this could even be conducted. Fascinating.

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Romney Gave Money to Race-Baiting Anti-Gay Group

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

care2.com - By Steve Williams - Apr. 03 (News Report) - A state political action committee for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave $10,000 to the National Organization for Marriage, an anti-gay group who it emerged last week had used race-baiting tactics in order to fight marriage equality.

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'Muslims & Buddhists: Get Out!' Says Preacher Applauded by Santorum

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Adele M. Stan - Mar. 20 (News Report) - at an event this weekend in Louisiana, Santorum, accompanied by Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, the hatefulness of the Santorum agenda was exposed as the former senator from Pennsylvania applauded Pastor Dennis Terry of the Greenwell Springs Baptist Church, as he spewed hatred from the pulpit for gays, Muslims and Buddhists, the latter of whom he suggested don't really belong in America.

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Sheriff Accused Of Trying To Deport Campaign Worker, Steps Down From Romney Campaign

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Elise Foley - Feb. 19 (News Report) - Republican Congressional candidate Paul Babeu, currently serving as a sheriff in Arizona, stepped down on Saturday from his position as the co-chair for the Mitt...

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One Town's War on Gay Teens

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0800

readersupportednews.org - By Sabrina Rubin Erdely - Feb. 04 (News Report) - Sam's death lit the fuse of a suicide epidemic that would take the lives of nine local students in under two years, a rate so high that child psychologist Dan Reidenberg, executive director of the Minnesota-based Suicide Awareness Voices of Education, declared the Anoka-Hennepin school district the site of a "suicide cluster," adding that the crisis might hold an element of contagion; suicidal thoughts had become catchy, like a lethal virus.

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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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Gay Marines worry about coming out

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

Asbury Park Press - By Tony Lombardo - Sep. 19 (News Report) - Marine Cpl. AJ Garcia, a veteran of two deployments in Iraq, plans to tell his fellow Marines that he is gay when official policy changes on Tuesday. He's apprehensive about making his sexual orientation known. / NONE/PHOTO COURTESY OF Cpl. AJ GARCIA Written by Tony Lombardo | Marine Corps Times FILED UNDER News Nation/World Cpl. AJ Garcia has deployed twice to Iraq, and he wants to make a career out of the Corps. He's also about to share something with his fellow Marines that he hasn’t told too many people before: He’s gay.

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Mother of Suicide Victim Takes on Bachmann

Wed, 14 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Andrew Harmon - Sep. 14 (News Report) - The mother of a gay Minnesota teen who committed suicide and was harassed in a school district now under federal investigation is asking Rep. Michele Bachmann to speak out against bullying.

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If a Married Lesbian Couple Saves 40 Teens from the Norway Massacre and No One Writes About it, Did it Really Happen?

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0700

wordpress.com - Aug. 02 (News Report) - Dalen and Hansen drove the boat to the island, picked up from the water victims in shock in, the young and wounded, and transported them to the opposite shore to the mainland. Between runs they saw that the bullets had hit the right side of the boat. Since there were so many and not all fit at once aboard, they returned to the island four times.

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The Scary Religious Ideology Behind Michele Bachmann's Anti-Gay Crusade

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

AlterNet - By Adele M. Stan - Jul. 18 (News Analysis) - there's the Bible, which calls for the death penalty for men who have sex with each other. While Bachmann has never made that call herself, her religious views appear to be heavily influenced by a theological strain known as Christian Reconstructionism, which in matters of sexuality and gender relations places great emphasis on the draconian law of the Old Testament Book of Leviticus. Writing for Religion Dispatches, Sarah Posner this week exposed the Reconstructionist roots of the law school Bachmann attended at Oral Roberts University. The language and theory of Christian Reconstructionism turns up frequently in Bachmann's speeches.

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Gay GOP Candidate Calls Bachmann A Liar, 'Hypocrite And Bigot'

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Jul. 14 (News Report) - Republican presidential candidate Fred Karger, the first openly-gay contender to vie for his party's nomination, sharply criticized rival GOP hopeful Michele Bachmann in an exclusive interview with the Michigan Messenger published online on Wednesday. Karger took aim at Bachmann over controversial therapy methods reportedly practiced at her husband's Minnesota clinic.

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Justice Dept.: Strike Down DOMA

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Trudy Ring - Jul. 04 (News Report) - The Department of Justice Friday gave pro–marriage equality activists a pleasant surprise by arguing strongly against the Defense of Marriage Act in a brief filed in federal court that acknowledges the history of discrimination against gays and lesbians.

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Obama Addresses New York Marriage Equality Bill At LGBT Fundraiser: Issue Best Left To States

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Think Progress - By Igor Volsky - Jun. 24 (News) - President Obama spoke at an LGBT fundraiser this evening in New York City, just as the New York Senate prepares to take up marriage equality legislation. Obama addressed the measure directly, reiterating his position that marriage is best left to the states.

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Court Declares Defense Of Marriage Act Unconstitutional

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

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Brazil: Lesbian kiss delayed

Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Solana Pyne - May. 12 (News) - It’s been a big month for gay rights in Brazil. Last week the supreme court gave gay couples the same legal rights as heterosexual married couples.

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Gay Teen Suicides (And Straight) More Common In Politically Conservative Areas

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By Lindsey Tanner - Apr. 18 (News Report) - Suicide attempts by gay teens – and even straight kids – are more common in politically conservative areas where schools don't have programs supporting gay rights, a study involving nearly 32,000 high school students found.

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Apple: 'It Gets Better'... Again

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

The Advocate - By Advocate.com Editors - Apr. 16 (News Report) - An “It Gets Better” video made by LGBT employees at Apple has returned to YouTube after it was mysteriously pulled for violating the website’s “policy on depiction of harmful activities.”

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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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For The First Time, Majority Of Americans Support Gay Marriage

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Talking Points Memo - By Jon Terbush - Mar. 19 (Poll) - In another sign of Americans' rapidly changing attitudes toward gay rights, a new ABC News/Washington Post survey released today finds that, for the first time in a decade of polling, a majority of Americans now support same sex marriage.

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Groups supporting ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal or gay marriage will no longer be allowed to participate at CPAC

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Daily Caller - By Steven Nelson - Feb. 18 (News) - Al Cardenas, the new chairman of the American Conservative Union (ACU), announced on CSPAN Wednesday that his organization, which hosts the annual CPAC event, will now vet organizations before allowing them to participate.

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The Dollar Value of Discrimination

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

sensen-no-sen.blogspot.com - By Pbi - Jan. 22 (News Analysis) - A new report by the Government Accountability Office indicates that the U.S. military spent signifcant amounts of money enforcing the recently repealed Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) policy.

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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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