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Killing in Greenwich Village Looks Like Hate Crime, Police Say

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By MARC SANTORA, JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN - May. 18 (Special Report) - The violence took place just blocks from the Stonewall Inn, perhaps the most important landmark of the gay liberation struggle. A young man screamed antigay slurs at another man on a street in Greenwich Village on Friday night, then stalked him before pu

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Crowd Led by Priests Attacks Gay Rights Marchers in Georgia

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Andrew Roth - May. 18 (News Report) - Gay Rights Rally Is Attacked in Georgia

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How Latin Culture Got More Gay

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By HÉCTOR CARRILLO - May. 17 (Opinion) - Op-Ed Contributor: How Latin Culture Got More Gay

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“I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay,” says Jason Collins.

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Sports Illustrated - By Jason Collins with Franz Lidz - Apr. 30 (News Report) - Sports Illustrated: “I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay,” says Jason Collins. — I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay. — I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation.

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New Zealand legalises gay marriage

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 17 (News Report) - New Zealand's parliament legalises same-sex marriage, making it the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.

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About the Children

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By By BILL KELLER - Apr. 08 (Opinion) - THE defenders of traditional marriage tell us the argument is, first and foremost, about the children. You might not know that from the buzz surrounding the Supreme Court deliberations.

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Immigration benefits for gay couples if DOMA struck down

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - Apr. 06 (News Analysis) - But the state-federal conflict will likely lead to legal chaos and a bevy of lawsuits. ...

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McManus: SCOTUS-induced chaos on gay marriage?

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 31 () - If there is a narrow ruling against Prop. 8 and DOMA is struck down, expect a legal and political mess.If the Supreme Court decides the two gay marriage cases it heard last week the way most court watchers believe it will, expect legal and political chaos.

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SCOTUS Hearings on Gay Marriage Day Two: Good News, Bad News and Really Good News

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - Mar. 30 () -

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Carson: 'I apologize' for gay remark

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Politico - By Breanna Edwards - Mar. 29 (News) - Neurosurgeon Ben Carson apologized Friday for comments he made about gay marriage on Sean Hannity’s TV show earlier this week. “I think in terms of what was said on Sean Hannity’s show, that was taken completely out of context and completely misunderstoo

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A historic moment for same-sex marriage arrives before Supreme Court

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Robert Barnes - Mar. 26 (News Report) - A four-year legal battle to extend the right of marriage to same-sex couples no matter where they live gets its moment before the Supreme Court on Tuesday in historic oral arguments difficult to imagine even a decade ago. ...

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As the Supreme Court takes up same-sex marriage cases, here's a primer

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

PolitiFact - By Louis Jacobson - Mar. 26 (Fact Check) - This week will be pivotal for the future of marriage in the United States. On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on a challenge to California's Proposition 8, a voter-passed initiative that defines marriage in California as only between a man and a woman. The next day, the justices will hear arguments on a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, a 1996 law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of federal law. DOMA, as it is commonly known, also allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages ... >>More

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Gay brothers call for end to Boy Scouts ban

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

BBC News - Feb. 07 (Special Report) - Brothers Lucien and Pascal Tessier are proud members of the Boy Scouts of America. They are also gay. Following in the footsteps of their dad Oliver, a Life Scout, and mother Tracie, a former scout committee chair, the two brothers have spent the bulk of their young lives committed to the values of the scout tradition: loyalty, honesty and personal accountability.

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Gay marriage supporters delighted at result of MPs' vote

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Alexandra Topping - Feb. 06 (News Report) - Peter Tatchell describes bill as being 'of huge symbolic importance' as campaigners celebrate outside parliament When the moment came, it was joyous and loud. There were deafening cheers as the gay marriage bill passed its first parliamentary hurdle in the House of Commons last night from supporters squeezed into a committee room anxiously waiting the result. "As a boy I never thought this moment would happen in my lifetime," said Greg Leonard, 44. "It's really quite emotional". Asked if he was married, he grabbed his partner's leg. "Not yet," he said. Supporters of the bill had gathered outside parliament as MPs were casting their votes. Archie Young, a 20-year-old actor, was among those who cheered as a lorry driver parped his horn and gave a big thumbs-up to the crowd. "This bill will go down in history as an actual groovy piece of legislation," he said. "It is up there with civil rights and the legalisation of homosexuality. This will be the moment when gay people can get married to ...

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In immigration debate, same-sex marriage comes to the fore

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By David Nakamura, Zachary A. Goldfarb - Feb. 03 (News Report) - In his final legislative act as a senator, Secretary of State John F. Kerry sought to resolve an international dilemma. He filed Senate Bill 48 , seeking “permanent resident status for Genesio Januario Oliveira,” a gay Brazilian national facing deportation because he does not qualify for a spousal visa. ...

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Editorial: Beyond Mr. Obama’s Inaugural Message on Gay Rights

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Jan. 28 (Editorial) - By including gay rights in the arc of the struggle for civil rights — the road “through Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall” — President Obama linked his presidency to ending antigay discrimination and underscored the legal wrong of denying gay people t

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Openly Gay, and Openly Welcomed in Congress

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jeremy W. Peters - Jan. 26 (Comment) - The 113th Congress includes six openly gay and bisexual members in the House and a lesbian in the Senate, a significant change from the past.

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"Like Owning Rosa Parks' Bus": Stonewall Inn Celebrates Obama Speech

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Mother Jones - By James West - Jan. 22 (News Report) - Just your average Monday night at the Stonewall Inn: A truculent drag queen battles a fold-out table and a bingo ball wheel; her assistant arranges the swag (porno, mainly); a game of pool amongst some pretty boys focuses more on each other than the game; and then, the clutch of regulars gossip with friends who can name the heroes fading in framed pictures in the backroom (and can tell you stories from when the backroom really was a backroom ). But there were a few people here on this chilly January night who came to honor the legacy of the bar President Obama named as a touch-stone of the American civil rights movement. Equality, the President said, "is the star that guides us still; just as it guided our forebears through Seneca Falls, and Selma, and Stonewall"—referring to the early hours of Saturday, June 28, 1969, when ...

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First inaugural use of the word 'gay'

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The Politico - By Kevin Robillard - Jan. 21 (News) - President Barack Obama on Monday became the first president to use the word “gay” in an inaugural address in reference to sexual orientation, making two references to gay rights as he began his second term. “Our journey is not complete until our gay brot

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Transcript And Audio: Barack Obama's Second Inaugural Address

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

All Things Considered - Jan. 21 (Speech) - "That is our generation's task — to make these words, these rights, these values — of Life, and Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness — real for every American," President Barack Obama said during his speech.

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Scalia Defends Writings Against Gay Rights

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Magazine - Dec. 10 (News) -

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Lesbian Republicans, Long a Rare Political Breed, Raise Their Profiles

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Sarah Wheaton - Nov. 26 (News Analysis) - Some lesbian Republicans fear that the party’s stance on gay issues could mean few younger reinforcements, even as older Republican lesbians step forward.

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Obama Reaffirms Same-Sex Marriage Platform As Election Closes

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Huffington Post - By The Huffington Post News Team - Oct. 27 (News) - Obama Reaffirms Same-Sex Marriage Platform As Election Closes

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Two-Thirds of Democrats Now Support Gay Marriage

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Pew Research - Oct. 26 (News) - Reports that the Democratic Party may add support for gay marriage to its party platform are in keeping with a significant shift of opinion on this issue among Democrats nationwide

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Three Views on Same Sex Marriage

Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Town Hall - By Mike Adams - Oct. 15 (Opinion) - Posted for Hoai Cao

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