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Robert Carter, Priest and Gay Activist, Dies at 82

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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The Rev. Robert Carter, who in the early 1970s was one of the first Roman Catholic priests in the country to declare publicly that he was gay and who helped found the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, died on Feb. 22 in the Bronx

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Nepal Appeals for Gay Tourists

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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Nepal wants to paint Mount Everest pink. It wants gay honeymooners trekking through the Himalayas. It wants to host the world’s highest same-sex wedding at Everest base camp.

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Gay, bisexual men at higher risk for herpes infection

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by .

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As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday. “Young women, African Americans, and gay and bisexual men are especially hard hit,” said Dr

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Massa blames harassment on Dem health care vote

Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by .

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Congressman Eric Massa of New York took to the airwaves Sunday to explain charges that he sexually harassed a male staffer, which prompted his resignation from the House effective Monday afternoon. The first-term Democrat announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election because of health considerations, but afterward, news of…

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Catholic archbishop defends axing marriage benefits

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl said Tuesday that the decision by Catholic Charities to change its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex spouses of its workers is justifiable under Catholic teaching as long as the employees are paid a just wage. “The Catholic Church teaches to pay a just…

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Conservatives favor teaching U.K. kids about gays

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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British Conservative Party leader David Cameron has said that children need to be taught about same-sex relationships. Speaking at a gathering of gay and lesbian Conservative Party members, Cameron said, “We do need good sex and relationship education [in schools]. “That education should teach people about equality, that we treat…

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Gay Yorkshire couple executed by masked intruder

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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A gay couple were attacked in their Yorkshire, England, home by a masked man armed with a sawn-off shotgun, a court heard. Ernest Wright (pictured) shot dead Neville Corby, 42, and left his partner Craig Freear fighting for his life, a jury heard. Freear, 31, managed to jump to safety…

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Day One dawns for gay marriage in U.S. capital

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by .

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D.C. Superior Court officials are expecting scores of same-sex couples to pack the courthouse Wednesday morning, vying to be among the first in the city to apply for marriage licenses and certificates. The D.C.

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Catholic agency axes spouse benefits over D.C. gay marriage

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by .

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Employees at Catholic Charities were told Monday that the social services organization is changing its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex partners of its workers — the latest fallout from a bitter debate between District officials trying to legalize same-sex marriage and the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Starting…

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Obama health care proposal leaves out gay parts

Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by .

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President Obama released a new health care reform bill Monday that he says incorporates work done in the House and Senate and adds ideas from Republican members of Congress. But there’s no inclusion in this new proposed measure of any of the gay-related provisions in the original House bill. The…

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