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Gay Marriage Foes Attack California GOP Senate Hopeful

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell’s support of same-sex marriages came under attack Monday in a statewide television ad funded by a national group that promotes traditional marriage

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Petraeus: ‘Time Has Come’ to Rethink Gay Policy

Posted on 16. Mar, 2010 by Gay In Phoenix.

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The four-star Army general who is managing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan says “the time has come” for the military to rethink its policy toward gays. Gen. David Petraeus (peh-TRAY’-us) stopped short of saying whether he personally believed if the military’s policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is outdated or unfair

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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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Citizens lobby Congress to pass trans-inclusive ENDA

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by .

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Citizen lobbyists from across the country are expected to descend on Capitol Hill this week to encourage lawmakers to pass a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Participants in the National Center for Transgender Equality-led lobby day are set to meet with House members and senators on Tuesday to emphasize the importance…

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Robert Carter, priest and gay activist, dies at age 82

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by .

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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.

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LGBT seniors come out late, start a second lifetime

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by .

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On his 75th birthday, Bill Farthing decided to be reborn. In the six years since he’d buried his wife of 45 years, he’d felt as he did long before: Lonesome, different, outcast.

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Gay marriage foes attack Calif. GOP Senate hopeful

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by .

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A group that promotes traditional marriage is funding a statewide advertising campaign against U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell, who supports gay marriage. The Washington, D.C.-based National Organization for Marriage began running the 30-second television ad Monday in Republican-leaning areas of California

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Is ‘Hurt Locker’ Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner gay?

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by .

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The Hurt Locker’s Jeremy Renner took his mom to the Oscars. He likes showtunes. He enjoys emotionally complex roles

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J. Crew accused of bias against trans job applicants

Posted on 13. Mar, 2010 by .

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Gay rights supporters plan to rally Sunday in front of a J. Crew store in Manhattan to protest employment discrimination against transgender job applicants. Organizers have filed a complaint against J.

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Weir not ‘family friendly’ enough for Stars on Ice?

Posted on 11. Mar, 2010 by .

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The sponsors of the Stars on Ice Tour, which include Smuckers and IMG Entertainment, have refused to allow 3-time US National Champion and 2-time Olympian Johnny Weir to participate because they claim that he is “not family friendly.” To say that Weir is “not family friendly” would be a clear…

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