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For gay couple, immigration debate offers hope for a return to Allentown
WASHINGTON — To hear Kindall Goble and Phil Healing talk about their life in Allentown is like listening to a child describe a trip to Disney World. In quick and animated tones, they talk about the plays they worked on at the now-defunct Theatre...
Tags: Charlie Dent, Politics, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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Más latinos se unen al Coro Gay de Orlando
Cada vez son más los latinos que se integran al Orlando Gay Chorus, (OGC), una organización artística y humanitaria que lleva más de dos décadas ayudando a cambiar la imagen de la comunidad homosexual de Florida Central a través de la música y obras...Tags: Politics, Social Issues, Kissimmee, Music, Orlando
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Most small businesses back laws to protect LGBT workers, survey says
More than two-thirds of small businesses believe federal and state laws should prohibit employment discrimination against gay and transgender people, according to a national poll. The survey from the Small Business Majority, a national small business...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Minority Groups
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Gay Rights, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Basketball, Bill Clinton
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A risk including gay partners in immigration bill?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Frustrated at being left out of an immigration overhaul, gay rights groups are pushing to adjust a bipartisan Senate bill to include gay couples. But Democrats are treading carefully, wary of adding another divisive issue that...Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues, Gun Control
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Boy Scouts proposing to lift gay ban for youth
NEW YORK (AP) — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups
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Sen. Mark Kirk announces support for same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Tuesday announced that he supports gay marriage, joining a growing list of U.S. senators who offer such support. "When I climbed the Capitol steps in January, I promised myself that I would return to the...
Tags: Politics, Thomas R. Carper, Justice and Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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Pastor's Son: March Madness
BloggerSo much has been going on in March within the world of religion that I honestly don’t know what my next topic should be. Much like the NCAA, I’m in March madness. My only remedy for this dilemma with a deadline breathing down neck it to...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Politics, Barack Obama, Religious Festivals, Good Friday
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Is gay marriage a gateway issue for political activism?
This week, as the Supreme Court took up two historic cases pertaining to same-sex marriage, it's been an exciting time to be a college student. Huge numbers of young people on Facebook and Twitter continue to post pictures and status updates in support of...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Human Interest, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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Gay marriage gets its day in court and on the Web
This post has been updated, as indicated below.Tuesday's U.S. Supreme Court arguments over whether gay and lesbian couples have the right to marry in California became a spectacle both in D.C. and on the Web. In Washington, demonstrators expressed both opposition to and support of same-sex...Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Tim Huelskamp, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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Supreme Court turns to Defense of Marriage Act today
The day after hearing arguments over the constitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court will continue to wade into the issue of gay rights Wednesday as it hears a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. As Times...
Tags: Politics, Justice and Rights, Judges, Social Issues, Gays and Lesbians
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At the Supreme Court, arguments on gay marriage inside and out
WASHINGTON — With arguments underway Wednesday in the Supreme Court over whether the federal government should recognize gay marriage, activists on both sides of the debate competed for eardrums outside by cranking up the volume of protest songs...Tags: Politics, Same-Sex Marriage, Washington, DC, Gays and Lesbians, Social Issues
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