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'Don't Say Gay' Bill Advances in Tennessee [VIDEO]

Apr 25th 2011 – 4:00PM
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Top Marine Says DADT Repeal Won't Lead to Exodus in Force

By Andrea StoneFeb 18th 2011 – 11:58AM
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Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

WASHINGTON -- The Marine Corps commandant who once said openly gay service members would be a dangerous "distraction" and was among the most outspoken opponents of repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy said today he does not expect to lose troops over the change. "I haven't had any indication yet at all,...

Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Slain After Being Named on 'Hit List'

By Theunis BatesJan 27th 2011 – 11:29AM
AP

AP

An outspoken Ugandan gay rights campaigner, whose photo was published by a homophobic newspaper next to the headline "Hang Them," has been killed after receiving numerous death threats. David Kato, an activist with Sexual Minorities Uganda, was attacked at his home outside the capital Kampala on Wednesday afternoon....

Movie Depicting Hoover Gay Affair Rankles Some in FBI

By Allan LengelJan 9th 2011 – 10:43AM
AP

AP

The bulldog-like mug of J. Edgar Hoover has long been synonymous with the FBI, a world-renowned law enforcement agency forever hyper-sensitive about its public image. Still, Hoover's legend has taken its lumps over the years. Now comes the latest: an upcoming movie directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Leonardo DiCaprio...

Background on homosexual

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectionate, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex; "it also refers to an individual's sense of personal and social identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a community of others who share them."

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