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National Coming Out Day 2010: News Roundup

By Steven HofferOct 11th 2010 – 11:17AM

(Oct. 11) -- Move over Columbus Day; today is National Coming Out Day. Established in 1988, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights awareness day is being celebrating on college campuses and in communities across the country. This year, the LGBT community and straight supporters -- through Human Rights Campaign...

Obama's Evasion of Gay Marriage Issue Irks Left

By Paul WachterAug 23rd 2010 – 8:40AM

(Aug. 23) -- Nearly a month after California's Proposition 8 was struck down in federal court, the state of same-sex marriage on a national level has scarcely been dicier. Over at The New Republic, for instance, James Downie has assembled a timeline of President Barack Obama's statements on gay marriage dating back to...

Background on lgbtq

LGBT (or GLBT and Sexual and Gender Minorities) is an initialism that collectively refers to the "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" community.

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