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Experts: Proposition 8 Judge's Sexual Orientation Is Non-Issue

SAN FRANCISCO -- The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban insist they are not trying to disqualify the federal judge who struck down Proposition 8 because he is gay. Instead, they argue the judge's decade-long relationship with another man poses a potential conflict because they might want to get hitched...

Texas May Strip Away Transgender Marriage Rights

AUSTIN, Texas -- Two years after Texas become one of the last states to allow transgendered people to use proof of their sex change to get a marriage license, Republican lawmakers are trying to roll back the clock. Advocates for the transgendered say a proposal to bar transgendered people from getting married smacks of...

Montana Judge Rejects Gay Couple Rights Suit

HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana judge on Thursday rejected a lawsuit that sought to extend to gay couples the same legal protections as married couples, saying in his decision that he can't grant the benefits partly because of the state's voter-approved constitutional definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. Last...

Calif. Debates Place of Gay History in Textbooks

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- California conservatives were outraged in 1966 when the state Board of Education adopted a new junior high school history textbook. The book's inclusive treatment of the civil rights movement and influential black Americans would indoctrinate students, undermine religious values and politicize the...

Gay College Runner Comes Out [VIDEO]

Runner Austin Hendrix is one of a growing number of gay and lesbian college athletes who are coming out and who may eventually influence more pro athletes to do the same.

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Mormon Allies Walk In Utah Gay Pride

More than 300 Mormon church members who are not gay drew shouts of approval and tears from spectators while taking part in the Utah Gay Pride Parade in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Sasha Lotrian: When You Realize You're a Lesbian

The coming-out process can be an overwhelming experience.

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Something To Celebrate: 9 Of The Best LGBT Moments Of The Week May 28 - June 1

Facebook won the Special Recognition Award at the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's 23rd annual Media Awards.

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'I Should Know Better': Jason Alexander Apologizes For 'Cricket Is Gay' Remark

During an interview with Piers Morgan, the "Growing Pains" heartthrob who transitioned from a "teen-idol-atheist in Hollywood and became a devoted follower of Jesus Christ in the middle of [his] career" explained that he believes homosexuality is "unnatural... I think that it's detrimental, and ultimately destructive to so...

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Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are: The Atlantic

It's the name of the group that puts on the Reel Affirmations gay and lesbian film festival in Washington, D.C., each year.

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06/04/12 Over 300 Mormons join Utah Gay Pride Parade Source: The Holly Express More than 300 Mormon church members who are not gay drew shouts of approval and tears from spectators while marching in the Utah Gay Pride Parade in downtown Salt Lake City. The Mormons say they sought to send a message of love to Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by joining the annual parade Sunday.
06/04/12 Show about about lesbians gets criticism about the... Source: Oh No They Didn't In the BBC3 drama series Lip Service, they're all skinny, achingly trendy and lashed with lipstick.
06/04/12 Gay blood review continues unfair stigma Source: ABC News - Australia Like other Australians who have safe sex in monogamous relationships, I am at virtually zero risk from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases.
06/04/12 What a Bunch of Guys Think of the Latest Episode of... Source: The Week The other big storyline might get more attention, what with Marnie and Jessa making out and all.
06/04/12 New Fiction Offers Inspiration to Young Homosexuals Source: PRWeb JUPITER, Fla. (PRWEB) June 04, 2012 During Tony Carmine's 20 years of teaching, learning much about adolescence and the problems they face, he came across a staggering statistic. "40,000 adolescents commit suicide yearly," he explains.