Gays To Challenge U.S. Marriage Defense Law In Hub
Gays To Challenge U.S. Marriage Defense Law In Hub
Eight gay married couples and three widowers will be in federal court in Boston Thursday to challenge a section of the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act, saying the law that defines marriage as solely between a man and a woman harms them.
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Rancocas Valley board bans book about gays
Rancocas Valley board bans book about gays
School board members voted Tuesday to remove a book that explores homosexuality with graphic language and images from the library of Rancocas Valley Regional High School.
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Guest opinion: For gays, Utah beats Alaska
Guest opinion: For gays, Utah beats Alaska
Salt Lake City makes Anchorage look prudish. Impressions of Utah usually concern Mormons, Big Love, and, well, more Mormons.
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In conservative Turkish city, Iranian gays find uneasy refuge from persecution
In conservative Turkish city, Iranian gays find uneasy refuge from persecution
KAYSERI, Turkey - The salmon-coloured building has seen better days. Paint peels from the mouldy facades. Pieces of cardboard, newspaper and plastic cover the many missing windows - not worth replacing, because the neighbourhood kids, who know this as “the gay building,” will just smash them again.
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Now, Nepal will allow gays to marry on Mt. Everest
Now, Nepal will allow gays to marry on Mt. Everest
Kathmandu, Apr.21 : In 2007, Nepal had classified homosexuality as a crime, punishable by up to two years in prison, but now, the Himalayan nation is about to become the first in Asia to allow same-sex marriages.
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Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce
Divorce dilemma: Texas says gays can’t get divorce
After the joy of a wedding and the adoption of a baby came arguments that couldn’t be resolved, leading Angelique Naylor to file for divorce. That left her fighting both the woman she married in Massachusetts and the state of Texas, which says a union granted in a state where same-sex marriage is legal can’t be dissolved with a divorce in a state where it’s not.
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Protest demands Social Security benefits for gays
Protest demands Social Security benefits for gays
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protestors chanting slogans and carrying signs marched in Hollywood to demand equal Social Security benefits for same-sex couples. Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center CEO Lorri L. Jean says about 700 peaceful demonstrators walked more than a mile Sunday to the Hollywood Social Security Administration office. Before the march, senior Alice Herman spoke about being denied benefits …
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Zions Bancorp Asked to Do More for Gays, Lesbians
Zions Bancorp Asked to Do More for Gays, Lesbians
Zions Bancorp asked by investor groups to do more to protect gays, lesbians Lesbian - Gay Lesbian and Bisexual - Gay - Mailing Lists - Web Rings
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Calif. Considers Repealing Law To Study, Cure Gays
Calif. Considers Repealing Law To Study, Cure Gays
California lawmakers narrowly advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal a state law designed to find the causes and cures of homosexuality. The law, written in 1950, classifies homosexuals as “sexual deviants” and requires the state Department of Mental Health to conduct research on “deviations conducive to sex crimes against children.” The research would be used to help identify potential sex …
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Family Research Council — Gays Die Young Anyway!
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Local: Threatened Gays To Party
Local: Threatened Gays To Party
Tony Abbott is coming under fire, again. The Manly Gay and Lesbian Community are holding a party in response to the Liberal leader’s comments, and they are inviting everyone to come along.
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North Dallas’ Royal Lane Baptist Church ends silence on welcoming gays, lesbians with Web site change
North Dallas’ Royal Lane Baptist Church ends silence on welcoming gays, lesbians with Web site change
A church, like a person, can come out of the closet. And that’s what Royal Lane Baptist did recently.
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BONELA to present findings of access to health by ‘gays’
BONELA to present findings of access to health by ‘gays’
The Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) is expected to make a presentation at the National AIDS Council (NAC) on findings of an assessment of access to health services by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans-gendered community as well as a study on men who have sex with men (MSM) in May this year.
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Asian-American Gays, Their Friends Take Mott Street
Asian-American Gays, Their Friends Take Mott Street
Members of citywide LGBT organizations joined with Chinatown and other leading Asian-American groups in fielding the first LGBT contingent in the 11-year history of the Lunar New Year Parade.
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