Tag Archives: LGBT

  • News Pope Francis I addresses thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square.

    Activist: Behind closed doors, pope supported civil unions in Argentina

    Less than an hour after he fired off an angry letter to Catholic Church leaders about their handling of Argentina’s same-sex marriage debate, Marcelo Marquez says his phone rang.

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    Gay pride colors painted on home facing Westboro Baptist Church

    Known for their “God hates fags” slogan, members of Westboro Baptist Church will soon have to face the gay pride flag — or its colors — every day.

  • News Clint Eastwood

    Eastwood inks support for same-sex marriage

    Actor Clint Eastwood joined the list of Republicans signing a legal brief in support of same-sex marriage, a person familiar with the document confirmed Thursday.

  • News Transgender Student barred from girls restroom

    First-grade transgendered child banned from girls bathroom

    A prominent transgender rights group has filed a discrimination complaint in Colorado on behalf of a first-grader who was born a boy but identifies as a girl.

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    School: Student will be allowed to wear anti-gay T-shirt

    A high school student who was threatened with suspension or expulsion for wearing an anti-gay T-shirt last year will be allowed to wear shirts expressing his views on homosexuality.

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    Same-sex couples denied Social Security benefits

    When a partner dies, the surviving spouse in a same-sex couple isn’t eligible for the average $1,184 in monthly survivor’s benefits that widow’s from opposite-sex couples receive.

  • News Defense of Marriage Act

    Obama administration weighs in on defense of marriage law

    In a preview of a major constitutional showdown at the Supreme Court over same-sex marriage, the Obama administration said on Friday that a federal law denying financial benefits to legally wed gay and lesbian couples is unconstitutional.

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    Illinois Senate passes same-sex marriage measure

    The Illinois Senate passed a measure Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, voting 34-21.

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    ‘Ex-gay’ Christian blogger turns up on gay hook-up site

    An” ex-gay” Christian blogger who writes about how religion saved him from a life of gay sin has been spotted on a gay hookup app.

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    UK lawmakers approve same-sex marriage in first vote

    The bill faces another vote in the House of Commons and a vote in the House of Lords.

  • News Jim Nabors via Wiki

    ‘Gomer Pyle’ celebrates gay marriage with partner

    Star Jim Nabors tied the knot with his longtime partner, Stan Cadwallader, in Seattle on January 15.

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    Campus Pride group defends Chick-fil-A

    Chick-fil-A restaurants’ foundation no longer funds the most controversial and politically charged anti-same-sex-marriage groups and has not since 2011.