Month: July 2013

Arts & Entertainment

All in the Family

ABC Family brought a new type of family to television screens everywhere this summer: an interracial lesbian couple raising a multi-ethnic family. The drama is called The Fosters.

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Russian anti-gay laws impact Olympics, vodka sales

Russian vodka and the Winter Olympics in Sochi. For now, those are the prime targets as gays in the United States and elsewhere propose boycotts and other tactics to convey…

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Iowa mother: Son bullied before suicide attempt

The mother of a central Iowa teenager who was hospitalized in critical condition Monday believes her son attempted suicide because he was bullied for being gay.

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Same-sex couple marries outside Philly despite ban

A suburban Philadelphia woman who tied the knot with her longtime partner Sunday with a county marriage license despite the commonwealth's ban on same-sex marriage said it was the day…

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Juneau plans Equality Celebration

"There was a big rally in front of the courthouse. But we didn't know any of those people, so we thought, 'We're going to come home and plan something for…

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Pope Francis says he won’t judge gay priests

Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday, saying he won't judge priests for their sexual orientation in a remarkably open and wide-ranging news conference as he returned from his…

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LGBT Organizations Seek Justice for Trayvon Martin

Nearly two weeks after a jury deemed George Zimmerman “not guilty” of the second-degree murder of seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin, LGBT rights organizations continue to argue that justice for Martin is…

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Business News

Gay Marriage in Hawaii Worth $217M in Tourism

A new economic analysis from the University of Hawaii says legalizing gay marriage in the state would boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years. The study from…

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U.N. Human Rights Office Unveils Gay-Rights Campaign

Amid a surge of antigay violence and repression in several countries, the United Nations’ human rights office on Friday launched its first global outreach campaign to promote tolerance and greater…

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Gay marriage court win in Ohio may spawn new suits

Two gay men who successfully sued to get their out-of-state marriage recognized in Ohio despite a state ban are at the forefront of what supporters and experts believe will be…

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