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From: KGO-TV San Francisco – (AP) Associated Press – DUXBURY, VT — After 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan couldn’t wait another minute to get married. So they didn’t: With Vermont’s new law allowing same-sex marriage only a minute old, they tied the knot in a midnight ceremony at a rustic Vermont lodge, [...] From: GayRights.Change.org – by Michael A. Jones – Vermont’s legislature – despite their Republican Governor’s wishes – passed legislation earlier this year recognizing full marriage equality in the state. That law takes effect tomorrow, September 1, and to celebrate Vermont-based Ben & Jerry’s is altering the name of one flavor of ice cream to show [...] From: The Washington Blade – By LOU CHIBBARO JR – Bishop Harry Jackson, the Maryland minister leading efforts to oppose same-sex marriage in the District, has announced plans to file papers Tuesday to place a marriage initiative on the D.C. ballot in 2010. In a statement released Monday, Jackson said he and other same-sex marriage opponents [...] From: WhatIsGoingOnBlog.com – By Karen Benardello – In an effort to overturn an Iowa state Supreme Court decision earlier this year that legalized same-sex marriage, the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the main supporter of California’s Proposition 8, has launched the Reclaim Iowa Project. The group hopes the project will help bring candidates who support [...] From: QueersUnited.blogspot.com – On October 10-11, 2009, the LGBT community and allies will gather in Washington, D.C. from all across America to let our elected leaders know that now is the time for full equal rights for LGBT people. The demand is simple, full equal protection under the law: Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act [...] From: LezGetReal.com – by Paula Brooks – Saying its “marketing strategy is coming out of the closet,” Harrah’s Atlantic City New Jersey operations announced this week they are courting gay and lesbian travelers in hopes of attracting new customers to a market that has been demolished by the recession and competition from neighboring states. Harrah’s has [...] From: WHEC.com – (AP) BOSTON – For decades, Edward Kennedy was considered the most powerful voice in the Senate for gay rights as a strong supporter of HIV/AIDS funding, hate crimes legislation and same-sex marriage. His death struck a blow to gay rights advocates, who say they’ve lost a key ally. “Having somebody in the Senate who [...] From: KSDK.com – By ANGELA K. BROWN, Associated Press – FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas’ liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer seriously injured and led to protests, officials announced Friday. The [...] From: CrimeBlog – by Jennifer Emily – A Dallas County jury just sentenced Bobby Singleton to 75 years in prison for brutally beating and robbing another man in what prosecutors say was an anti-gay attack. The same jury earlier this week convicted Singleton of aggravated robbery in the July 2008 attack on Jimmy Dean in Oak [...] Photo by Adam Britt From: Passportmagazine.com – In March 2010, young adults from around the country and around the world will embark on the fourth annual Equality Ride, a youth bus tour visiting religious colleges and universities across the United States to challenge on-campus discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students. Guided [...] |
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