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Mass same-sex wedding at Pride celebration 'a long time coming'
Lorie Young, her white veil neatly pulled over her eyes, tucked a handwritten note into the bouquet of blue and purple flowers she clutched as she waited for the ceremony to begin. Written on it were her wedding vows, the promises of a shared future...
Tags: Annapolis, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, New Year's Day
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Md. man's button collection tells story of gay rights movement
When it comes to history, Al Feldstein is an equal-opportunity collector. The Western Maryland resident has been making appearances at rallies and protests held by groups on both ends of the political spectrum for decades. When there, he makes sure to...
Tags: Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Hobbies
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A giant leap for gay Boy Scouts?
Pardon me if I'm encouraged -- but not enthused -- by the decision of the Boy Scouts of America to lift its century-old ban on gay scouts. I just can't get that excited about the fact that an organization that holds a deep-seated distrust in gay men...
Tags: Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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Will Minnesota make a marriage equality trifecta?
Six months after Maryland, Maine and Washington voters endorsed same-sex marriage at the ballot box, two more states have adopted laws allowing gay couples to marry, and a third is poised to join them. On Tuesday, lawmakers in Delaware adopted a same-...
Tags: Dick Cheney, Republican Party, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Is gay marriage a gateway issue for political activism?
This week, as the Supreme Court took up two historic cases pertaining to same-sex marriage, it's been an exciting time to be a college student. Huge numbers of young people on Facebook and Twitter continue to post pictures and status updates in support of...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Media Industry, Frank Ocean, Johns Hopkins University, The Pennsylvania State University
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Ayanbadejo looks to bring same-sex marriage cause to Super Bowl
The Baltimore SunWith the national spotlight shining on the Super Bowl-bound Ravens this week, linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo is apparently hoping to divert some attention off the gridiron. According to New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, just hours after Baltimore&...Tags: The New York Times, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Cruise, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage
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Ayanbadejo is wrong: Now is the time for a gay sports hero to speak up
"Now is the time..." -- Martin Luther King, Aug. 28, 1963 Brendon Ayanbadejo is wrong. It is painful to say that. Mr. Ayanbadejo's heart is in a good place, and the advice he gave recently on MSNBC's "The Ed Show" was practical and well intentioned....
Tags: Minority Groups, Baltimore Ravens, Brendon Ayanbadejo, ESPN Radio (tv network), MSNBC (tv network)
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Super Bowl setting a prime opportunity for Brendon Ayanbadejo's push for gay rights
Brendon Ayanbadejo doesn’t need Super Bowl XLVII to assist the cause for gay rights and gay marriage. But the Ravens inside linebacker won’t turn down the opportunity during the week in New Orleans to champion the push for equality....
Tags: Ellen DeGeneres, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Brendon Ayanbadejo
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The Scouts and gays
Over the past 103 years, America's churches have built the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) into the nation's most successful youth group — which makes it remarkable that the BSA stands ready to let gays join Scouting, thus publicly renouncing the wishes...
Tags: Media Industry, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations, Boy Scouts of America, Roman Catholicism
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Obama begins new term with calls for unity, equality
President Barack Obama began his second term Monday by calling for an end to the rigid ideologies of modern politics but laying out a broad policy agenda more likely to stoke partisan confrontation than avoid it.
Looking out over hundreds of thousands of...Tags: U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Jimmy Carter, Martin Luther King Day, Fiscal Cliff
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HdG men first to get legally married in Harford
As the New Year rolled in, four Havre de Grace men became some of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Harford County. Havre de Grace City Councilman Joe Smith married Don Starr, his partner for a quarter century, at the Concord Point...
Tags: Employees, Democratic Party, Minority Groups, Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians
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Maryland's same-sex marriage campaign looks to New York – and elsewhere – to raise money
— In one corner, comedian Sandra Bernhard, wearing a sparkly black skirt, chatted with a longtime fan. In another, Broadway producer Paul Boskind made a pitch to Susan Sarandon. Somebody shouted that Josh Charles had just arrived. "This is a hip...
Tags: Movies, Barbara Bush, Celebrities, Political Fundraising, George W. Bush
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