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What matters now about marriage
Let's be honest: The gay marriage debate is nearly over, and nothing the Supreme Court does when it delivers its opinions on the federal Defense of Marriage Act and on the fate of California's Proposition 8 is likely to change that astonishing fact. A...
Tags: Family, Gays and Lesbians, Defense of Marriage Act, Same-Sex Marriage, Culture
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Why Mark Carson matters
Leonard PittsMark Carson was shot in the face because he's gay. His alleged killer, 33-year-old Elliot Morales, is said to have confronted Carson, 32, and a companion, in New York's Greenwich Village last Friday night, yelling antigay slurs. When Carson walked away,...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Periodicals, The Miami Herald, Greenwich Village, Civil Rights
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Supreme Court might dismiss Prop. 8 case on a technicality
SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers leading the fight for gay marriage in California have been quietly preparing state officials for the possibility the U.S. Supreme Court might dismiss the case on a technicality next month without deciding the fate of...
Tags: Family, Judges, Gays and Lesbians, Prosecution, Defendants
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NBA veteran Jason Collins is first active player to say he is gay
Jason Collins had long been keeping a secret. As a standout high school player at Harvard-Westlake School, as a star at Stanford and through a 12-year NBA career, he had hidden something fundamental about himself from his family, friends and teammates....
Tags: 2011 NBA Lockout, Gays and Lesbians, National Basketball Association, Philadelphia Flyers, San Francisco 49ers
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Openly gay athlete Jason Collins is what 'we've all been waiting for'
National political leaders, gay rights groups and entertainment icons on Monday spoke in support of Jason Collins, the first active professional athlete to come out as gay. The 34-year-old Los Angeles native, who helped lead Harvard-Westlake School to...
Tags: Baltimore Ravens, Gays and Lesbians, Discrimination, National Basketball Association, National Football League
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Dent one of three House GOP lawmakers to support Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Call Washington BureauFor the second time in less than six months, just three House Republicans signed their names to gay rights legislation. And one of them is again Lehigh Valley Rep. Charlie Dent. Dent added his name Thursday to a bill making it illegal to discriminate...Tags: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Republican Party, Violence Against Women Act, Gays and Lesbians, Allentown
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Federal Election Commission rules against married same-sex donors
WASHINGTON — Married same-sex couples cannot make joint contributions to federal candidates as opposite-sex couples are permitted to do, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday, a decision that gay rights advocates said reinforced their case...
Tags: Family, Republican Party, Gays and Lesbians, Federal Election Commission, Defense of Marriage Act
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Gay rights group uses football player's celebrity status to help raise cash
Sun SentinelUtilizing celebrity to raise money, the Equality Florida gay rights group is holding a fundraiser featuring Brendon Ayanbadejo, the former Baltimore Raven and former Miami Dolphin. Ayanbadejo, a Fort Lauderdale resident who’s been outspoken on...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Fort Lauderdale, Minority Groups, Civil Rights
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Former Miami Dolphin joins growing ranks of advocates for same-sex marriage in Florida
Another sign of the culture's rapidly changing views on the issue of same-sex marriage came Tuesday with a push for gay marriage in Florida — from Brendon Ayanbadejo, a former Miami Dolphin who was a linebacker for the 2013 Super Bowl champion...
Tags: Human Rights, Baltimore Ravens, Family, Super Bowl XLVII, Gays and Lesbians
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Simmons may opt for sick time bill that kills local wage rules too
State Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, said he may abandon his bill that would block local governments from adopting mandatory sick time benefits, such as one pending in Orange County, and go for something broader. Instead, Simmons said he may...
Tags: Gainesville, David Simmons, Orange County (Florida), Lobbying, Don Gaetz
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Scouting's too-timid offer to gays
Americans are turning a corner on gay rights, and slowly but surely, they seem to be dragging the Boy Scouts along behind them. Leaders of the organization recently proposed dropping its ban on openly gay Scouts, while continuing to prohibit gay adults...
Tags: Social Organizations, Gays and Lesbians, Same-Sex Marriage, Youth Organizations, Clubs and Associations
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