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Fred Karger, Gay Republican Presidential...

“Fred Karger, an openly gay Republican presidential candidate, has won the first round of the discrimination complaint he brought against a leading conservative organization. And in the wake of that victory, he is floating the idea of escalating his fight with the American Conservative Union Foundation to the courts. In a little noticed ruling last week, the District of Columbia Office of...

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Anti-Gay Allies Blast FRC for honoring Baity

“At this point we’ve all heard Tony Perkins say some jaw-dropping things, and we all know that the Family Research Council is one of the most hostile groups working against LGBT rights today. But still, the decision to give the organization’s annual top honor, the Watchman Award, to North Carolina pastor Ron Baity seemed clumsy and ill-advised, even for FRC.”

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LGBTQ Equality News: Today’s top LGBTQ news... →

daniel-inviere: ACLU, Lambda Legal Bring Marriage-Equality Fight To Illinois As Haters Keep Hatin’ Today dozens of gay and lesbian couples in Illinois are planning on filing lawsuits claiming the state’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional because it denies due process and equality.Lambda… Be sure to see fun. walk the red carpet at the GLAAD Awards in San Francisco this...

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On Demand Fare Focuses on LGBTs

The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing’s Advanced Cable Solutions Consortium will highlight on-demand programming targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community throughout May and June. The consortium’s Diversity On Demand initiative will highlight LGBT Pride Month with such cable-network programming as HBO’s Sex and the City and movies like Brokeback...

May 30th

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Gay activists reach out to Pacquiao

Asian gay and lesbian leaders have reached out to Filipino pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao in an effort to foster positive relationships. “It’s important to have positive discussions about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights in our community,” said Ezra Evangelista, an official from API Equality-LA. “We encourage more discussion and would welcome Manny’s...

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Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce Launched in...

“The new Mid-America chamber aims to unite the area’s so-far-uncounted gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender-owned businesses, foster consumer loyalty within that community, and encourage trade with the broader business and customer population. Chamber organizers say it’s time to focus public attention on the many successful businesses and talented professionals who are part of the city’s...

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Colin Powell on Marriage Equality: "I Have No...

A week after President Barack Obama announced his support for marriage equality, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer sat down with former Secretary of State Colin Powell who affirmed the president’s position saying “as I’ve thought about gay marriage, I know a lot of friends who are individually gay but are in partnerships with loved ones. And they are stable a family as my family is....

May 23rd

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Favorite Organization of the Week (4/19): Gay and...

growingup-lgbt: Organization: Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, also known as GLAAD Founder, Established: Vito Russo, Jewelle Gomez, Gregory Kolovakos, 1985. What They Do: They promote the image of LGBT people in the media. How are they significant to the LGBT community?: They take pride in making sure LGBT people are represented in the media, and represented in a way that does...

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POLL: African American Support For Marriage... →

“A new ABC News/Washington Post poll finds support for marriage equality remaining consistent at 53 percent, with a growing number of African Americans backing the freedom to marry. Fifty-nine percent of black respondents said they want to legalize same-sex marriage and 65 percent favor President Obama’s position on the issue.”

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