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At Prayer Breakfast, Obama Speaks Briefly About Uganda, LGBT Rights

Feb 4th, 2010 @ 11:42 am | Comments Off -
Today, President Barack Obama spoke before the annual National Prayer Breakfast held by the The Family. He spoke regarding the different faiths that each person has and how each...

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Student Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 Introduced in U.S. House

Jan 28th, 2010 @ 11:38 am | Comments Off -
Measure would prohibit discrimination against public school students on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Today the introduction of the Student Non-discrimination...

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First Black Lesbian State Legislator Elected in Georgia

Dec 2nd, 2009 @ 10:13 am | Comments Off -
Some history made in Georgia yesterday, via The Victory Fund. The first openly gay African American lesbian state lawmaker was elected in the state, and Atlanta voters elected...

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Bea Arthur Estate Leaves 300K To Homless LGBT Youth

Oct 27th, 2009 @ 1:43 pm | Comments Off -
The Ali Forney Center received a gift of $300,000.00 today from the Estate of legendary actress Bea Arthur. The Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest organization dedicated...

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WTF: Military’s Own Research Concludes Gay Soldiers Are OK

Oct 22nd, 2009 @ 1:18 pm | Comments Off -
While the Pentagon loses millions by dismissing well-trained gay soldiers because of their sexuality, they’ve also been spending money — since 1957 — researching whether...

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