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Is The Obama Administration Going to Appeal the Federal Marriage Ban Ruling?

Jul 12th, 2010 @ 9:55 am | Comments Off -
President Obama has never been in favor of marriage equality, however, there are troublesome rumblings that he is going to go so far as to directly stand behind the Federal Defense...

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Gay guys really are slimmer, study shows

Jun 8th, 2010 @ 11:01 am | Comments Off -
A new study shows that gay men really are leaner than straight men. And conversely, it also found that gay women tend to be heavier than their heterosexual counterparts. After...

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Barney Frank Says No Plans To Exclude Transgenders From ENDA

May 17th, 2010 @ 11:25 am | Comments Off -
Massachusetts Representative Barney Frank says he won’t give in to pressure to exclude transgender people from a federal gay protections bill that has stalled out in committee. The...

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Judge asked to strike down DOMA

May 7th, 2010 @ 8:56 am | Comments Off -
A lawyer for 17 gays and lesbians who wed in Massachusetts urged a federal judge today to strike down a 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a union strictly between a man...

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Mass. Legislature approves anti-bullying law

Apr 30th, 2010 @ 10:56 am | Comments Off -
The state Legislature has unanimously approved a state law cracking down on bullying, following two cases of Massachusetts youths committing suicide after allegedly being bullied. The...

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