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Barney Frank, the openly gay U.S. congressman who announced his retirement in November, plans to marry his partner in a Massachusetts ceremony, Frank’s spokesman confirmed today.
read moremoreThe Maryland State Bar Association announced its support Thursday of a marriage equality bill sponsored by Gov.
read moreThe Associated Press examined proposed marriage equality legislation in Maryland, New Jersey and Washington, as well as the anticipated announcement from LGBT advocates in Maine regarding a possib
read moreMaryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is scheduled to meet with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday to discuss marriage equality and immigration.
read moreNew Jersey state Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver and Newark Mayor Cory Booker on Wednesday criticized Gov. Chris Christie (R) for proposing marriage equality be put to a vote in the state.
read moreMarriage equality advocates in Maine have announced that they will proceed with a ballot initiative to strike down the 2009 referendum that overturned the state's marriage equality law.
read moreDennis Shepard, father of Matthew Shepard, on Wednesday spoke to Tennessee legislators and criticized the recent introduction of several anti-LGBT bills in the state legislature.
read moreThe Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education saying that Brookwood High School Assistant Principal Thad Fitzpatrick asked an LGBT student to remove a p
read moreMehlman: “'Live Free or Die' isn’t just the official motto for a great state. As the 62nd Republican National Committee Chairman, I think it’s a mantra our party should live by. I hope that New Hampshire legislators will remember this slogan and reject proposals to strip citizens of their right to marry."
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read moremoreThe Sundance Film Festival is a launching pad for some of the world’s most important and influential cinema, including many films that tackle the issues faced by the LGBT community. GLAAD is proud to announce that one powerful film in particular, Love Free or Die, will partner with us to help advance LGBT equality in 2012.
read moremoreHave no fear if you missed GLAAD’s New Media Training Institute at the Creating Change conference, Leone Kraus was there live-tweeting the whole thing.
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