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Faith groups react to the Boy Scouts vote to drop the ban on gay Scouts
Thursday, May 23, 2013
8:08pm

Within moments of the announcement that, by a 61% margin, the Boy Scouts of America would be dropping its ban on gay scouts, denominations and faith groups offered their reactions.

WATCH: Anderson Cooper and Madonna Get Candid Backstage at GLAAD
03/18/13

Anderson Cooper and Madonna took some candid time backstage at the GLAAD Awards after she presented him with the organization's Vito Russo Award on Saturday night.

Winston-Salem church to stop weddings until marriage equality allowed
03/18/13

A church in Winston-Salem has announced it will stop performing all marriages until United Methodist pastors are allowed to officiate at marriages for same-sex couples.

Transgender people can 'change' official gender without surgery, South Korean court rules
03/18/13

A court in Seoul has ruled that transgender South Koreans can amend their gender on official documents without having to go through genital-altering surgery, Korea Times reports.

Dispute on Transgender Rights Unfolds at a Colorado School
03/18/13

“It became really clear that it wasn’t just about liking pink or feminine things,” said Kathryn Mathis, Coy’s mother, recounting how Coy had anxiety attacks when people treated her as a boy. “It was that she was trying so hard to show us that she was a girl.”

Conservatives grapple with marriage equality
03/18/13

A day after advocating greater federal rights for same-sex couples, Republican mega-donor Foster Friess took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference Friday and told the crowd, "Chick-fil-A values are American values!"

MN "House Parties" Raise Funds to Legalize Marriage Equality
03/18/13

Supporters of making gay marriage legal in Minnesota held what they called "house parties" across the state Sunday, to raise money for their cause.

Argentine Gay Community Remembers Pope Francis' 'War Of God' Against Marriage Equality
03/18/13

While the appointment of Jorge Mario Bergoglio as pope has filled many in this deeply Catholic country with pride, members of the gay pride community are unsurprisingly less than enthusiastic with the Vatican's choice.

Gay Legislative Kiss Upsets Denver Post Readers
03/18/13

When photographer Craig F. Walker captured Colorado House Speaker Mark Ferrandino — one of the biggest proponents of the state's new civil unions legislation which passed March 12 — kissing his husband, Greg Wertsch, in his office after the historic vote, he had no idea it would cause a local debate.

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