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LGBT and allied organizations call for equality in Scouting
Thursday, May 23, 2013
10:52am

LGBT and allied organizations across the country are speaking up for equality in Scouting, as 1,400 Boy Scouts of America voting members in Dallas vote today on making Scouting more inclusive.

Marriage Equality Rallies planned at Supreme Court
03/12/13

Thousands of same-sex marriage supporters are expected to attend a March 26 rally at the U.S.

'Gay Panic' Defense Trotted Out In Murder of Mississippi Mayoral Candidate
03/12/13

The family of the man charged with killing Marco McMillilan, a gay mayoral candidate in Clarksdale, Miss., told a local news station that McMillian tried to assault the suspect and that he killed McMillian in self-defense.

Democrats, Gay Rights Activists Push Florida Bill That Would Set Up Domestic Partnership Registry
03/12/13

Democrats, attorneys and gay rights activists gathered on the fourth floor of the state Capitol Monday trying to change minds about same-sex couples.

Minn. Committees To Vote On Marriage Equality Bill
03/12/13

Committees in the Minnesota House and Senate are poised to vote on — and likely pass — bills to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday.

Hundreds lobby for gay rights at Texas Capitol
03/12/13

Hundreds of protesters demonstrated at the Texas Capitol on Monday, demanding equality for lesbians, gays and the transgendered, including the right to marry.

Lake School Board votes 3-2 to allow extracurricular clubs in middle schools
03/12/13

Lake County School Board members, in a narrow 3-2 vote, Monday night moved to keep middle-school campuses open to extracurricular clubs after two hours of comments mostly from supporters of a Gay-Straight Alliance at Carver Middle School in Leesburg.

Minnesota House: 'Gay lifestyle' remark by legislator causes outcry (w/ video)
03/12/13

A vocal opponent of gay marriage sparked an audible outcry on the Minnesota House floor Monday, March 11, when he used a procedural tactic to introduce a close friend who left the "gay lifestyle."

Queen Elizabeth 'Stands Up' for Gay Rights Without Mentioning Them
03/12/13

Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday backed a new commonwealth charter for the United Kingdom, which some are saying indicated the monarch's support for LGBT equality

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