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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.

Vt. House Asks FDA to Lift Blood-Donor Ban For Gay, Bisexual Men
05/02/12

The Vermont House has voted to ask the U.S.

How a Bullied Gay Marion Teen Used Secret Identity to Fight Back
05/01/12

Matt Shankles lost friends and self-esteem and his depression grew when his eighth-grade classmates learned he was g

Missouri Teachers Critical of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
05/01/12

Some local educators say the “don’t say gay” bill proposed in the Missouri General Assembly would hinder classroom d

Ohio AG Seeks Dismissal In Marriage Challenge
05/01/12

Ohio’s attorney general has asked the state’s highest court to dismiss a legal challenge to a proposed constitutiona

African-American pastor opposes NC marriage amendment
05/01/12

Dr. Ricky A. Woods expresses his opposition to North Carolina's proposed Amendment One.

Chicago: Rally happening tonight for Paige Clay, slain transgender woman
05/01/12

Tonight a rally will be held to remember and demand justice for Paige Clay, a transgender woman who on April 16 was

Trial to Begin for Newark Man Accused of Killing Transgender Person
04/30/12

A man charged with murder and bias intimidation in the fatal shooting of a transgender female in a Maplewood apartme

Texas: 2nd Suspect in Anti-Gay Attack of Burke Burnett Gets 10 Years
04/26/12

Last week the second of three men charged with the brutal anti-gay attack of Burke Burnett was sentenced to 10 years

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