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.
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10/27/11
In their “Celebrate Love” column, Colorlines.com, a daily news site on racial justice issues, spotlighted LGBT families of color in Oregon.
10/27/11
Millions of Americans celebrated Spirit Day on October 20 by 'going purple' to stand up against bullying and send a message to LGBT youth that it's okay to be who you are.
10/26/11
En América Latina, se sumaron al Día del Espíritu organizaciones LGBT y los medios de comunicación, creando un movimiento transnacional para conmemorar la fecha.
10/26/11
Latin American media and LGBT organizations united to create a transnational movement to commemorate Spirit Day.
10/26/11
The Girl Scouts of Colorado spoke out in support of transgender children following the story of a child who was denied enrollment in a local Girl Scout troop.
10/25/11
Today, the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), the Family Equality Council, and the Center for American Progress, in partnership with the National Association of Social Workers, the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, and COLAGE, released a comprehensive report on the hardships faced by children of LGBT parents in the United States.
10/24/11
The Ali Forney Center and its supporters will rally in Union Square to raise awareness for LGBT homeless youth
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04/02/13
Another Senate Democrat, Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, came out today in support of same-sex marriage.
04/02/13
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, whose about-face on same-sex marriage recently detonated a storm of pressure for conservatives to state their positions on the issue, has evidently "evolved" on the issue since learning his son was gay, Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., told Phoenix TV station KTVK. "I haven't."
04/01/13
I've known that I was gay since the first grade. But while Latinos are widely known for having close-knit, large extended families, certain issues we just don't talk about. And this was one of them. This week the Supreme Court is hearing two landmark cases on gay rights. It's a perfect time to start the conversation with our families, and I call on all my hermanos y hermanas to lend your voices to a topic that silently resonates with every Latino family in America.
03/29/13
We must admit that our community has traveled a long journey when it comes to accepting gays and lesbians.
03/29/13
Millions who watched the news Wednesday undoubtedly saw photos of Edie Windsor walking into the Supreme Court with h
03/29/13
Thousands of gay émigrés come to this country because they are either fleeing persecution or the threat it poses.
03/29/13
Aspects of religion and morality have been used as the basis for arguments by both sides of the debate on same-sex m
03/29/13
SB1045 makes it against state law for local governments to pass laws or regulations which ensure access to public access to "privacy areas" based on "gender identity or expression."...It isn't hard to see how this bill has potential for extreme abuse.