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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.

Republicans Sign Brief in Support of Marriage Equality
02/26/13

Dozens of prominent Republicans...have signed a legal brief arguing that gay people have a constitutional right to marry, a position that amounts to a direct challenge to Speaker John A. Boehner and reflects the civil war in the party since the November election.

Illinois GOP Chairman May Be Fired For Public Marriage Equality Support
02/25/13

Will Illinois Republican Committee Chairman Pat Brady get the boot following his public support of marriage equality?

Texas Republicans Threaten Funding For Schools With Pro-LGBT Policies
02/25/13

Two Republican Texas lawmakers have filed bills that would cut funding for schools and universities that have policies supporting their LGBT students and staff.

COLUMN: The GOP's Uncomfortable Debate Over Marriage Equality
02/25/13

As Republicans rebound from the 2012 election and plot their future, an uncomfortable debate over gay rights is taking place.

Soldier booed at GOP presidential debate joins effort to overturn Ohio’s marriage equality ban
02/25/13

A gay U.S. soldier who was booed during a Republican presidential debate in 2011 has joined the effort to overturn Ohio’s ban on same-sex marriage.

Kansas high court rules non-biological same-sex parent can have parental rights
02/25/13

The Kansas Supreme Court [official website] on Friday ruled [opinion, PDF] that a non-biological mother of children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies has parentage rights under Kansas law.

House G.O.P. Offers Violence Act With Fewer Specific Protections
02/25/13

“The Republican plan omits protections for the LGBT community, offers inadequate assistance to Native American women, and leaves out critical human trafficking provisions,” Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, said in a statement.

Uganda newspaper publishing names and photos of people alleged to be gay
02/25/13

The daily tabloid the Red Pepper continues its tradition of putting gay and lesbian Ugandans at risk.

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