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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.

Local Texas YMCA changes membership policy after lesbian couple’s complaint
02/12/13

The Tyler YMCA quickly changed it membership policies after receiving a complaint from a lesbian couple that was refused a family membership.

In VAWA Vote, Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Violence Against Women Act
02/12/13

VAWA typically gets reauthorized with little fanfare. But Congress failed to do so last year amid House Republican objections to provisions in the Senate bill that expanded protections for LGBT, Native American and undocumented immigrant victims of violence.

AP Suggests Same-Sex Spouses Shouldn’t Be Called ‘Husbands’ Or ‘Wives’
02/12/13

The Associated Press stylebook guides most mainstream journalists’ practices, so the announcement of a new, changed, or even clarified rule has significant consequences.

BREAKING: French National Assembly Approves Marriage Equality And Same-Sex Adoption
02/12/13

The French National Assembly just voted to approve both marriage equality and same-sex adoption with a vote of 329-229. This is perhaps not surprising given the support for the bill’s most essential article earlier this month.

Puerto Rican men give up Eagle Scout badges over Boy Scouts' discriminatory policies
02/12/13

Joining thousands of Boy Scouts in the United States who have turned in their merit badges and renounced their affiliation with the agency in protest of their discriminatory policies, three Puerto Rican men have followed suit and publicly renounced their Eagle Scout honors and badges.

Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets Star, Becomes First NBA Player To Join Gay Rights Sports Group
02/12/13

Denver Nuggets star Kenneth Faried has become the first NBA player to join an organization devoted to fighting homophobia in sports, and said he hopes his involvement will raise awareness of gay rights in professional basketball.

Historic campaign for trans benefits kicks off in California
02/12/13

A group of LGBT labor activists is launching a nationwide campaign to push unions to bargain for transgender health benefits for their members.

Senator files bill to legalize civil unions
02/12/13

Same sex couples would have access to many of the benefits and legal protections afforded to heterosexual married couples if a bill and several resolutions filed in the Texas Legislature gain approval.

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