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President of Boy Scouts to USA Today: Let in gay youth
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
7:16pm

USA Today published an op-ed by Wayne Perry, the President of the Boy Scouts of America, in which he urges the 1,400 voting members gathering in Dallas to vote to allow gay youth to be a part of Scouting.

09/03/10
Massachusetts School Dean Loses Job After Marrying Her Partner | 09/03/10

09/02/10
Media Responsibly Addresses Bullying Scourge, Focus on the Family's Claims | 09/02/10

08/31/10
Utah's Deseret News Takes Final Steps to End Run as Mainstream Newspaper | 08/31/10

The Deseret News, Utah’s second-largest newspaper, published continually since 1850, has taken the final st

08/26/10
Clear Channel Issues Clarification Following Iowa Radio Host's Defamatory Remarks | 08/26/10

08/24/10
Church School in Texas the Latest to Reject Student Because of Lesbian Parents | 08/24/10

08/21/10
Rev. Jane Spahr Tried by Presbyterians -- Again! | 08/21/10

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08/20/10
Trans/Formed Screening At Columbia Gorge Intl Film Festival in Vancouver, WA | 08/20/10

08/16/10
California Marriages on Hold; Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Grants Prop 8 Proponents Motion to Stay | 08/16/10

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Providence bishop claims marriage equality 'unnecessary'
01/07/13

The leader of Rhode Island's Roman Catholic Diocese has again entered the debate over gay marriage, calling it "immoral and unnecessary." Bishop Thomas Tobin released a statement Monday urging lawmakers to drop legislation to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Marriage equality bill advances in Illinois Senate
01/07/13

Illinois is one step closer to legalizing marriage equality. The state’s Senate Executive Committee advanced a bill Thursday, 8-5, that would officially recognize same-sex marriages in the state.

D.C. murders down, anti-LGBT hate crimes up
01/07/13

D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and District Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced at a news conference on Thursday that the 88 homicides reported in the city in 2012 represent the lowest number of slayings within the city in 50 years.

Southern Methodist University adds transgender protections
01/07/13

Southern Methodist University has issued a new statement of nondiscrimination. The previous policy covered sexual orientation but not gender identity and expression.

Oregon Insurance Companies Can No Longer Discriminate Against Transgender People
01/07/13

Last month, the Oregon Insurance Division of the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services quietly issued a bulletin that constitutes a monumental new protection for transgender people in the state.

Gay employee sues airline association for discrimination
01/07/13

A gay auditor at the D.C.-based Air Transport Association of America filed a lawsuit in September charging the group with paying him a “substantially” lower salary than others with similar job duties because of his sexual orientation.

OPINION: Marriage Equality in Oregon
01/07/13

Oregon already tried rushing into gay marriage. It didn't work.

Baltimore Commissioner Leads Rally Against Anti-Gay Violence
01/07/13

Yesterday, to raise awareness of violence targeting gay people, Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts declared, "I want to come together as a community and make sure we connect and do the right things for every part of our community."

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