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Pioneering LGBT blog Pam's House Blend to shut down after 9 years
Monday, June 17, 2013
3:25pm

LGBT advocate and writer Pam Spaulding announced on her website this weekend that after nine years online, she will soon serve her last cup of Pam's House Blend.

01/19/10
LGBT Developments Around the Country | 01/19/10

Every week at state and local levels, there are numerous developments on key issues that deeply affect our community

01/14/10
Notre Dame Student Newspaper The Observer Apologizes For Publishing Dangerous Anti-Gay Cartoon | 01/14/10

On Wednesday, 13 January, The Observer, the stu

01/11/10
Anti-Gay Violence Hits Western New York: Causes Community Concern | 01/11/10

Lindsay Harmon was celebrating New Year’s Eve at Roxy’s, a popular lesbian bar in Buffalo, New York, when passersby

01/06/10
New Jersey Senate to Vote on Marriage Equality | 01/06/10

01/05/10
Annise Parker Sworn In as Houston Mayor, Notes Milestone for LGBT Community | 01/05/10

In a public celebration held on Monday, Annise Parker was sworn in as Houston’s 61st mayor and became the first open

01/04/10
Indiana University English Professor Don Belton Stabbed and Killed, Vigil Held in His Honor | 01/04/10

12/22/09
North Carolina County Passes Domestic Partner Benefits Despite Defamatory Comments From Commissioner Bill James | 12/22/09

The Mecklenburg County Commissioners, last Tuesday, passed a domestic partner benefits policy, extending benefits to

12/18/09
D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty Signs Historic Marriage Equality Bill | 12/18/09

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Sen. Durbin calls on Ill. lawmakers to approve marriage equality
01/04/13

The No. 2 Democrat in the U.S. Senate is calling on legislators in his state to pass legislation that would make Illinois the 10th state in the country to legalize marriage equality.

Northwest love stories: For 60 years, 'there wasn't anything else'
01/04/13

Eric Marcoux and Eugene Woodworth will celebrate 60 years together on June 13.

Rhode Island Marriage Equality Measure Introduced By State Lawmakers
01/04/13

Rhode Island lawmakers introduced a measure on Thursday that would make the state the 10th in the nation and the last in New England to legalize marriage equality.

Illinois trans woman reflects on working with transgender seniors
01/03/13

Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, Christine McClinton has been aware of her gender identity since the age of 8.

NOM Threatens Illinois Republicans Who Support Marriage Equality
01/03/13

The National Organization for Marriage has committed to another campaign of vengeance against any Republican lawmakers in Illinois that votes to support marriage equality.

BREAKING: No marriage vote in Illinois this week
01/03/13

The fate of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage has been called into question after Senate Democrats reported that the bill will not come to a vote this week.

Illinois marriage vote uncertain due to absent senators
01/03/13

Activists and lawmakers backing legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois are regrouping and recounting potential “yes” votes in the Illinois Senate after key members of the chamber reportedly said they will be absent from Thursday’s proceedings in the General Assembly’s lame duck session.

Republican Massachusetts Lawmakers Propose Unfunded $4.6 Trillion Entitlement To Protest Transgender Rights
01/03/13

Massachusetts State Reps. Jim Lyons (R) and Marc Lombardo (R) do not like the fact that a federal judge has ordered the state to pay the legal fees of a transgender prison inmate who successfully sued the state Department of Corrections after she was illegally denied sex reassignment surgery.

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