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GUEST POST: A gay Mormon pleads for inclusive Scouting
Thursday, May 23, 2013
3:07pm

Some of us don’t have to imagine how painful it is to be a gay Scout. We were one. Growing up as a Mormon boy in Idaho, scouting was pretty much built into my pathway to becoming an adult. It was as much a part of the plan for my youth as many Mormon rights of passage: baptism, being ordained to the priesthood, and passing the sacrament on Sundays.

12/04/08
Marriage Ban Not Priority for Indiana Leaders | 12/04/08

12/01/08
Filmmaker Explores “Normal” Life as HIV-Positive Man from the Midwest | 12/01/08

11/24/08
Marriage Rallies: On the Ground in Hawaii | 11/24/08

With rallies across the United States happening simultaneously a few Saturdays ago, the rally in Hawaii came early,

11/17/08
LGBT People and Allies Have Historic, National Response to Anti-Gay Prop. 8 | 11/17/08

The following post was written by Adam Bass, GLAAD's Media Field Strategist for the Western Region.

11/14/08
Exclusive Video: Proposition 8 Rally in New York City | 11/14/08

As mentioned yesterday, here's video coverage of the Wednesday night Proposition 8 rally in New York City.

11/14/08
The Oregonian: Nation's First Transgender Mayor | 11/14/08

In this video by The Oregonian, Stu Rasmussen, discusses politics and acceptance in his small town.

11/13/08
Associated Press: Same-Sex Couples Marry in Connecticut | 11/13/08

After a long legal battle, a Conn. Superior Court judge cleared the way for gay couples to marry in the state.

11/12/08
Couples Wed in Connecticut | 11/12/08

Connecticut married its first same-sex couples today after a final ruling on the case of Kerrigan et al v.

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California law banning therapy that aims to make gay teens straight faces first court test
11/30/12

A California law prohibiting the practice of so-called "ex-gay therapy" on minors faces its first legal test Friday, when lawyers for counselors endorsing the anti-gay practice and parents who claim their sons have benefited from it, plan to ask a judge to block the first-of-its-kind measure.

Nev. federal court rules against marriage equality
11/30/12

A federal court in Nevada has ruled against allowing same-sex couples to marry on the basis that they can’t procreate and gay people aren’t a politically powerless class.

New Lead in Unsolved Transgender Woman Murder
11/29/12

Police announced this week that they have identified a person of interest in the killing of local transwoman Kyra Kruz. Newly appointed LGBT liaison Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel said this week that progress is being made.

Gay couples can wed Jan. 1 in Maryland in willing counties, state lawyers say
11/29/12

A legal hurdle was removed Thursday for gay couples hoping to wed in Maryland at the stroke of midnight Jan. 1., the day the state’s new marriage equality law takes effect.

Supporters raised $5M+ for marriage equality in Maryland
11/29/12

Supporters of a Maryland ballot measure in favor of marriage equality raised more than twice the amount of opponents trying to defeat the measure.

Erik McFadden Wanted For Questioning In Disappearance Of Sage Smith
11/29/12

Virginia police are asking for help in finding a Charlottesville resident wanted for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a transgender teen.

NH's first openly transgender lawmaker reconsiders, will now serve
11/29/12

After announcing her intentions of resigning Tuesday, State Rep.-elect Stacie Marie Laughton said Wednesday that she will continue fighting to keep her forthcoming seat.

Allegedly attacked gay son
11/29/12

The trial began Wednesday in Columbiana County Municipal Court for a Canfield man accused of domestic violence after he allegedly attacked his openly gay 15-year-old son in the parking lot of a Lisbon theater in 2011.

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