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Photos: GLAAD on the ground at the Boy Scouts vote in Dallas
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
5:49pm

GLAAD wrapped up its press conference in Dallas, as 1,400 members of the Boy Scouts of America National Council meet in Dallas to vote on a resolution critical to equality in Scouting. Get a full recap of today's events and see a video of James Dale speaking about the anti-gay ban by following our live blog at www.glaad.org/scouts.

05/23/11
Story to Watch: Poll Finds Most Minnesotans Oppose Ban on Marriage Equality | 05/23/11

05/20/11
Rhode Island House Passes Civil Union Legislation to Bittersweet Reaction | 05/20/11

05/20/11
UPDATE: Widespread Support for "Glee" & GLAAD's Action Against FOX Houston's "Is TV Too Gay?" Segment | 05/20/11

05/18/11
Story to Watch: Anti-Gay Organization Creates Ad Against Harvey Milk Day | 05/18/11

05/18/11
Nevada Governor Considers Transgender-inclusive Non-discrimination Bill | 05/18/11

05/17/11
Episcopal Diocese of New York Publicly Supports Marriage Equality | 05/17/11

When it comes to marriage equality, the two sides are often described as religious versus non-religious, with all pe

05/13/11
LGBT Community Ally's Op-Ed for Marriage Equality Runs in El Diario La Prensa/ El Diario La Prensa Publica Editorial de Aliada de la Comunidad LGBT en Apoyo a la Igualdad de Matrimonio | 05/13/11

LGBT Community Ally's Op-Ed for Marriage Equality Runs in El Diario La Prensa

05/12/11
Little Support for Civil Union Compromise in Rhode Island | 05/12/11

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Arizona judge to decide whether gay bias led to assault
01/24/13

The two men accused of attacking a Phoenix activist and entertainer because of his sexual orientation each have pleaded guilty to a single count of aggravated assault.

OP-ED: University of Virginia Students, Act Your Age
01/24/13

Bullying — that term we associate with middle school and high school — we have all witnessed it, and perhaps a majority of us have done it. Once in college, though, one would think most students would have outgrown it.

ACLU: Allow gay-student group to organize at Lake middle school
01/24/13

The American Civil Liberties Union is demanding the Lake County School Board allow a gay-student support group to form at a Leesburg middle school after the group was denied by campus administration.

Louisville gay minister, partner released from jail after protesting denied marriage license
01/24/13

A Louisville gay minister and his partner have been released on their own recognizance Wednesday after they were arrested on trespassing charges for refusing to leave the Jefferson County Clerk’s office when they were denied a marriage license.

CT Legislature confirms first openly gay justice for Supreme Court
01/24/13

The General Assembly on Wednesday confirmed Andrew J. McDonald, a former Democratic state senator and longtime confidant of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as the first openly gay justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

The Last Holdout in New England, Rhode Island Weighs Marriage
01/24/13

Rhode Island, the only state in New England that has not legalized gay marriage, began taking up the matter this week. The State House is expected to pass a bill Thursday that would allow anyone to marry “any eligible person regardless of gender.”

WATCH: NJ High School Senior Comes Out as Gay to His Entire Class, Gets Standing Ovation
01/23/13

From Towleroad: Our reader Scott Hester-Johnson sent us this clip of Jacob Rudolph, a high school senior in Parsippany, New Jersey, who came out to his entire class at their awards ceremony (Class Clown, Most Likely to Succeed, etc.) on January 18.

Missing transgender rapper is apparent victim of Milwaukee gang homicide
01/23/13

Three men were charged Wednesday in the beating of a Milwaukee rapper who went missing on New Year's Day and was the apparent victim of a gruesome gang homicide.

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