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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.

05/12/11
Study Finds High Costs of Transgender Employment Discrimination in Massachusetts | 05/12/11

05/05/11
Telling Brandon Teena's Story Accurately | 05/05/11

When Brandon Teena was murdered on December 31, 1993, very few images of transgender people had been seen in the mai

05/05/11
The Cosmopolitan in Vegas Responds Positively to Criticism | 05/05/11

Last week, several blogs were recounting a story of

05/05/11
Neoyorquinos Unidos por el Matrimonio | 05/05/11

05/05/11
New Yorkers United for Marriage | 05/05/11

05/03/11
GLAAD Calls on FOX Houston to Apologize for Broadcasting Extremist Views in Response to "Glee" Anti-Bullying Episode | 05/03/11

05/03/11
GLAAD for Mother's Day: Carol & Anne Plus 20! | 05/03/11
04/28/11
Rhode Island House Speaker: Marriage Equality Won't Happen in 2011, Focuses on Civil Unions | 04/28/11

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Gay conference in Atlanta to build political power
01/23/13

Sue Hyde, Director of the Creating Change Conference, stands in the Hyatt Atlanta ballroom. The large, empty room will become the center of activity over the next week as 3,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activists come to Atlanta.

Montana to consider bill to repeal outdated law that criminalizes sex
01/23/13

LGBT advocates said Monday they hope the Montana state legislature will finally repeal an obsolete state law that criminalized gay sex before it was struck down by the courts in the 1990s.

Horrifying Anti-Gay Graffiti Found At Boston Law School
01/23/13

Instead of honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to civil rights, some at Boston College Law School used MLK Day to deface the office of an LGBT student group, according to Above The Law.

Rhode Island moves closer to approving marriage equality
01/23/13

Rhode Island moved one step closer to approving same-sex marriage on Tuesday when the House Judiciary Committee unanimously agreed to send a marriage equality bill to the full House.

ND Legislators Propose Anti-Discrimination Bill
01/22/13

At a news conference Tuesday, local pastors, realtors and attorneys announcing their support for senate bill 2252.

Nondiscrimination bill passes committee, will get floor vote in Va. Senate
01/22/13

LGBT-equality advocates in Virginia are celebrating a small victory after SB701 passed out of the Senate General Laws and Technology Committee on an 8-7 vote Monday evening, clearing its first hurdle on what supporters hope is its path to eventual passage.

Ashley Furniture Slapped With Lawsuit From Ex-Worker Allegedly Fired For Being A Lesbian
01/22/13

One of America's largest furniture manufacturing companies has been slapped with a lawsuit from a former employee who says she was fired because she's a lesbian.

Backed by State Money, Georgia Scholarships Go to Schools Barring Gay People
01/22/13

As the nation works its way through the debate over vouchers and other alternatives to traditional public education funding, a quieter battle over homosexuality, religious education and school tax money is under way in Georgia.

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