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People of faith support equality in Scouting
Sunday, May 19, 2013
12:12pm

To give an accurate representation of where people of faith stand on marriage equality, let's look at some of the major denominations that support scouts for a quick recap. GLAAD has created a handy graphic that shows which denominations support inclusive scouting for all.

01/31/11
UPDATE: Statewide Efforts to Achieve Relationship Recognition | 01/31/11

01/31/11
Families Headed by Same-Sex Couples Are in the News | 01/31/11

When Elton John and his partner, David Furnish announced the birth of their son, the world took notice. 

01/31/11
Georgia Ministers Come Together Against Anti-Gay Hate Crime | 01/31/11

Ministers in West Georgia came to the defense of an openly gay man, Keith Staples, after his home was burned down to

01/26/11
San Francisco Clinic Plans Fundraiser to Avoid Closure | 01/26/11

01/20/11
Allentown, Penn. City Council Offers Health Care Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of City Employees | 01/20/11

01/18/11
Georgia Homeless Shelter Refuses Abused Women | 01/18/11

Two homeless women, both of whom escaped abusive homes, are saying they were recently kicked out of a Columbia, Ga.,

01/14/11
Transgender Woman Murdered in Minnesota | 01/14/11

The victim of Minnesota’s first homicide of 2011 appears to be a transgender woman,

01/13/11
Chick-fil-A's Distasteful Stand on Marriage | 01/13/11

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Gay LAPD officer's harassment lawsuit settled for $1.5M
01/16/13

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a $1.5 million settlement in a case involving a gay police officer who alleged he was the victim of harassment and retaliation by a supervisor.

Man charged with hate crime for anti-gay graffiti at UC Berkeley
01/15/13

A 23-year-old Southern California man faces a felony hate crime charge after officers spotted him spray painting anti-gay graffiti on campus buildings over the weekend, UC Berkeley police said Tuesday.

Florida Family Association Runs Anti-Gay Ad Over Lady Gaga Concert
01/15/13

Yesterday, the Florida Family Association hired a plane to fly above a Lady Gaga concert in Tacoma, WA with a banner reading “NOT BORN THIS WAY.”

BREAKING: Va. House of Delegates confirms gay judge
01/15/13

The Virginia House of Delegates on Tuesday voted 66-28 to approve gay interim Richmond Circuit Court Judge Tracy Thorne-Begland’s judgeship.

D.C. police investigating possible hate crime
01/15/13

Two men walking in the Truxton Circle neighborhood of Northwest Washington on Sunday evening were struck during what D.C. police are investigating as a possible hate crime, according to a department spokesman.

Virginia House subcommittee kills bill to repeal marriage equality ban
01/15/13

A Virginia House subcommittee Monday tabled a bill to repeal the Marshall-Newman Amendment, the 2006 amendment to the Virginia state constitution that banned any and all forms of same-sex relationship recognition, effectively killing the bill for at least three more years.

Utah School Realizes Book About Lesbian Family Helps Prevent Bullying
01/15/13

Last June, Utah’s Davis County School District caved to the complaints of 25 parents and removed the book In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco from general circulation in the elementary school library.

San Francisco transgender man sues school over alleged mistreatment
01/15/13

A man is suing his former school and employer, alleging that positive reviews and recommendations all turned sour and that his supervisors took retaliatory actions after he disclosed his transgender status.

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