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GLAAD joins march and rally against anti-LGBT hate violence in New York City
Sunday, May 19, 2013
12:22pm

Friday night in New York's Greenwich Village, police say a gunman, who is in custody but has yet to be identified, followed Mark Carson, taunting him with anti-gay slurs and homophobic language, before tragically shooting him in the head.

09/02/11
GLAAD Reviews ABC's "My (Extra)Ordinary Family: Transgender" | 09/02/11

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09/02/11
Story to Watch: Chaz Bono to Become Contestant on DWTS, Premiering 9/19 | 09/02/11

09/02/11
The GLAAD Daily: Mistrial in Lawrence King Case, DADT News, Honoring Christina Santiago and More | 09/02/11

09/01/11
The GLAAD Daily: DADT in Court Again, Trans Woman Attacked in Seattle, Lyon-Martin and More | 09/01/11
09/01/11
STW: North Carolina Legislature Pushes Anti-Gay Amendment | 09/01/11

08/31/11
Openly Gay Illinois State Rep. Deborah Mell Legally Married in Iowa | 08/31/11
08/31/11
The GLAAD Daily: Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, Lt. Dan Choi Testifies, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and More | 08/31/11

08/31/11
Huffington Post Standing By Anti-Gay Stereotypes | 08/31/11

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Fantasia Barrino responds to fans angered by marriage equality Instagram
01/02/13

"American Idol" season three winner Fantasia Barrino raised a few eyebrows with fans after posting a rant referencing the gay marriage and marijuana laws Monday on her Instagram account.

Metropolitan Community Churches: Do Gay People Need A Church Of Their Own Anymore?
01/02/13

On that Sunday in 1968 when Troy Perry borrowed a minister's robe and started a church for gays in his living room, the world was a very different place...The denomination has never been gays-only. But for a long time, straight allies were scarce.

Torii Hunter, Detroit Tigers Right Fielder, Says Gay Teammate Would Make Him 'Uncomfortable'
01/02/13

Detroit Tigers right fielder Torii Hunter is making headlines for telling the Los Angeles Times he believes an openly gay teammate would make him "uncomfortable."

Charlie Sheen 'Apologizes' for Homophobic Slur
01/02/13

Charlie Sheen is apologizing for a homophobic slur he made Friday at the opening of his new rooftop bar in Mexico. “I meant no ill will and intended to hurt no one and I apologize if I offended anyone,” he told TMZ Sunday. “I meant to say maggot but I have a lisp.”

Despite apology, LGBT concerns persist over Hagel
01/02/13

Concerns are emerging in some circles of the LGBT community — now most notably from gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) — over the potential nomination of former Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, despite the apology he issued days ago regarding anti-gay remarks made in 1998.

Gay Fathers in Israel, in Real Life and in Sitcoms
01/02/13

On weeknights at the Gay Center here, a four-story building in the heart of the city, parking a stroller is about as hard as parking a car elsewhere in town, which is to say, nearly impossible.

First Openly Gay Anglican Bishop Reflects on Tenure in NH
01/02/13

New Hampshire Episcopal Bishop Gene Robinson says he chafed for several years at being branded the first openly gay bishop of the Anglican Church until he realized that he was wasting a pulpit from which he could advocate for equality.

Edie Windsor, DOMA Plaintiff, Says Benefits Of Supreme Court Case 'Bigger Than Marriage'
01/02/13

At age 83, Edith Windsor gets plenty of compliments for her courage to take on the federal government in a landmark case that has put attitudes about gay America squarely before the Supreme Court.

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