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Blogging for LGBT Families Day unites LGBT and allied bloggers in support of rainbow families
"The stories shared on Blogging for LGBT Families Day are always a wonderful mix of experiences and perspectives."
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Mama’s Day breaks its fundraising record in 2013
Mama’s Day 2013, the original food-tasting event in San Diego, this year raised a record-breaking $215,000 for Mama’s Kitchen.
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Parents of intersex child sue South Carolina over sex assignment surgery | VIDEO
The Crawfords are suing the people who performed and gave consent for that surgery, alleging that "the state of South Carolina violated M.C.’s constitutional rights when doctors surgically removed his phallus while he was in foster care, potentially sterilizing him and greatly reducing, if not eliminating, his sexual function."
The sound of stigma
This essay by Mark S. King — an AIDS advocate, an author and a blogger living with HIV since 1985 — is about why HIV stigma among gay men persists. It runs in the June issue of Poz.
Gay marriage poll reveals surprising facts about LGBT rights supporters
Numerous surveys have consistently shown that Americans' support for same-sex marriage has been growing steadily for some time -- but a new Gallup poll reveals some surprising wrinkles which show room for improvement on marriage equality issues.
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The high cost of same-sex divorce
05.13.2013
A patchwork of state marriage laws and the federal Defense of Marriage Act has made the process of unraveling a relationship extremely difficult -- and expensive.
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Cosmpolitan Las Vegas to hold giant same-sex wedding ceremony Thursday
05.01.2013
To increase momentum for the state and national movement toward marriage equality, The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas are holding an event consisting of 36 LGBTQ and straight ally couples having a ceremony every five minutes for three hours at the resort’s Pop-Up Wedding Chapel.
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Vikings punter Chris Kluwe wins Webby award for online support of gay marriage
04.30.2013
Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe scored another (off-the-field) award Tuesday, getting a Webby for his online work supporting same-sex marriage.
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Mormon Church offshoot votes to begin performing marriages for lesbian and gay couples
04.26.2013
The Community of Christ has 250,000 members worldwide.
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Brazil: Judge rules same-sex couples in Rio de Janeiro state can marry
04.20.2013
A judge in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro publishes a legal ruling authorizing marriage equality for same-sex couples.
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Lawmaker’s gay son doesn’t understand why people think his dad is a "bigot" | VIDEO
04.09.2013
Matt R. Salmon, the gay son of U.S. Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.), says it’s hard for him to understand why people “jump to the conclusion” that his father is anti-gay.
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My two moms: A 17-year-old's take on Prop 8 and DOMA
04.03.2013
A California teenager puts Prop 8 and DOMA into perspective, writing about her two moms and the impact of the laws on their lives.
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Georgia GOP chair: Gay marriage will lead to fraud by straight people marrying each other
04.02.2013
The head of the Georgia Republican Party says that legalizing same-sex marriage will lead to fraud by straight people who will claim they are gay so they can marry their straight friends and “get all the benefits” of marriage.
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Marie Osmond speaks out in support of marriage equality | VIDEO
03.30.2013
In a new interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer, singer and actress Marie Osmond — the only daughter of nine children in the famed Mormon show business family — says she supports marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples.
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VIDEO: Sean Sala debates anti-gay activist
03.28.2013
The debate focused on marriage equality, in light of the Supreme Court hearings on DOMA and Prop 8 this week.
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Lesbian cousin of Chief Justice to attend U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Prop 8
03.25.2013
The lesbian cousin of U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be among the invited guests at Tuesday’s historic hearing on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage.
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Dramatic shift in public opinion, support for marriage equality, poll find
03.19.2013
Support for marriage equality for gays and lesbians has reached a new high, marking a dramatic change in public opinion on the subject over the past decade.
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Lt. Dan Choi on trial
03.25.2013
Comedian, actor and recording artist Margaret Cho stands up for Lt. Dan Choi, who goes on trial on Thursday, March 28.
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Profiles in Advocacy: AIDS Research Institute, working to end HIV
05.21.2013
Founded in 1997, the ARI is the Organized Research Unit of UC San Diego that both links the many HIV/AIDS programs at the university together as well as provides a bridge between those programs and the larger community.
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Gay magazine editor viciously assaulted in South London
05.20.2013
"It all went down so fast."
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The Center launches Project TRANS, a transgender services program
05.13.2013
Project TRANS will serve as an umbrella for the various services The Center has previously offered specifically to the transgender community, including discussion groups, behavioral health services, HIV prevention services, youth services and more.
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ACTION ALERT: "I support equality in Scouting"
05.22.2013
Show your support for equality in the Boy Scouts: Change your profile pic now.
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