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VIDEO: Sign at NOM rally calls for murder of gay couples 07.27.2010

Hate rears its ugly head during NOM tour. Full Story

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Support for marriage equality grows in California, elsewhere 07.22.2010

Public opinion is shifting toward acceptance of marriage equality in many parts of the nation, including California.

VIDEO: NOH8 Campaign reflections on National Pride Month 07.12.2010

Watch video and view many pictures from NOH8 Team's busiest month, and also find out where the next open shoot is taking place on July 12.

VIDEO: Join GLAAD in protesting ABC's "The View" for spreading inaccurate information about HIV/AIDS 07.12.2010

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), the Black AIDS Institute and the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) call on the ABC Television Network and its popular morning program "The View" to correct misinformation about HIV, blaming African-American gay and bisexual men for increased HIV rates among straight African-American women.

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VIDEO: NOM supporter claims gay men don’t want monogamous relationships 07.30.2010

What questions do you have for the National Organization for Marriage organizers? More updates from Minnesota, including Chuck Daryl from Family Counsel quoting scientific study and insisting children need one mom and one dad.

VIDEOS: NOM Catholic supporter says same-sex couples OK, in "friendship" 07.29.2010

The Prop 8 Trial Tracker: Amazing videos from St. Paul, Minn.; commentary from Brian Brown, a Catholic priest, and pastor Brad Brandon who compared gays to alcoholics, adulterers, pedophiles and more. Equality organize counter with inspiring message "... we have nothing to lose but our chains."

VIDEO: NOM's Brian Brown compares saving opposite-sex marriage to civil rights struggle 07.28.2010

The Prop 8 Trial Tracker: Updates on National Organization for Marriage (NOM) tour counter rallies, commentary from NOM speakers, police involvement and commentary from counter rally participants.

VIDEO: NOM Tour stop is a flop in Lima, Ohio 07.26.2010

Activists ask, "Is National Organization for Marriage imploding right before our eyes (and cameras)?" Also, Brian Brown is still missing and Maggie Gallagher addresses crowd calling same-sex marriage a "civil wrong" and stating "it's not discrimination to treat different things differently..."

Columbus, Ohio: Tracking NOM's national tour of hate and misinformation 07.24.2010

Cops on horses, Brian Brown missing at National Organization for Marriage (NOM) event in Ohio. View the pictures from both participants on both sides of the issue.

VIDEOS: Tracking NOM's national tour of hate and misinformation 07.22.2010

The National Organization for Marriage is moving across the country with their message of intolerance and inequality, watch the VIDEOS and see why you need to stand up for marriage equality now!

Field Poll: Majority of Californians support marriage equality 07.21.2010

Fifty-one percent of California voters now support the right for same-sex couples to marry, a two-point jump from last year, according to the Field Poll.

Ireland to begin allowing civil unions in fall 07.21.2010

President Mary McAleese signed the bill that will give civil partners most of the rights guaranteed to opposite-sex couples.

Has the time come for gay marriage in the UK? 07.21.2010

The deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats has said that gay couples are likely to gain full rights to marriage under the current Parliament. This would represent a revolution for gay rights, but there is still a long way to go before same-sex couples achieve full rights to marriage as they are arguably entitled to under human rights law.

Battle over same-sex marriage inches to high court 07.19.2010

One thing both sides agree on is that the stakes have never been higher.

VIDEO: Will Proposition 8 get overturned? Find out first 07.13.2010

Find out how you can get the Prop. 8 judge's decision first.

GLAD: Frequently asked questions regarding DOMA decision in Boston 07.12.2010

How does the federal court decision in Massachussetts affect me and my rights? Read an in-depth Q&A from GLAD about this case and how it might affect the Proposition 8 decision in California.

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Servicemembers United launches Servicemembers United Action Fund 07.26.2010

Servicemembers United has incorporated and launched a new 501c4 affiliated organization called the Servicemembers United Action Fund.

Lt. Dan Choi tweets: "I have been discharged under DADT" 07.22.2010

Lt. Dan Choi, who has become the public face against the military’s discriminatory “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy towards gays and lesbians, said he has not seen the discharge papers. He promised to “show and tell” when they show up.

DADT victim to testify today in Log Cabin Republicans lawsuit 07.20.2010

The head of Servicemembers United will testify today in the lawsuit brought by Log Cabin Republicans to challenge the constitutionality of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy” (DADT).

HIV/AIDS

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How will the new National AIDS Strategy improve care? 07.29.2010

President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) program Ambassador Eric Goosby shares advice based on his work in the thirty-one PEPFAR partner countries.

VIDEO: 2010 International AIDS Conference wrap-up 07.28.2010

The 18th annual conference concluded on a positive note, including a video message from President Obama about U.S. commitment to ending the HIV epidemic.

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Anti-gay hate crimes in California drop 22% in 2009 07.23.2010

Last year 479 hate crimes were referred to prosecutors, and although this is the lowest amount of crimes for the decade, we are still a long way from ending bigotry and prejudice.

Staten Island gay couple are latest victims of hate crimes as bias attacks spike 07.19.2010

A gay couple who innocently made a late-night stop at a White Castle in Staten Island was among the latest in a skyrocketing number of hate crime victims in the city.

Gender Politics

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Scientists find way to create lesbian mice 07.12.2010

Disabling the fucose mutarotase gene simply caused the altered female mice to behave as if they were male and develop a sexual attraction to other females.

Transgender woman wins discrimination case against Georgia General Assembly 07.06.2010

A federal court has ruled in favor of a transgender woman who was fired by Georgia’s General Assembly.

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