Two close friends at Waukegan High School were crowned homecoming king and queen this weekend. Eric Irazarry and Ariana Reiff, a competitive cheerleader and future veterinarian respectively, also happen to be out gay students. The Lake C…
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Archives for October 8, 2013
Posts from October 8, 2013
The Stunning Loophole that May Block Some of France’s Same-Sex Couples from Marrying
After a nation-wide campaign that brought thousands of protesters on both sides of the issue out into the streets of Paris earlier this year, the French legislature approved a marriage equality bill by an overwhelming vote that was signed into law by…
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Rachel Maddow On VA Gubernatorial Candidate Ken Cuccinelli: He’s Had A ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad’ Day – VIDEO
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's resident master of witticism, ripped into Virginia's gubernatorial candidate, and current attorney general Ken Cuccinelli on Monday night, tracking his terrible day of politics through a few successive steps. First, hea…
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Rachel Maddow On VA Gubernatorial Candidate Ken Cuccinelli: He’s Had A ‘Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad’ Day – VIDEO
Rachel Maddow, MSNBC's resident master of witticism, ripped into Virginia's gubernatorial candidate, and current attorney general Ken Cuccinelli on Monday night, tracking his terrible day of politics through a few successive steps. First, hea…
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Did NOM’s Brian Brown Violate US Law By Collaborating With Russian Legislators On Gay Adoption Ban?
As previously reported, National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown made a secret trip to Russia in June to meet with members of the Russian Duma. Joined by five French-Catholic anti-gay activists, Brown advocated for legislation that wo…
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Did NOM’s Brian Brown Violate US Law By Collaborating With Russian Legislators On Gay Adoption Ban?
As previously reported, National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown made a secret trip to Russia in June to meet with members of the Russian Duma. Joined by five French-Catholic anti-gay activists, Brown advocated for legislation that wo…
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NJ Governor Chris Christie Makes Final Case To Delay Implementation Of Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
On September 27th, a New Jersey judge, Mary Jacobsen, ruled that same-sex marriage must be made legal now that the federal government recognizes it. Now, Chris Christie and his administration have made a last ditch effort to delay the legalization of…
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CA GOP Backs Repeal Of Transgender Student Protections Law
Gathered in Anaheim, California for the party's statewide convention, members of the California Republican Party approved a resolution on Sunday supporting the repeal of AB1266, also known as the School Success and Opportunity Act, signed into la…
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Gay Congressional Candidate Carl Sciortino Marries Partner
Massachusetts State Representative Carl Sciortino (above right), 35, married his partner of over five years, Pem Brown, 29, on Saturday at the Old South Meeting House in Boston. The wedding comes in the finals days of Sciortino's primary bid for…
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Lawsuit Alleges The Home Depot Targets Gay Employees For Firing
In a lawsuit filed last week in Orange County, California, a former Home Depot store manager from San Diego alleges that he and other gay employees were fired after the financial collapse of 2008 as a "cost cutting measure" because The Home…
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