The Hawaii House Committees on Judiciary and Finance have advanced the marriage equality bill, sending the measure to the House floor for a second reading and full vote. Think Progress adds: The committees added three amendments to the bill. The firs…
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Archives for November 5, 2013
Posts from November 5, 2013
Bill De Blasio Elected Mayor of NYC, and More Election Results — UPDATED
Bill De Blasio won a landslide election to become NYC's 109th mayor and its first Democratic mayor in a generation: His overwhelming victory, stretching from the working-class precincts of central Brooklyn to the suburban streets of northwest Que…
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Pentatonix Tackles Daft Punk’s Greatest Hits, A Cappella: VIDEO
A cappella group Pentatonix is turning out the clips these days. We barely finished eating up their 'Evolution of Beyoncé' medley and now they've put on their glowing contacts for a smooth tribute to Daft Punk in which they tear up "…
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Strangers Raise Thousands of Dollars for Bisexual Teen Kicked Out by Parents: VIDEO
Nick, a freshman at Kennesaw State University, was kicked out of his family's home in mid-October after his father and step-mother found out that he is bisexual. Left without a car, and with very few possessions (which his family threw onto the f…
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Study: Straight Men Less Likely to See Bisexuality as ‘Legitimate Sexual Orientation’
Bisexuals are often given short shrift when it comes to awareness and advocacy about LGBT issues, subject to prejudice and a general lack of visibility. According to a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Healt…
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President Obama: ‘I Applaud’ Illinois for Passing Marriage Equality
President Obama released this statement tonight on the passage of marriage equality in Illinois: Tonight, I applaud the men and women of the Illinois General Assembly, a body in which I was proud to serve, for voting to legalize marriage equality in…
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Gay Texas Teen Suspended From School For Tearing Out Bible Pages from Leviticus
Isaiah Smith, an out gay student in Texas's Birdville Independent School District was suspended for ripping pages from his personal Bible during a first period class. The action, which took place on October 28th, was meant to be a protest against…
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Bronx Teen Files Suit Against Catholic School, Says She Was Expelled For Being Gay
A renowned Bronx Catholic high school is under fire after expelling a student in what is being alleged as a targeted campaign against the student because of her sexual orientation. Amanda Acevedo, 17, claims in a lawsuit that a homophobic administrat…
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Illinois Senate Passes Amended Marriage Equality Bill 32-21; Governor to Sign
The Illinois Senate has passed SB10, the amended marriage equality bill passed by the House an hour ago. The Senate passed the bill 32-21 and it will now go to Governor Pat Quinn, who has promised to sign it. Towleroad has heard that there will be a…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1459
TAMMY BALDWIN: Her floor speech yesterday on ENDA. BUILDINGS FOR BILLIONAIRES: They're growing like very expensive weeds. LIE WITNESS NEWS: Jimmy Kimmel trolls the West Hollywood Halloween parade to ask people about a dead celebrity who doesn…
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