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Military gay ban repeal now in Harry Reid's hands
The Advocate, Posted: 9/8/2010, 9:45 PM
QUICK LOOK: Fearful that delaying action on “don’t ask, don’t tell” until after the midterms could potentially kill the measure for the year, repeal advocates are pushing Senate... (MORE)

Vatican likens gay marriage in Mexico to decaf coffee
On Top Magazine, Posted: 9/8/2010, 8:32 PM
QUICK LOOK: While traveling in Mexico, two Vatican prelates have criticized Mexico City's new gay marriage law. The marriages of gay and lesbian couples are an imitation, the bishops... (MORE)
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O'Connor defends Iowa judges over gay marriage
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 9/8/2010, 7:50 PM
QUICK LOOK: Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor on Wednesday defended Iowa’s method of selecting judges and urged voters to reject an effort to remove three state Supreme... (MORE)

Embattled U.K. foreign sec'y supports gay marriage
Telegraph.co.uk, Posted: 9/6/2010, 7:46 PM
QUICK LOOK: As Tory leader, William Hague faced off rebellion from within his own party over his uncompromising stance on the teaching of homosexuality in schools. e was implacably... (MORE)
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Adoption rights for gay couples now closer for Aussies
SX News (Australia), Posted: 9/6/2010, 7:03 PM
QUICK LOOK: Gay and lesbian equality in the Australian province of New South Wales moved one step forward after a bill granting same-sex couples adoption rights passed its first... (MORE)
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Target losing 'buzz' from boycott over anti gay funds
Opposing Views, Posted: 9/6/2010, 6:31 PM
QUICK LOOK: More fallout from a donation retail giant Target gave to an anti-gay politician -- it is losing its buzz. A web site called Brandweek devotes itself to gauging the buzz... (MORE)
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Gay British voters back Ed Miliband for Labor leader
U.K. Press Association, Posted: 9/4/2010, 10:48 PM
QUICK LOOK: Ed Miliband will win the majority of support from gay voters in this month's Labour leadership election, according to a poll. The survey for PinkNews.co.uk gave Mr Miliband... (MORE)
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The changing politics of coming out of the GOP closet
Miami Herald, Posted: 9/4/2010, 10:33 PM
QUICK LOOK: You'd think with all the Republican support these days for same-sex marriage, that GOP stood for Gay Old Party. After Kenneth Mehlman, George W. Bush's 2004 campaign... (MORE)
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Tory right pushes foreign sec'y to quit over gay row
Daily Record (U.K.), Posted: 9/4/2010, 4:47 PM
QUICK LOOK: The Tory right yesterday battered William Hague over his response to rumours that he is gay. One MP said the Foreign Secretary should consider his position after showing... (MORE)
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U.K. foreign sec'y may resign over gay aide claims
Daily Mirror (U.K.), Posted: 9/3/2010, 4:51 PM
QUICK LOOK: William Hague was battered by Tory grandees yesterday questioning his judgment over the decision to share hotel bedrooms with a young aide. The Foreign Secretary's party... (MORE)
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Gay designer Michael Smith behind new Oval Office
Chicago Pride, Posted: 9/3/2010, 12:17 PM
QUICK LOOK: Gay designer Michael Smith is the man responsible for the new look of the Oval Office. Smith was appointed to the Committee for Preservation of the White House earlier... (MORE)
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Anti-gay M.P. has huge porn stockpiles on computer
ABC News-Australia, Posted: 9/3/2010, 11:46 AM
QUICK LOOK: For more than 40 years Rev. Fred Nile has made his name in Australia as a morals campaigner decrying pornography as filth and homosexuality as immoral. Now the New South... (MORE)
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S.C. 'stealth' Dem Greene accused of anti-gay slurs
WMBF-TV (S.C)., Posted: 9/3/2010, 11:25 AM
QUICK LOOK: The man who shocked the political world by becoming a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has been accused of using anti-gay and racial slurs. South Carolina candidate... (MORE)
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GOP reps urging Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8
Associated Press (AP), Posted: 9/2/2010, 2:53 PM
QUICK LOOK: A group of Republican lawmakers is urging California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to appeal a federal ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage ban. Twenty-seven... (MORE)

Del. Republican in primary hit with gay affair rumor
Politico, Posted: 9/2/2010, 1:12 PM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: A conservative firm until recently employed by the Delaware primary campaign of conservative Christine O'Donnell against Rep. Mike Castle casually leveled an extraordinary... (MORE)

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Are Republicans out to co-opt gay rights from Dems?
Washington Post, Posted: 9/2/2010, 12:33 PM
QUICK LOOK: Pro-gay rights Republicans seem to be less of an oxymoron these days. Former Solicitor General Ted Olson is, along with David Boies, leading the fight in the courts against... (MORE)

U.K. foreign sec'y denies gay rumors as aide resigns
Telegraph.co.uk, Posted: 9/2/2010, 11:27 AM
QUICK LOOK: In an extraordinary personal statement, the Foreign Secretary announced that his adviser was resigning but described allegations of an “improper” relationship between... (MORE)
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Opponents claim bully programs = gay smokescreen
ABC News, Posted: 9/1/2010, 5:35 PM
QUICK LOOK: Gay-rights groups' push for anti-bullying legislation and school programs is an effort to "promote homosexuality to kids," according to a conservative Christian activist... (MORE)
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Mehlman event raises GOP funds for gay marriage
Politico, Posted: 9/1/2010, 5:03 PM
QUICK LOOK: Ken Mehlman's fundraiser for same-sex marriage will be, among other things, a gathering of some of the most high-profile -- and deep-pocketed -- backers of gay marriage... (MORE)

Police find 'no evidence' dead British spy was gay
Daily Mail (U.K.), Posted: 9/1/2010, 8:24 AM
QUICK LOOK: Investigators have found no evidence so far that murdered MI6 spy Gareth Williams was gay, it emerged yesterday. His family and friends have said there was nothing to... (MORE)
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Gay couples in Hawaii look to California on marriage
Los Angeles Times, Posted: 8/30/2010, 2:01 PM
QUICK LOOK: Tambry Young and Suzanne King have traveled across the nation seeking marriage equality. They were wed last November in Massachusetts, one of five states that allow same-sex... (MORE)

At West Point, gay cadets emerging from shadows
New York Times, Posted: 8/30/2010, 1:25 PM
QUICK LOOK: Code words, secret societies, covert meetings, fake identities: these are tools that a certain set of cadets learn here at the United States Military Academy at West... (MORE)

Crist walks back support for gay marriage amendment
CNN, Posted: 8/30/2010, 12:52 PM
QUICK LOOK: WATCH: Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appeared to backtrack from statements he made regarding same-sex marriage during a CNN interview Sunday, saying in a statement that... (MORE)

Wife 'traumatized' over sudden outing of Tory husband
Daily Mail (U.K.), Posted: 8/29/2010, 9:01 PM
QUICK LOOK: The wife of U.K. prisons minister Crispin Blunt is 'completely traumatised' by his admission that he is gay. The couple have separated after nearly 20 years of marriage... (MORE)
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Wyo. couple's marriage equality suit vexes activists
Casper Star Tribune, Posted: 8/29/2010, 7:47 PM
QUICK LOOK: Many gay-rights activists are fuming over a new federal lawsuit challenging Wyoming’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying it’s legally dubious and could undo years of political... (MORE)


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