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[11 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 7 views]
The National: VA Governor Tries To Backpedal On LGBT Rights

Virginia Governor “Taliban Bob” McDonnell tries to backpedal by issuing an unenforceable “Executive Directive” barring employment discrimination on the basis of sexuality, after mainstream national media finds out that …

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[10 Mar 2010 | 2 Comments | 31 views]
The National: Virginia OKs Firing of LGBT Employees; Eric Massa Implodes on Glenn Beck

A Virgina state Representative (called “Delegates” in local parlance) takes a really brave stand and tries to force a floor vote on a law banning discrimination on the basis of …

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[9 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 13 views]

Same-gender marriages began today in Washington D.C. Meet the happy couple in this profile in the Washington Post. (via AmericaBlog)
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D.C. – The Supreme Court takes up whether the …

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[8 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 12 views]
The National: Karl Rove Says Private Life Should Be Off-Limits

Karl Rove whines: “But that’s politics — our view in political issues, on issues of public policy can and should be divorced from our families. And our families shouldn’t be …

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[5 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 12 views]
Bemidji LGBT Group Packs Meals For Haiti

Since long before Harvey Milk first allied with San Francisco Teamsters to help them get a better contract, LGBT groups have teamed up with others in need, giving our time …

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[5 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 21 views]
The National: Vatican Mired in Gay Prostitution Scandal

The layman who served as one of the Vatican’s elite ushers, it turns out, quite the lay-man. Former papal public works executive Angelo Balducci employed Ghinedu Ehiem, a singer …

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[4 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 31 views]
The National: Anti-Gay CA Politician Busted for DUI…After Leaving A Gay Bar

A California state Senator who voted against a resolution condemning Prop 8 and who has largely made a career out of rhetorical gay-bashing was arrested on a DUI charge yesterday …

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[3 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 9 views]
The National: Marriage Is What Brings DC Together Today

After the Supreme Court refused to block DC’s same-gender marriage (a move which offers a tantilizing opportunity to speculate on any potential Supreme Court challenge to Perry v. Schwarzenegger), jubilant …

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[3 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 32 views]
Four domestic partner bills intoduced in MN House

Minnesota lawmakers have introduced the Basic Protections Initiative, a policy developed by Project 515 which would assist same-sex couples in a variety of ways. Four bills comprise the initiative and each expand rights for domestic partners.

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[2 Mar 2010 | 3 Comments | 11 views]
The National: Catholic Charities Goes for Dogma Over Help For Poor

Quiz time! What’s stronger: Jesus’ sermon on the mount (enjoining Christians to care for the poor and dispossessed, et al.), or a few scattered verses touting homophobia and an ex-Nazi …