News + Politics
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Senate Power Shifts Yet Again
Virginia Republicans seized control of the state senate on Tuesday, Aug. 19, giving them complete power over the operations of the state’s General Assembly and...
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Excessive Force
When civil disorder followed the fatal shooting of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, it was fueled...
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Virginia plaintiffs ask Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage case
Attorneys for the couples fighting Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage urged the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday to hear their case, describing it as “excellent vehicle...
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Commission charts path for open transgender military service
More than three months after Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the White House voiced support for a review of the military’s ban on transgender service,...
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Pastor wants America to introduce “ten years in prison” for homosexuality
“The practice of homosexuality in the United States of America … shall be a felony punishable by ten years in prison at hard labor.” — Pastor...
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British Prime Minister David Cameron: “Gay couples [have] so much love to give.”
“We should not allow prejudice to stand in the way of progress for our children or for our wider society.” — David Cameron, Prime Minister...
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Jessica Alba tells Daily Beast she left church because of homophobia
“I was so in love with him and thought, ‘There’s no way this guy’s going to hell’.” — Actress Jessica Alba, speaking with The Daily...
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Ryan Murphy dedicates Normal Heart Emmy to “artists who have passed from HIV/AIDS”
Director dedicates Normal Heart Emmy to "artists who have passed from HIV/AIDS"
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Bryan Fischer: Don’t think about gay sex, it’s “disgusting”
“They don’t want to think about that, they don’t want to visualise it, because it is disgusting.“ — Bryan Fischer, Director of Issues Analysis for the...
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Federal judge rules Florida same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A federal judge struck down Florida law prohibiting same-sex marriage in a ruling handed down Thursday, marking the latest in an unbroken string of federal...
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Luxembourg’s openly gay Prime Minister is engaged
“He asked me, and I said yes.” –Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, speaking with the LA Times. Mr Bettel and his partner Gauthier Destenay have...
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“God Loves Gays” billboard secures full funding
“It’s time to send a message to these bigots. You want to come to other people’s funerals to promote hate? We’ll come to where you...
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Tony Perkins wants to abolish the judicial system
“Just this week, another judge struck down a state marriage amendment. One of the most novel was Judge Jones in Pennsylvania back in May – he...
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Supreme Court places Virginia same-sex marriages on hold
The U.S. Supreme Court put same-sex marriages in Virginia on hold Wednesday, hours before they were set to start in the state. The decision comes...
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Federal judge rules Indiana must recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere
A federal judge struck down Indiana law prohibiting recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other states in a decision handed down Tuesday. U.S. District Court...
