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Black Gay Pride organizer killed The Georgia Voice reports a Black Gay Pride organizer was shot and killed Aug. 25. Durand Robinson, 50, of Decatur, an owner of the popular Traxx Atlanta club an...
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THE REVEREND JANE SPAHR Trial for minister who performed gay weddings
SAN FRANCISCO — A retired Presby-terian minister and active critic of her faith’s position on same-sex marriage will be tried by a church court for performing the weddings of gay couples durin...
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Obama recommends more AIDS funding
by Jen Colletta
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President Obama last week urged Congress to reexamine the budget for the next fiscal year and expand funding for HIV/AIDS programs. Obama issued a letter to Speaker of the House of Representatives...
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Charges dismissed in anti-gay attack The Lexington Herald-Leader reports a judge has dismissed charges against two eastern Kentucky teens accused of attacking a gay classmate. Prosecutor George...
CA marriage on hold, appeal sped up
by Jen Colletta
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Same-sex couples last week prepared to head to courthouses throughout California to tie the knot, but a ruling from an appeals court put those wedding plans on hold indefinitely. The Ninth Circuit...
Aviator reaches deal to halt discharge — for now
by Jessie L. Bonner/The Assciated Press
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BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho aviator has reached an agreement with the U.S. Air Force to temporarily block his discharge under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law that bars openly gay and lesbian military m...
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Lesbian cadet quits West Point over DADT The Washington Post reports a lesbian cadet asked to resign from the U.S. Military Academy because she said she can no longer lie about her sexuality and...