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2 min ago | EDGE

California Conservatives Call for School Boycott on Harvey Milk Day

A conservative group is raising hackles in sunny California by urging parents to keep their children home from school this Wednesday on Harvey Milk Day, commemorating the first openly gay lawmaker.

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Related Topix: California, California Government, Family, Kids, Celebrities, Arnold Schwarzenegger, US Governors

2 min ago | WMDT

Church of Scotland takes step to allow gay clergy

Senior members of the Church of Scotland voted Monday to let some congregations choose ministers who are in same-sex relationships - an important compromise that must still pass further hurdles before it can become church law.

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2 min ago | This is Local London

Church backs gay ministers motion

The Rt Rev Lorna Hood called for unity and respect for the wide range of views on the ordination of gay ministers among Church members The Church of Scotland has voted in favour of allowing openly gay men and women to become ministers - whilst maintaining a traditionalist standpoint.

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1 hr ago | EDGE

NYPD to Increase Presence After Bias Murder

A spate of anti-gay attacks in New York City is prompting police to increase their presence in some gay-friendly neighborhoods heading into what's usually a time for celebration.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, Manhattan, NY

2 hrs ago | NewsTalk 1230

High School senior allegedly expelled, charged with felonies over lesbian relationship

Kaitlyn Hunt, 18, had her entire life before her. Graduation. College. Job prospects.

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Related Topix: Sebastian, FL

3 hrs ago | EDGE

Arrest for anti-gay Twitter threat in Puerto Rico

An FBI spokesman says a man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for making a threat on Twitter to a well-known gay rights activist.

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3 hrs ago | EDGE

Gay Adoption Bill to be Reintroduced with Bipartisan Sponsors

A bill that would cut off federal funding to adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to parent is making its way to Congress again with bipartisan support.

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Related Topix: US News, John Lewis, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand

3 hrs ago | CTV

FBI arrests Puerto Rico man for Twitter threat against gay activist

An FBI spokesman says a man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for making a threat on Twitter to a well-known gay rights activist.

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Related Topix: US Federal Bureau of Investigation, US News

5 hrs ago | EDGE

Czech President in Dispute Over Gay Rights

Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship - the nation's top academic title - to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights activist.

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5 hrs ago | The Las Vegas Sun

Czech president in dispute over gay rights

Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship _ the nation's top academic title _ to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights activist.

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5 hrs ago | lezgetreal.com | Sei

Abuse Of The Law: Bigoted Parents Have Daughter's Girlfriend Arrested

The parents of the girlfriend of one Kaitlyn Hunt had the 18-year-old arrested and now she is facing life as a sex offender due to this abuse of the law.

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7 hrs ago | EDGE

Chinese Police Detain Gay Pride March Organizer

Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, China, Transgender

8 hrs ago | The Guardian

Labour tries to save gay marriage bill with new amendment

Yvette Cooper, who said she did not want the gay marriage bill to be delayed or wrecked.

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Related Topix: Wedding

12 hrs ago | KTRE-TV Lufkin

Senate committee moves toward vote on immigration

The Senate Judiciary Committee is aiming this week to pass a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions, setting up a high-stakes debate on the Senate floor.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US Politics, Orrin Hatch, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Dick Durbin, Patrick Leahy, Democrat, John Boehner, US House of Representatives

13 hrs ago | New Hampshire Public Radio -

Bans Of Same-Sex Marriage Can Take A Psychological Toll

Opponents of same-sex marriage participate in the March for Marriage in Washington, D.C., on March 26, as the Supreme Court hears arguments on California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology, Science

Sun May 19, 2013

Examiner.com

Kaitlyn Hunt explusion: Cheerleader faces felony charges for gay relationship

Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled from high school and arrested. She has been charged with two felony sex crimes.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

The Age

Mob terrorises gay protesters in Georgia

Unrest: Policemen try to stop an Orthodox Christian activist during clashes at rally in Tbilisi on Friday.

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Related Topix: Religion, Orthodox Church, World News, Georgia

Advocate

The Cure for Gay Wedding-Related Depression

Saturday Night Live 's latest episode, hosted by Argo director Ben Affleck, went full-throttle gay on the May 18 episode, with three LGBT-related skits.

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Related Topix: Comedy, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, The Cure, Argo, Celebrities, Ben Affleck, Bill Hader

Maldonandburnham Standard

MPs to debate gay marriage plans

The coalition's controversial gay marriage legislation returns to the Commons with Tory MPs and activists deeply split over the issue.

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Related Topix: Wedding, Conservatives (UK)

News24

French president signs gay marriage law

A woman takes part in a protest against a government plan to legalise gay marriage and adoption in France.

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Related Topix: Wedding, France, World News, Francois Hollande