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Conference will tackle LGBT mental health outcomes

A national conference on mental health and well-being for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people will be held in Nottingham later this month.

Human fertilisation bill passes first Commons test

MPs have voted in favour of a major update to human embryology laws despite opposition from religious MPs. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill was given its second reading by 340 votes to 78, a majority of 262.

Clinton on course to win West Virginia

Though polls can be deceiving, according to a Suffolk University study, Hillary Clinton is heading into today's West Virginia primary with a stellar 36 percent lead over contender Barack Obama.

Kentucky Gay Civil Rights Leader Elected to National Organization - PR Web (press release)

Kentucky Gay Civil Rights Leader Elected to National Organization
PR Web (press release), WA - 1 hour ago
Sponsored the first-ever Same-Sex Wedding Expo in New York, garnering solid support from gay and non-gay businesses. "I think Kentucky Equality Federation's ...
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‘Cyprus will have to recognise gay marriage rights’ - Cyprus Mail

‘Cyprus will have to recognise gay marriage rights’
Cyprus Mail, Cyprus - 1 hour ago
By Jean Christou SOONER or later Cyprus, as an EU member state, will at least have to recognise same-sex marriages and civil partnerships, gay rights ...
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Heartbreak as repossessions hit suburbs - News.com.au

Working class areas around the country are in mortgage stress Properties worth $400k last year are now selling for around $300k In-depth : The latest interest rate news and features IT'S every home owner's heartbreak -- watching the value of their ...
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We've come a long way since 'Ellen,' just not far enough - Chicago Daily Herald

We've come a long way since 'Ellen,' just not far enough
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 1 hour ago
It's not just the gay thing." "We had civil rights legislation in the '60s, and we still have a lot of racism," Donna Blaha notes. On May 21, American Civil ...
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Gays don’t want marriage

By John Heard, Herald Sun SAME sex-attracted men and women in Australia simply don’t want gay marriages. This is the hard truth that undercuts some of the more recent, last-minute appeals for gay marriage, civil unions and other forms of gay "relationship recognition" in the ACT and elsewhere. Despite near-universal apathy, if not outright opposition, from various community groups, segments and leaders, gay marriage is too often assumed to be an issue for gay men and lesbians in Australia.
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Conster Nation - American Reporter

CHARLESTON, S.C. - You have to hand it to the folks in Congress: our elected representatives are willing to change with the times and not get stuck in some mire of principle or belief or the concerns of the people they represent. They're willing to ...
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NJ's gay ex-governor to testify in his divorce trial - Bridgeton News

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — The nation's first openly gay governor will take the witness stand in his own divorce trial Tuesday, barring a last-minute agreement with his estranged wife on alimony and child support payments. Former Gov. James E ...
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Letter: The gay kisser controversy - Caymen Net News

First of all, Cayman is a democratic and civilised society. Secondly, tourism plays a major role in the island’s economy. Thirdly, government is independent from religion. Fourth, human rights are protected in Cayman. For a human to kiss another ...
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BHP Billiton to boost oil production - News.com.au

MINING giant BHP Billiton says it will probably do slightly better than 10 per cent growth in oil productiion this year, but global oil supply is set to stay tight in the neart term. BHP Billiton's president of petroleum, Mike Yeager, also said today ...
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Guiding Light Would Reject This Script

It looked like the Vito Fossella story was pretty standard - a politician has an affair with a woman while in Washington, and has a kid with her. This has been happening since Washington became Washington. But there were a few notable twists in this tale. First of all, not only did the wife not know about the mistress, but the mistress didn't know about the wife: Vito Fossella's admission that he fathered a love child exposed another of his lies: He had told his girlfriend he was separated fro
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The gay agenda and boy's death - Santa Maria Times

The gay agenda and boy's death
Santa Maria Times, CA - 1 hour ago
Nowhere has there been a revelation of the Gay Straight Alliance group's role in encouraging Green for his overt demonstrations to publicize his alleged ...
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TAKING ON THE TYRANTS OF TOLERANCE - Crosswalk.com

TAKING ON THE TYRANTS OF TOLERANCE
Crosswalk.com, VA - 1 hour ago
Her editorial was a response to a column which compared the homosexual rights moment to the civil rights movement. Dixon wrote, “As a black woman who ...
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Principal Questioned in Gay Rights Case - WMBB-TV

Principal Questioned in Gay Rights Case
WMBB-TV, FL - 11 hours ago
By Mark Jenkins A principal takes the stand Monday, for allegedly violating the civil rights of some students. David Davis, the principal of Ponce de Leon ...
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Principal Questioned in Gay Rights Case - WMBB-TV

Principal Questioned in Gay Rights Case
WMBB-TV, FL - 39 minutes ago
By Mark Jenkins A principal takes the stand Monday, for allegedly violating the civil rights of some students. David Davis, the principal of Ponce de Leon ...
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DNA, dogfighting bills to be signed into law Tuesday - Baltimore Sun

ANNAPOLIS - A controversial measure allowing genetic material to be taken from people who haven't been convicted of a crime was due to be signed into Maryland law Tuesday, when Gov. Martin O'Malley planned to put his pen to dozens of bills in his ...
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"Gay" Sex Kills - Modern Ghana

"Gay" Sex Kills
Modern Ghana, Ghana - 2 hours ago
The "Day of Silence" (DOS) is organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), one of the most militant and well-funded of the powerful ...
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Mildred Loving, RIP

Mildred Loving, of Loving v. Virginia, passed away a week ago last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Loving were not activists. Although there is now an annual day of celebration of the right to marry won by the aptly-named couple, Mildred Loving never considered herself a hero, “just a girl who once fell in love with a boy.” “It wasn’t my doing,” Loving told The Associated Press, in a rare interview. “It was God’s work.” They did not go looking for the fight that put an end to anti-miscegenation laws in
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Settlement talks between gay former US governor and estranged wife ... - International Herald Tribune

ELIZABETH, New Jersey : Settlement negotiations between former Gov. James McGreevey and his estranged wife broke down Monday and the two prepared for trial in a divorce case that has spawned tell-all books and a series of public squabbles. McGreevey ...
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25 Years After Discovery Of HIV Search For Vaccine Goes On

(Toronto, Ontario) The despair that set in after the failure of the latest effort to develop an AIDS vaccine has given way to a renewed determination on the part of the scientific community, says the Canadian scientist leading an international effort to maximize global activity in the field.
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Gay Couple Sues Swedish Government For Marriage Recognition

(Stockholm) A gay couple married in Canada has filed suit against the Swedish government for refusing to recognize the marriage.
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Irish Lesbian Writer Nuala O'Faolain Dies

(Dublin) Nuala O'Faolain - a journalist and feminist who gained international fame with her outspoken 1996 memoir "Are You Somebody?'' - has died of lung cancer, weeks after revealing her illness on state radio. She was 68.
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Clinton Outwardly Confident As Hopes Dim

(Eleanor, West Virginia) Hillary Rodham Clinton was just warming up the crowd in a cramped and muggy middle school gymnasium when she switched her pronouns.
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Obama: From Political Obscurity To Verge Of History

(Washington) The amazement was on their faces. Hundreds waited for Barack Obama on that evening in South Carolina, 15 weeks ago, to claim victory - a surprising victory, surprisingly large.
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Anti-Gay Amendment Heads To Arizona Senate

(Phoenix, Arizona) A proposed amendment that would prevent same-sex couples in Arizona from marrying received final approval in the House on Monday and if approved in the state Senate will appear on the ballot in November.
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Two-Thirds Of Canadian LGBT Students Feel Unsafe At School

(Toronto, Ontario) The first national study of LGBT students in Canada has produced shocking results in a country that prides itself on diversity.
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Federal Judge Hears Gay Button Case

(Ponce De Leon, Florida) A Florida high school is "trampling the First Amendment rights of students who support equal rights for gay people", a federal judge was told on Monday.
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Statue To Honor Slain Gay SF Politician

(San Francisco, California) A bronze bust of the first openly gay man to hold a prominent elected office in the United States is going up in City Hall, more than 28 years after he was assassinated.
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House wants voters to decide on gay-marriage ban - Arizona Daily Star

PHOENIX -- The state House voted 33-25 this afternoon to ask voters to constitutionally bar gays from being wed. Backers of SCR 1042 acknowledged state law already limits marriage in Arizona to one man and one woman. That law has been upheld by the ...
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Paul McCartney and Heather Mills divorce official - News.com.au

THE ill-fated marriage of former Beatle Paul McCartney and his estranged wife Heather Mills came to a formal end during a 30-second hearing at London's High Court today. Justice Hugh Bennett said the petition for divorce by Mills was granted on the ...
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Settlement talks between gay former N.J. governor and estranged wife ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune

ELIZABETH, N.J. - Settlement negotiations between former Gov. James McGreevey and his estranged wife broke down Monday and the two prepared for trial in a divorce case that has spawned tell-all books and a series of public squabbles. McGreevey, who ...
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Federal Judge Hears Gay Button Case - 365Gay.com

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Federal Judge Hears Gay Button Case
365Gay.com - 9 hours ago
The school district replied that it would not allow any expressions of support for gay rights at all because such speech would "likely be disruptive. ...
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Courts Rule in Favor of Deception - AlterNet

Courts Rule in Favor of Deception
AlterNet, CA - 1 hour ago
Fortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is working with public employers to creatively redesign benefit programs so gay couples and ...
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Courts Rule in Favor of Deception - AlterNet

Courts Rule in Favor of Deception
AlterNet, CA - 12 hours ago
Fortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is working with public employers to creatively redesign benefit programs so gay couples and ...
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Courts Rule in Favor of Deception - AlterNet

Courts Rule in Favor of Deception
AlterNet, CA - 14 hours ago
Fortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan is working with public employers to creatively redesign benefit programs so gay couples and ...
Gay marriage? You'll see flying manatees first Orlando Sentinel
Comment by Dennis Patrick, Ph.D. Professor, Eastern Michigan University
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Anti-Gay Amendment Heads To Arizona Senate - 365 Gay

Rachael Taylor's star twist - News.com.au

LA to Bankstown ... Rachael Taylor yesterday. LOS Angeles, Tokyo, Bankstown ... admittedly, it's not the most conventional of career paths for a gorgeous young actress whose star is very much on the rise. But after nailing the lead in a major US ...
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Can gays, "ex-gays" find common ground? - PlanetOut

Can gays, "ex-gays" find common ground?
PlanetOut, CA - 18 minutes ago
Yet another major change in the "ex-gay" world: Last summer Love in Action closed the controversial teen Refuge camp where Stark had been sent. ...
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Wait, does cable have the cure for our summertime blues? - Zap2it.com

Wait, does cable have the cure for our summertime blues?
Zap2it.com - 2 hours ago
As you know I was quite concerned with how Gossip Girl (Monday, CW, 8 pm) would handle the coming out of a gay teen character. But I really think the show ...
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RI Lesbian Divorce Case Back In Court

(Providence, Rhode Island) A lesbian seeking a divorce has returned to court despite a ruling by Rhode Island Supreme Court that said same-sex divorce cannot be decided by Family Court.
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Prison Boss: Sex Change Poses Security Risk

(Boston, Massachusetts) Allowing a convicted killer to get a sex-change operation would pose insurmountable safety and security problems for the state prison system, the Massachusetts corrections chief said.
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Conservative Law Group Urges Pastors To Break IRS Ban On Partisan Politics

(New York City) Conservative legal advocates are recruiting pastors nationwide to defy an IRS ban on preaching about politicians, in a challenge they hope will abolish the restriction.
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