NJ Gov. Christie vetoes gay marriage bill as vowed
TRENTON, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie has followed through on his promise to reject a bill allowing same-sex marriage in New Jersey by quickly vetoing the measure Friday and renewing his call for a...
View ArticleLetter: Bashing Ellen, Penney wrong
So, One Million Moms, JCPenney’s choice of Ellen DeGeneres to be their spokesperson got under your skin, did it? You so wanted to influence the nation’s culture in a Christian direction, didn’t you?...
View ArticleGay-marriage foes sought to split gays and blacks
The leading national organization opposing same-sex marriage has sought to split the Democratic Party base by pitting African-Americans and Hispanics against gay-rights groups, according to...
View ArticleDiversity Week celebrated at Texas Tech, PFLAG
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Diversity week, sponsored by Texas Tech University’s Residence Halls Association and Gay-Straight Alliance and Lubbock’s chapter of Parents, Families and Friends...
View ArticleNorth Carolina votes on constitutional ban on gay marriage
RALEIGH, N.C. — The national debate over gay marriage turns its attention South today, as North Carolina could be on the verge of becoming the next state to pass a constitutional amendment defining...
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Across The NationASSOCIATED PRESSAmerica’s newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the...
View ArticleCourt: Heart of gay marriage law unconstitutional
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court Thursday declared that the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally denies federal benefits to married gay couples, a groundbreaking ruling all but certain to...
View ArticleThousands march for gay pride in San Francisco, other US cities
SAN FRANCISCO — Loud sirens, flashing lights and countless rainbow flags and banners accompanied uniformed police officers, cheerleaders and politicians who marched in San Francisco’s gay pride parade...
View ArticleFamily: Webcam spying led to gay student's death
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. — The family of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi said they have come to believe he killed himself in part because of his roommate used a webcam to see him kissing another...
View ArticleActive-duty troops march in San Diego gay parade for first time — in full...
SAN DIEGO — Some of the loudest cheers Saturday at San Diego's gay pride parade were for active-duty troops marching in military dress, the first time that U.S. service members participated in such an...
View ArticleEx-porn star Jameson pleads guilty to DUI
WESTMINSTER, Calif. (AP) — Former adult film star Jenna Jameson has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence when she struck a light pole in Southern California.Jameson was sentenced Thursday to...
View ArticleJudge: Mass. must pay for killer's sex change
BOSTON — State prison officials must provide taxpayer-funded sex-reassignment surgery to a transgender inmate serving life in prison for murder, because it is the only way to treat her “serious medical...
View ArticleTransgender-inmate ruling win for movement
Years ago, in a darkened parking lot in the middle of the night, Kathy Padilla would meet with fellow transgender people who sought support from one another in a society that treated them like...
View ArticleBerkeley becomes first city in the nation to officially recognize a Bisexual...
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Berkeley on Tuesday became what is thought to be the nation's first city to officially proclaim a day recognizing bisexuals, a sexual minority that often complains of being...
View ArticleSame-sex marriage ceremonies begin in Maryland
BALTIMORE (AP) — Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year's Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the Mason-Dixon...
View ArticleMany weddings as gay marriage becomes legal in Maryland
TILGHMAN ISLAND, Md. — Same-sex couples in Maryland were greeted with cheers and noisemakers held over from New Year’s Eve parties, as gay marriage became legal in the first state south of the...
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Across The Nation MOBILE, Ala.An Alabama appeals court has thrown out the 2009 conviction and death sentence of a man tried for killing four small children by tossing them off a coastal bridge, ruling...
View ArticleHundreds lobby for gay rights at Capitol
AUSTIN (AP) — Hundreds of protesters demonstrated at the Texas Capitol on Monday, demanding equality for lesbians, gays and the transgendered, including the right to marry.Equality Texas, a civil...
View ArticlePoll reveals changed minds, demographics in gay marriage shift
WASHINGTON — The nation’s views on gay marriage are more favorable in large part because of a shift in attitudes among those who know someone who is gay or became more accepting as they got older of...
View ArticleArizona bill ties restroom use to birth gender
PHOENIX — A prominent Republican lawmaker in Arizona wants to link public bathroom use to birth certificates in what civil rights advocates are calling the nation’s toughest anti-transgender...
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