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Boy Scouts reaffirms ban on gays
NEW YORK (AP) — After a confidential two-year review, the Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday emphatically reaffirmed its policy of excluding gays, ruling out any changes despite relentless protest campaigns by some critics. An 11-member special...
Tags: Social Issues, Civil Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights, Boy Scouts of America
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Google Pushes For Gay Rights With 'Legalize Love' Campaign
CNNNEW YORK -- Google is stepping up its activism on gay rights issues in nations with anti-homosexuality laws on the books, a company official announced Saturday as he kicked off Google's new "Legalize Love" campaign. The campaign will focus on countries...Tags: Social Issues, Labor Legislation, Employees, Civil Rights, Google Inc.
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Teens say growing up gay is tough, but easier in California
L.A. NOWIt's not easy growing up gay in America, despite the nation's increasing acceptance of same-sex marriage and other issues of gay equality. But gay teens say it's easier if you happen to live in California.... -
Telling Our Stories: Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita’s Marriage Equality PSA
BoystownIn the next part of the Telling Our Stories series (which reminds us all of the power that we can have to change hearts and minds by highlighting online messages of equality), we look at the power of straight allies coming out in brave and unexpected ways... -
O'Malley signs same-sex marriage bill
Amid cheers and camera flashes from a crush of onlookers, Gov. Martin O'Malley signed into law Thursday his bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland — legislation that raises his national profile and, advocates say, gives momentum to those...Tags: Voting, Social Issues, Civil Rights, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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Obama Says He Supports Same Sex Marriage
President Barack Obama, who previously said his views on the issue were "evolving," said Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage. The announcement puts Obama squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who...
Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Marriage, NBC (tv network), Gays and Lesbians
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President Obama says he supports same-sex marriage
President Barack Obama, who previously said his views on the issue were "evolving," said Wednesday that he supports same-sex marriage. The announcement puts Obama squarely at odds with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who...
Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Marriage, NBC (tv network), Gays and Lesbians
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Biden Apologizes for Forcing Obama's Hand on Gay Marriage
CNNWASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden has apologized to President Barack Obama for putting him in a tough position that led to Obama's announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, senior administration officials said Thursday. Obama said in an...Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Judges, Television Industry, Justice System
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NAACP votes to support same-sex marriage
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the nation's oldest civil rights organizations, is officially supporting marriage for same-sex couples. The 103-year-old organization's resolution may help garner support for gay...Tags: Social Issues, Voting, Judges, Civil Rights, Justice System
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In Theory: Could same-sex marriage become legal?
Q. A recent Gallup poll has revealed that, for the first time, a majority of Americans support gay marriage. According to the figures, 53% of Americans say they believe same-sex marriage should be recognized by the law as valid; in 1996, the figure was...Tags: Social Issues, Republican Party, Judges, Justice System, Crimes
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Letter: More people should show support for Human Rights Campaign
This weekend I visited all the usual hot spots in Ellicott City: the YMCA, the library, a grocery store, a gas station and a pharmacy. In each and every parking lot my car was the only vehicle with a Human Rights Campaign equality sticker. I can't...Tags: Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Ellicott City, Gays and Lesbians, Human Rights
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