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Gay students graduate openly at military academies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gay students at America's military service academies are wrapping up the first year when they no longer had to hide their sexual orientation, benefiting from the end of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that used to bar them...Tags: Students, Annapolis, United States Naval Academy, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), U.S. Military
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Maybe new location as group rallies to save Truman's gay nightclub
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterJohn Shockey said he plans to keep Truman’s Nightclub open through June 16, then close it down. But, he's also considering re-opening the club in another location, possibly South Bend. Shockey started the gay nightclub 21 years ago here in the...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Facebook, Bars and Clubs, Auction Service
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Adams High student group takes stand against discrimination
A group of South Bend students say they're standing up for equal rights. The Queer Straight Alliance from John Adams High School is asking the school board to change the corporation's by-laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity in the...
Tags: Social Issues, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Teaching and Learning, Health
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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight could face a key vote Tuesday by a group of California lawmakers. Supporters say the legislation, which is before its...Tags: Culture, Mental Health, Arts and Culture, Psychiatry, Health
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Diocese wants fertilization suit dismissed
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial schoolteacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant. The...Tags: Labor Legislation, U.S. Supreme Court, Employment Opportunities, Church and State Relations, Career and Workplace
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Notre Dame postpones gay-straight alliance decision until fall
SOUTH BEND TRIBUNESOUTH BEND — While the University of Notre Dame turned down the latest request from some students and employees to add sexual orientation to the university’s non-discrimination clause, it will delay until fall a decision about whether to...Tags: Labor Legislation, Social Issues, Employees, Education, Career and Workplace
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Indiana BMV chief avoiding specialty plates debate
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles is trying to stay out of the debate among legislators over how many specialty license plates the state should issue. A legislative committee is expected over the summer to review the...
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Lesbian Scout leader ousted in Ohio; parents upset
The first-graders in Ohio Pack 109's Tiger Scouts didn't know or care their den mother was a lesbian — at least not until the Boy Scouts of America threw her out over the organization's ban on gays. Now, parents who were aware of Jennifer Tyrell'...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, U.S. Supreme Court, Crime, Law and Justice, Boy Scouts of America, Clubs and Associations
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Revised anti-discrimination bill back on South Bend council's radar
Four new South Bend Common Council members have put a revised human rights ordinance back on the council's radar. In two weeks, there will be a public hearing on the bill and while a few council members don't see eye-to-eye on the revised bill, there will...Tags: Human Rights, Politics
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BMV strips gay support group of specialty plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A gay-youth advocacy group that survived a legislative attempt to strip it of its specialty license plates is losing them anyway, along with two other organizations also accused of selling low-digit license plates for...Tags: Television Industry, Breach of Contract, Television Stations, Human Interest, Corporate Crime
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Effort aims to rescue gay nightclub in Mishawaka
South Bend TribuneMISHAWAKA -- Faced with a crushing debt and the prospect that he'd have to close the gay nightclub he started 21 years ago, John Shockey popped the words "Save Trumans" on his marquee. All he wanted was to boost business. But Truman's Nightclub, a...Tags: Television Industry, Dining and Drinking, Music, Social Issues, Ellen DeGeneres
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Moratorium, study planned on specialty plates
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers wrangling with a plan that would have stripped a gay support group of its specialty license plates are now likely to study the issue instead.
Senate President Pro Tem David Long said Friday that he expects a...Tags: Credit and Debt, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Justice System
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