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HBO RANKS HIGHEST IN THIRD ANNUAL “GLAAD NETWORK RESPONSIBILITY INDEX”

ABC Leads Broadcast Networks for Third Year in a Row; NBC and CBS Receive “Failing” Grades for Lack of Inclusion of the LGBT Community

Los Angeles, CA, July 27, 2009 – The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today released its third annual Network Responsibility Index, a report that maps the quantity, quality and diversity of images of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people on television.

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LGBT health survey shows trouble spots

BOSTON. The largest survey to date comparing the health of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community to heterosexuals and non-transgender residents showed sharp health disparities.

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Gillibrand wins Senate hearing on military policy on gays

New York's Sen. href="/topics/Kirsten_Gillibrand">Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday she had won the commitment of the Senate Armed Services Committee to hold its first hearing this fall on the "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays in the military.

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Baby boy for two gay police officers

Two gay police officers have had a baby boy after one of their sisters agreed to act as a surrogate so they could become fathers, it has been revealed.

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DeFrank Center's boss knows a challenge when he sees one in San Jose

Paul Wysocki was about to show me the drop-in center for youth at the Billy DeFrank Center when the silent burglar alarm went off.

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Metro is playing catch-up, say supporters of gay protections

The argument that protecting Metro government's gay employees would force the private sector to follow suit is all backward, supporters of a new anti-discrimination measure say.

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Daniel Radcliffe slams 'stupid' homophobes

Daniel Radcliffe hates homophobia.The ‘Harry Potter’ actor – who is dating actress Laura O’Toole – was raised to treat everyone equally and he thinks singling someone out because of their sexuality is wrong.

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A Brutal Gay-Bashing In ptown

Andrew Sullivan reports: "I was shocked tonight to bump into a new friend, Mark, hobbling down the street.

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Backers of Gay Marriage Rethink California Push

LOS ANGELES — Discouraged by stubborn poll numbers and pessimistic political consultants, major financial backers of same-sex marriage are cautioning gay rights groups to delay a campaign to overturn California’s ban on such unions until at least 2012.

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Diocese of Niagara to offer same-sex blessings

As of Sept. 1, the diocese of Niagara will allow its priests to bless same-gender couples who have been civilly married.

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Higher level of abuse among same-sex couples than straight ones, Hong Kong study

In harm's way: Higher level of abuse among same-sex couples than straight ones, Hong Kong study Four times as many individuals in a same-sex relationship than in a straight one have reportedly been victimised by physical assault, according to a landmark study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the Women Coalition of HKSAR.

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After the break-up, what about the lake house?

IT was a perfect party — vodka lemonade on a dock overlooking a lake, dozens of close friends, a cool misty night in the country a couple of hours north of New York.

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Obama to NAACP: "Our Gay Brothers And Sisters, Still Taunted, Still Attacked, Still Denied Their Rights"

"President Barack Obama on Thursday traced his historic rise to power to the vigor and valor of black civil rights leaders, telling the NAACP that the sacrifice of others "began the journey that has led me here.

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Maine campaign heats up

With the prospect of a November referendum on same-sex marriage in Maine all but certain, pro-equality advocates are gearing up for a bruising battle to preserve the state’s marriage equality bill, signed by Gov.

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Gay marriage and the date debate

Nearly nine months after California voters banned same-sex marriage in the state, gay marriage supporters are ready to ask them to overturn Proposition 8.

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Will John Travolta Renounce The Church Of Scientology?

There's a rumor going around that one of Scientology's most powerful proponents, John Travolta, is looking to leave the draconian religion once and for all.

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Homosexuals dispel myth of "progressive"

Each year in Germany, from the end of June through August, gay and lesbian rights' activists celebrate the "Stonewall" uprising - named after a gay bar on Christopher Street in New York, where homosexuals fought back against police brutality in 1969.

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Daniel Radcliffe graces the August 2009 cover of the UK’s biggest gay magazine

Harry Potter himself, newly 20 year old Daniel Radcliffe graces the August 2009 cover of Attitude Magazine, the UK’s biggest gay magazine.

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Swedish lesbians suck sperm banks dry

Sweden's fertility clinics are racking up a serious backlog of people waiting for artificial insemination, due in part to a "spike" in demand from lesbian couples for vital supplies of man juice.

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Angelina Jolie Voted #1 Lesbian Hero?

Bisexual actress Angelina Jolie is apparently the world's ultimate lesbian heroine. At least, that's what 2,600 lesbians voting at OnePoll.

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