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Officers say teen slaying suspect admitting killing, apologized Los Angeles Times -

A few minutes after he allegedly gunned down his gay classmate, Oxnard junior high school student Brandon McInerney calmly allowed police to take him into custody, telling them, "I'm the one who did it," the officers testified in a Ventura courthouse Monday.

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Neo-Nazi ideas blamed in gay Oxnard teen's slaying

July 22 marked the third and likely final day of testimony in the pre-trial hearing of a boy accused of gunning down a gay classmate at an Oxnard junior high school.

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Salt Lake City leaders seek to eradicate discrimination

Fair housing was the topic of Debra Daniels' first high school debate speech.

With the release of a report Tuesday detailing incidents of discrimination in Salt Lake City, Daniels is still talking about the need for equality some 35 years later.

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Church and Straight in CT

The Family Institute of Connecticut apparently blew too much money on Question 1 ads to afford a real lawyer.

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Football and art against homophobia T

The Justin Campaign will be making a stand against homophobia in football on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth this Wednesday the 22nd July 2009.

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Humpday Isn't Really About Gay Sex

Lynn Shelton's Humpday, a sexual sitcom, opens with a pair of breeders in bed. A youngish married couple, Ben (mumblecordeon Mark Duplass) and Anna (Alycia Delmore), confess they're too tired to procreate that night and then confess their mutual relief.

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Hate Crimes Bill, Long Overdue

The Jewish Week Writes:

"There’s a good reason the Anti-Defamation League and a number of other major Jewish groups have made passage of a new hate crimes bill a top priority: there are still too many places in America where violent crimes against unpopular minorities are not investigated or prosecuted with any vigor.

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A consensus: among consultants Wait until 2012 To Repeal Prop 8

he advice is piling up on one side for folks who want to see same sex marriage legalized in California: Wait until 2012 to ask voters to overturn Proposition 8.

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Ending prisoner rape in Michigan

LINDA MCFARLANE writes:

The Michigan Department of Corrections (DOC) last week settled a class action lawsuit brought by over 500 female prisoners who were sexually abused in the state’s prisons.

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Senate adopts amendments to hate crimes measure

The U.S. Senate has adopted a hate crimes measure as part of the fiscal year 2010 defense authorization bill — and with it, amendments introduced by an opponent of hate crimes legislation.

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Gay Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in Federal Challenge to Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Gay rights groups' attempt to intervene in a federal challenge of California's Proposition 8 has created a rift with the high-powered attorneys heading the case, turning erstwhile allies into head-butting competitors.

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State Rep Rod Roberts to campaign for Governorship on Pledge to End Gay Marriage in Iowa

State Rep. Rod Roberts says he is exploring a possible run for Iowa governor and that if elected he will push for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Iowa.

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Old Game, New Buzz, Gay Community Outraged

Pink News reports on gay groups becoming re-outraged over a game which requires players to shoot gay men.

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Conservatives reject funding for Montreal gay festival

A gay and lesbian arts festival that was told it met all government criteria under a new tourism stimulus program learned Tuesday it was rejected for funding.

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San Jose's Billy DeFrank Center embarks on ambitious fundraising campaign

For 28 years, the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center has been the go-to place for Silicon Valley's diverse gay community.

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Another "DOMA GOP" politican has zipper trouble: Sen. Paul Stanley Caught in Sex Scandal

Well, it was only a matter of time, wasn't it? According to authorities, one of our own social conservative Republicans has been caught cheating on his wife, and he was doing it with a young legislative intern.

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Sex toys and leather-clad men cause storm at student art gallery

LEATHER-clad men and a tiny crucifix-shaped sex toy have been branded too hot by a Melbourne TAFE and removed from a student gallery.

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Margaret Cho: First Woman to Appear in Gay Adult Mag

Comedian Margaret Cho has been a pop culture pioneer for many years. She has raised the profile of Asian-Americans and women in entertainment, and has been a tireless campaigner for gay rights.

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So gay, so what! Melbourne

GLHV is in the process of developing an anti-homophobia poster and needs models.

The idea behind the poster is a montage of photographs of lesbian and gay people of all ages being out and proud with the tag line ‘So Gay, So What!’

Apparently women have been coming forward, but it seems the boys are still a bit shy, says coordinator Sunil Patel.

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Aussie High school told to apologise

Gay activist Gary Burns has demanded an apology from a Catholic high school in Albury after it published an anti-gay letter in its alumni newsletter.

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