The Pope's Christmas Gift: A Tough Line on Church Doctrine or or marching back to the Middle Ages

Those nicknames from the past — God's Rottweiler, the Panzercardinal — don't seem to stick anymore.

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Moscow mayor: Ban on gay parades to continue

Moscow's mayor, who has banned gay rights parades in the past, vowed Thursday to continue his ban on what he called sexual minority "propaganda", according to Russian news agencies.

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Racial Divisions Cast Shadow On Gay Rights Movement

Votes for — and against — California's Proposition 8, the so-called anti-gay marriage initiative, were close enough that neither side could declare victory on election night.

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Prop. 8 poll: Evangelicals, Republicans were biggest backers of gay marriage ban

A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California shows that the ballot measure banning gay marriage in California received its strongest support from Republicans and evangelical Christians.

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Power sharing deal in the NY State Senate will delay action of gay marriage in that body for at least a year

It looks like the newly negotiated power sharing deal in the NY State Senate will delay action of gay marriage in that body for at least a year.

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Charity for gay homeless teens rebrands to reach new generation of kids in need

The Albert Kennedy Trust has unveiled its new corporate identity and logo.

The charity, founded in Manchester in 1989, works with young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people whose families have rejected them or are unable to care for them.

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Journalist jailed in Iraq over homosexuality story

International media watchdog groups called Wednesday for the release of a freelance journalist jailed in northern Iraq for violating a public decency law by writing a story about homosexuality.

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Why the same-sex marriage ban passed

In a historic election year in California, many were surprised when voters in this deeply blue state voted narrowly to ban gay marriage.

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Arkansas adoption ban hits gay couples

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Anne Shelley and Dr. Robin Ross are unwinding after a jampacked day of ferrying 4-year-old daughter Eva Mae from preschool to ice-skating lessons to speech therapy.

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Gay orgs cut staff to cope with recession

Many gay advocacy organizations are scaling back services and cutting staff, as the nation’s recession takes a toll on nonprofits.

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