Gay and lesbian couples marry in Mexico City

Both Judith Vazquez and her bride, Lol Kin Castaneda, wore ivory wedding dresses Thursday as they became the first gay couple to marry in Mexico under a new law that allows same-sex couples in Mexico City to wed and to adopt children, Los Angeles Times reports.

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Item: Australia investigates sex-bullying ring on navy ship

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   ::: A former federal court judge is leading a new inquiry in Australia into allegations that a group of senior sailors on a Australian Navy ship operated a predatory sex ring that pressured female sailors to have sex with male crewmates.

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Miss. school cancels prom to keep out lesbian couple; gets sued

Constance McMillen Clarion Ledger photo by Matthew Sharpe

Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi cancelled the school prom Wednesday after officials learned that an 18-year-old senior, Constance McMillen, planned to attend the dance with her girlfriend and to wear a tuxedo to the annual event, which had been scheduled for April 2.

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Video: ‘This is the first time I saw husbands and husbands’

This video has become a viral hit on YouTube. ‘TheColonelFrog’—Micah Schraft, who uploaded it Tuesday evening explains, “This moment was captured the day after thanksgiving.

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Obit: Lee McQueen, ‘flamboyant’ designer dead at 40

Lady Gaga wore a McQueen creation to last week’s amFAR gala

Three words are used repeatedly in remembrances of fashion designer (Lee) Alexander McQueen: “flamboyant”, “tailored”, and “unconventional”.

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Item: Gay Democrat becomes RI Speaker of House

New Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon D Fox (left) and former Speaker William J Murphy Providence Journal photo by John Freidah

   ::: The legislative office in Rhode Island that is described by Providence Journal as “what many consider the most powerful political position in the state” is now held by an out gay black Democrat.

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Illinois GOP governor hopeful would ban marriage equality

Illinois state Sen. Bill Brady (right), the leading GOP candidate for governor, talks to a voter during the primary photo via Progress Illinois

The candidate who clings to a slight lead in the vote counts to be the GOP nominee for governor in Illinois announced Wednesday that if elected, he would lobby for an amendment to the state constitution that would ban both marriage equality and civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, Chicago Sun Times reports.

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San Francisco school board votes to fund anti-bullying programs

San Francisco’s Balboa High School Flickr photo by BernalKC via SFSchools photoblogging

The San Francisco School Board voted Tuesday to fund the district’s support programs for LGBT students in city schools even though it will add to the district’s debt.

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Item: Majority favors DADT repeal, poll finds

    ::: A majority of US voters believe that the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy should be repealed, according to an independent poll conducted by Quinnipeac University.

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Read there: Idaho media gave platform to right-wing extremist

Site: As I See It blog  Article:  Thank the Idaho media for Bryan Fischer’s national celebrity Author: Jody May-Chan Bryan Fischer of American Family Association speaks at Sept.

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