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ACLU defends lesbian student on prom issue

Google Lesbian News / Tips-Q GLBT News (blog)  Nov 13 09

PinkNews.co.uk ACLU defends lesbian student on prom issueTips-Q GLBT News (blog)The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening an Alabama school district over prohibiting a lesbian from taking her girlfriend to the prom.
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ACLU defends lesbian student on prom issue

Google Lesbian News / OneNewsNow  Nov 13 09

Autostraddle (blog) ACLU defends lesbian student on prom issueOneNewsNowThe American Civil Liberties Union is threatening an Alabama school district over prohibiting a lesbian from taking her girlfriend to the prom.
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Attacking Tax-Exemptions for Churches a Lose-Lose Proposition

Bilerico  Nov 12 09

Editors' Note: Guest blogger Sam Ritchie is a writer and activist who lives with his husband of twelve years in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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New York State Senate Puts Marriage Equality Vote On "Indefinite Hold"

Pams House blend  Nov 10 09

More "Hurry Up And Wait" for marriage equality...

The State Senate delayed a highly anticipated vote on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, putting off the issue indefinitely as gay rights supporters continued to lobby for additional votes.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down DP Challenge

Pams House blend  Nov 04 09

Just in from ACLU of Wisconsin:

Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Domestic Partnership Registry

Committed Couples Can Continue To Enjoy Limited Protections Offered By Registry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2009 CONTACT: Chris Hampton, ACLU LGBT Project, 212-549-2673 Larry Dupuis, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032, ext.
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Former Detainees Speak Out

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 03 09

Daphne Eviatar sets the scene: The American Civil Liberties Union has just released a video of interviews with five former Guantanamo detainees, talking about their experiences of abuse in U.
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Holding back, coming out

Topix Gay News  Oct 31 09

Zach Booth of Vicksburg was 13 years old and had never seriously pondered his sexual orientation.
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Jill Wants To Marry Diane

Pams House blend  Oct 31 09

Just got the following email and video from my very good friends at Maine Civil Liberties Union:

Because Freedom Can't Protect Itself.
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Television/ Radio Schduled Debates on Maine's Question 1

Pams House blend  Oct 21 09

Just got this email last night regarding some upcoming media events:

Dear Louise,

There's a lot going on in the media this week.
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ACLU Takes on Gay Teen Yearbook Case

Gay Agenda  Oct 17 09

From WBLT3.com: The American Civil Liberties Union is taking on the case of a gay high school student whose senior portrait is being denied placement in the yearbook.
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Tomorrow: March And Rally For Queens Gay Bashing Victim Jack Price

Joe My God  Oct 16 09

A coalition of LGBT and civil rights groups will join tomorrow in a march and rally in support of Queens gay bashing victim Jack Price.
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Question 1 Debate Between SFMM's Marc Mutty and MCLU's Shenna Bellows

Pams House blend  Oct 16 09

Today's Lewiston Sun Journal has a front page story regarding the public debate held at the Lewiston Public Library yesterday:

More than 60 people turned out for a debate on Question 1, the referendum to reject Maine's law allowing same-sex marriage, during a Great Falls Forum lecture at the Lewiston Public Library on Thursday.
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ACLU takes on gay teen's case over yearbook attire

Yahoo Gay News / WAFB Baton Rouge  Oct 16 09

The American Civil Liberties Union is taking on the case of a gay high school student whose senior portrait is being denied placement in the yearbook.
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Nov 18, 2009: Screening of 'For the Bible Tells Me So' by NW PA NOW at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (EUP)

Upcoming Gay Events  Oct 16 09

NWPA NOW Announces Showing of For The Bible Tells Me SO The Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Organization for Women will present the film For The Bible Tells Me So on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 PM in the Multipurpose room of the Frank G.
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Lesbian student in Miss. fights for tuxedo photo

Topix Gay News  Oct 15 09

Everyone at Wesson Attendance Center knows 17-year-old Ceara Sturgis is gay because she's never tried to hide it.
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ACLU Speaks on LBGT Rights at MSU

Gay Agenda  Oct 09 09

One of the many people in the American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, brought the fight for the rights of lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender communities to MSU Thursday night at the College of Law Building.
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Tennessee appeals court upholds rights of lesbian mom - ProudParenting

Topix Gay News  Sep 30 09

A three-judge panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals has unanimously ordered a trial court to reconsider a ban preventing a divorced mom from having her partner of 10 years and her own children stay overnight at her home at the same time.
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Sestak's Navy investigation, same-sex couples, & coming out in middle school

Bilerico  Sep 25 09

Here's this week's roundup of stories we didn't get to cover in depth on the site this week. Got your own posts we should all see? Leave 'em in the comment section.
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Domestic Partners Seek To Intervene In Lawsuit Challenging Wisconsina s Domestic Partner Law

Topix Gay News  Sep 22 09

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a motion before the Wisconsin Supreme Court today on behalf of five same-sex couples asking that the couples be allowed to participate in a lawsuit that will decide whether the state's newly enacted domestic partner law violates Wisconsin's anti-gay marriage amendment.
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Tennessee appeals court upholds rights of lesbian mom

Topix Gay News  Sep 22 09

A three-judge panel of the Tennessee Court of Appeals has unanimously ordered a trial court to reconsider a ban preventing a divorced mom from having her partner of 10 years and her own children stay overnight at her home at the same time.
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