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Request by Ref. 71 Opponents Rejected by Federal Judge

Seattle Gay Scene  Oct 27 09

A federal judge has rejected an immediate request to hide donors and lift the donor limit, from the Family PAC, a last minute PAC formed to repeal domestic partnerships through Ref.
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NC: Reidsville officials give Matt 'Hillbilly' Boswell the boot after homobigoted performance

Pams House blend  Oct 20 09

Folks, Reidsville is no hotbed of LGBT equality, but this small town ( less than 15K) had heard enough of Matt Boswell and the Hillbilly Blues Band, who were hired to entertain people at the town's fall festival.
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American Bigots Take Their Anti-Gay Road Show To Amsterdam

Joe My God  Aug 14 09

At the World Congress of Families in Amsterdam, Christian activists from the U.S. warned yesterday that homosexuals are planning to squelch religious expression in the name of marriage equality.
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Legal challenges take aim at 'Don't Ask,' adoption laws

Washington Blade National News  Jul 24 09

Legal challenges take aim at 'Don't Ask,' adoption laws Several key cases slowly winding through state, federal courts By Chris Johnson Friday, July 24, 2009 Several lawsuits are underway that could overturn “Don't Ask, Don't Tell,” a 1993 law that prohibits LGBT Americans from serving openly in the U.
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What's HRC Fighting About With the ACLU?

Queerty  Jul 21 09

The ACLU and HRC are fighting over whether the Senate's version of the Matthew Shepard Act — which passed complete with death penalty possibilities — violates free speech rights.
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ACLU: the Senate cleared hate crimes amendment lacking free speech and association protections

Pams House blend  Jul 17 09

This will only light a fire under the professional, de-coupled-from-reality homophobes. The ACLU, rightfully so, has problems with the fact that the free speech and association clause in the Senate Hate Crimes bill is not in the legislation that passed last night.
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California School Apologizes For Illegally Banning Sixth Grader’s Presentation On Harvey Milk

Gay News Blog  Jun 11 09

RAMONA, CA –  A California school has apologized to a sixth grader for illegally censoring her classroom presentation about Harvey Milk last month, and school officials promise they won't engage in unconstitutional restriction of similar free speech in the future.
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Tenn. school claims it’s removed filters that blocked LGBT websites

Qnews  Jun 04 09

Source: Knoxville News Sentinel, WATE TV, WBIR TV

One of the Tennessee school districts that was challenged last month by ACLU because it was blocking student access educational websites on LGBT issues now says the blocks were the result of a “glitch” and have been removed.
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Anti-gay evangelist sues Philadelphia

Topix Gay News  Jun 04 09

An anti-gay evangelist is suing the city of Philadelphia, claiming police interfered with his free-speech rights at gay-pride events.
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Anti-gay evangelist sues Philadelphia, city police

Gay News Blog  Jun 03 09

An anti-homosexuality evangelist is suing the city of Philadelphia, claiming police interfered with his free-speech rights at gay-pride events.
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Evangelist sues city, police after gay-pride events

Google Gay Pride News / Philadelphia Inquirer  Jun 03 09

Evangelist sues city, police after gay-pride eventsPhiladelphia Inquirer, PABy Troy Graham For the third time, an anti-homosexuality evangelist has sued for what he describes as police interference with his free-speech rights at gay-pride events.
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