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NY Upholds Recognition of Gay Marriages

Gay Agenda  2 days ago

From the NY Times: New York State’s highest court rejected unanimously a challenge on Thursday by opponents of same-sex marriage to policies that recognize such unions performed in other states, though the decision gave gay advocates a small victory because it was narrowly written and applied to a relatively small number of people.
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Update: NY court upholds gay marriage recognition

365 Gay Politics  2 days ago

New York State's highest court unanimously fought off a challenge to the NYS policy signed by Gov. David Paterson that recognizes gay marriages performed in other states.
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NY Court Upholds Marriage Recognition

Joe My God  3 days ago

Today the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund lost their challenge to New York's recognition of same-sex marriages performed outside the state.
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Court Upholds Recognition of Gay Marriages in Narrow Ruling

Google Gay Marriage News / New York Times  3 days ago

Advocate.com Court Upholds Recognition of Gay Marriages in Narrow RulingNew York Times... opponents of same-sex marriage to policies that recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, though the decision gives gay advocates a small .
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They're just not that into you. Why the Democrats and the White House have abandoned women's rights.

America Blog  Nov 13 09

Why does a White House abandon its allies? Because it can.Kate Michelman and Frances Kissling write in today's NYT: The Democratic majority has abandoned its platform and subordinated women’s health to short-term political success.
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The Albany gay marriage back room

365 Gay News  Nov 12 09

Gay City News reports that a high-stakes meeting that included the governor, senior Democratic lawmakers and top gay advocates offered "the best sign yet that marriage equality may become a reality by New Year’s Day.
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Headlines for Thursday

Gay News Bits  Nov 05 09

Gay News Headlines for Thursday: Update on Fort Worth Bar Raid; Update on Wisconsin SC Case; Mormon Gay Advocates; SF police post; NOM’s Maggie Gallagher Basks at pro-gay D.
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Gay advocates trek to LDS offices

Google Gay News / Deseret News  Nov 05 09

Examiner.com Gay advocates trek to LDS officesDeseret NewsMembers of several Utah gay and lesbian advocacy groups asked LDS Church leaders to open a dialogue with its gay members but stay out of .
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Foreigners With HIV Will Finally Be Allowed Entry to the US

Google HIV News / Discover Magazine  Nov 02 09

Discover Magazine Foreigners With HIV Will Finally Be Allowed Entry to the USDiscover MagazineGay advocates said the ban also discouraged travelers and some foreigners already living in the United States from seeking testing and medical care for HIV .
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Obama Lifts a Ban on Entry Into US by HIV-Positive People

Google HIV News / New York Times  Oct 30 09

Voice of America Obama Lifts a Ban on Entry Into US by HIV-Positive PeopleNew York TimesGay advocates said the ban had led to painful separations in families with HIV-positive members that came to live in this country, and had discouraged .
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Obama To Celeberate Hate Crimes Bill With Gay Advocates

Google Gay News / AHN  Oct 28 09

Examiner.com Obama To Celeberate Hate Crimes Bill With Gay AdvocatesAHNDemocrats and gay advocates first introduced a bill to expand the federal hate crimes law in 1997, and had been pushing hard since 2007 but had failed with .
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Gay Advocates Encouraged by Hate Crimes Bill

Google Gay News / New York Times  Oct 27 09

On Top Magazine Gay Advocates Encouraged by Hate Crimes BillNew York TimesAs gay and immigrant rights advocates congregated in Jackson Heights, Queens, last week to educate citizens about their rights, .
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Immigration reform bill intrigues gay advocates

Washington Blade National News  Oct 23 09

Immigration reform bill intrigues gay advocates Lawmaker says measure aims to keep families together By Chris Johnson Friday, October 23, 2009 Gay rights supporters on Capitol Hill are looking to an Illinois congressman for inclusion in his upcoming immigration reform bill that's expected to appeal to more liberal members of the U.
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San Francisco Gays Meet With Jamaican Hate Singer BuJu Banton

Truth Wins Out  Oct 13 09

Four members of San Francisco’s gay community met this afternoon for 40-minutes with Jamaican singer Buju Banton in Larkspur, up in Marin County, to discuss his troubling history with gay people.
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Homophobic 'Murder Music' Singer Buju Banton Meets with SF Gay Advocates

Towleroad  Oct 13 09

This is encouraging. SF mayoral candidate and supervisor Bevan Dufty, activist Michael Petrelis, executive director of the SF gay community center Rebecca Rolfe, Equality California's Andrea Shorter, and SF Supervisor Eric Mar, held a meeting yesterday with Jamaican dancehall singer.
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Meanwhile, on the West Coast. . .

IGF Culture Watch  Oct 12 09

by David Link

While tens of thousands of people were marching in DC for gay equality, a few of us were in Los Angeles piecing together the events on this coast that made all this possible.
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VIDEO:Watch Video of Gay Advocates Marching on Washington

Opposing Views  Oct 11 09

By Opposing Views Editorial Staff - To Protect and Serve Opposing Views Thousands of gay and lesbian activists marched Sunday from the White House to the Capitol, demanding .
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Utah Governor Meets With Gay Advocates

Advocate  Oct 07 09

The Utah governor met with LGBT advocates, but he made no commitments to antidiscrimination measures.
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Cleveland named host city for 2014 Gay Games

Topix Gay News  Sep 29 09

The 2014 Gay Games are coming to Cleveland.

A year-long site selection process came to an exhilarating end for city officials and gay advocates on Tuesday, as they celebrated the announcement as a major victory for the local economy and a boost to the region's reputation as a tolerant and diverse community.
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Cleveland named host city for 2014 Gay Games

Yahoo Gay News / The Cleveland Plain Dealer  Sep 29 09

The 2014 Gay Games are coming to Cleveland. A year-long site selection process came to an exhilarating end for city officials and gay advocates on Tuesday, as they celebrated the announcement as a major victory for the local economy and a boost to the region’s reputation as a tolerant and diverse community.
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