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Senate OKs Gay Rights Bill Banning Discrimination

(AP) Senate OKs gay rights bill banning discriminationBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate has approved a bill outlawing workplace discrimination against gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. The vote reflected the nation’s rapidly evolving attitude toward gay rights nearly two decades after

Senate OKs Gay Rights Bill Banning Discrimination

IOC 'Fully Satisfied' over Russia's Anti-Gay Law

(AP) IOC ‘fully satisfied’ over Russia’s anti-gay lawBy LAURA MILLSAssociated PressSOCHI, RussiaThe International Olympic Committee has dismissed concerns over Russia’s law banning gay propaganda, saying it doesn’t violate the Olympic charter’s anti-discrimination clause, and pronounced Russia ready to host the

IOC 'Fully Satisfied' over Russia's Anti-Gay Law

Media Debate: Do We Call Manning He or She?

The Huffington Post is chastising media outlets for not immediately referring to Bradley Manning as “she” now that he has decided that he is transgendered and wishes to be treated as a woman and called “Chelsea.”   HuffPo’s admonishing, accusatory

Media Debate: Do We Call Manning He or She?

Bradley Manning: I Want to Live as a Woman

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy NBC: Bradley Manning, the Army private sentenced to military prison for leaking classified documents, revealed he intends to live out the remainder of his life as a woman.

Bradley Manning: I Want to Live as a Woman

So, This Exists: 'UndocuQueer'

Aside from the radical illegal immigrant activist movement appropriating the gay culture act of ‘coming out’ as a tactic, there are, of course, some people who are both illegal immigrants and gay. Identity politics being what they are on the

So, This Exists: 'UndocuQueer'

Activists Confront Russian Envoy Over Laws Against Gay Rallies

(AP) Activists confront Russian envoy over anti-gay lawBy EDITH M. LEDERERAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSGay rights activists confronted Russia’s U.N. ambassador Thursday and tried to hand over a petition with more than 340,000 signatures urging world leaders to help eliminate anti-gay laws

Activists Confront Russian Envoy Over Laws Against Gay Rallies

Activists Parade for Gay Rights in Vietnam

Some two hundred activists waving rainbow flags and carrying hand-painted banners biked in a colourful convoy through central Hanoi on Sunday as part of the communist country’s second gay pride parade. Participants said they hoped to reduce prejudice and discrimination

Activists Parade for Gay Rights in Vietnam

Topless Activists Protest Russian Embassy in Sweden

(AP) Topless activists enter Russian embassy in SwedenSTOCKHOLM Two topless activists climbed over a fence into the Russian embassy in Stockholm on Thursday to protest against the country’s anti-gay bill and stigmatization of homosexuals.  “Hate-mongering against LGBT persons on the

Topless Activists Protest Russian Embassy in Sweden

LGBT Groups Issue Statement of Support for Trayvon Martin

Thirty-five left-of-center lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) groups have released astatement regarding Trayvon Martin, saying, “[W]e will honor Trayvon Martin by strengthening our commitment to end bias, hatred, profiling and violence across our communities.” The groups commitment to honor

LGBT Groups Issue Statement of Support for Trayvon Martin

Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wed

(AP) Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wedBy GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated PressJubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across

Gay, lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts to wed

AP: Baldwin Rant 'Could Be Interpreted As Homophobic'

The Associated Press isn’t sure if angrily calling a gay man “Queen” while threatening to “f**k (him) up” is homophobic or not.  That’s the only conclusion to reach based on their reporting of Alec Baldwin’s “apology” to gay groups this

AP: Baldwin Rant 'Could Be Interpreted As Homophobic'

Gay Rights Activists Protest 'Anti-Immigrant' Rubio

Three left-wing self-described Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) activists, from the organization “GetEQUAL,” staged a sit-in in the Tampa office of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), demanding even more radical immigration reforms than those he has championed as a member of

Gay Rights Activists Protest 'Anti-Immigrant' Rubio

Nepal Court Orders Passport Change for Transgenders

Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to alter passports so that transgenders no longer have to describe themselves as male or female, a court spokesman said, a move welcomed by rights activists. The court made the decision on Monday

Nepal Court Orders Passport Change for Transgenders

Russian Parliament to Vote on Anti-Gay Bill

(AP) Russian parliament to vote on anti-gay billMOSCOWA dozen activists have been detained in Moscow as they were protesting a bill that stigmatizes the gay community and penalizes dissemination of information about them. Protesters were detained Tuesday as they attempted

Russian Parliament to Vote on Anti-Gay Bill

Transgender Former SEAL: 'No One Ever Met the Real Me'

In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Kristin Beck–formerly known as Chris Beck–opens up about the lifestyle he hid during his twenty years of service in the armed forces. The former Navy SEAL written a book titled Warrior Princess: A

Transgender Former SEAL: 'No One Ever Met the Real Me'

Four Gay-Themed TV Shows Get the Ax

LOS ANGELES, May 12 (UPI)–Four U.S. TV shows with prominent gay story lines during a record-breaking season for openly gay characters will be cut for the next season, officials said. NBC’s “The New Normal” and “Smash” and “Go On” and

Four Gay-Themed TV Shows Get the Ax