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Sheriff’s Ex May Not Be Here Legally

The ex-boyfriend of Sheriff Paul Babeu may actually be in the country illegally, despite what both he and Babeu have told the press. Babeu has denied threatening to have his former boyfriend deported. Orozco appeared on CNN this week, and the network said he told them he was in Arizona on a “10-year, US tourist visa that allows multiple crossings …

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Ten House Reps Pose For NOH8

Ten members of the U.S. House have posed for the NOH8 Campaign. “Our nation was founded upon the principle of equality. It is imperative that we work for equal rights for all in order to make that principle a reality. Love isn’t gay or straight, tall or short, black or white, it is for everyone,” said Rep. Dennis Kucinich of …

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Historically Hung

It’s the oldest art yet found in this hemisphere: A stick figure man with a giant phallus dubbed “the little horny man” by its discoverers is the oldest rock carving found yet in the Americas, researchers say. These findings might shed new light on when the New World was first settled, scientists added. “The figure is probably linked to some …

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LIBERIA: President Says She Won’t Sign Proposed Anti-Gay Legislation

Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf says that she won’t sign the proposed anti-gay bill now wending its way through the legislature. Last week the widow of Johnson-Sirleaf’s predecessor introduced a bill calling for the execution of homosexuals. That penalty has apparently since been watered down to a mere ten years in prison. A Liberian senator says the Senate will consider a …

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INDIA: Confusion Over Rights Battle

Nobody knows what happened in India today. A sensitive debate over gay sex in India was thrown into farcical confusion Thursday after a government lawyer urged the Supreme Court to ban it — only for the government to issue a contradictory statement hours later, saying it accepts a recent ruling that made it legal. Television channels reported that the lawyer …

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MD Senate To Vote On Marriage Today

I’ll post an live stream when it’s ready. After a request by Republicans to delay the measure, discussion is expected to begin Thursday morning. Debate comes less than a week after the House of Delegates barely passed the bill. Last year, the Senate passed a similar proposal 25-21 and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller said the vote is not …

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Santorum: No Civil Unions Either

Rick Santorum says he opposes civil unions too. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, a vocal opponent of gay marriage, said today he opposes civil unions, too. In response to a question by Dean Reynolds for the “CBS Evening News,” the former Pennsylvania senator said same-sex couples should work through the legal system to obtain rights similar to those enjoyed by …

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