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VIRGINIA: Judge Tosses Out Recall Petition Against Eugene Delgaudio

The recall petition against Loudoun County Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio was tossed out today. Delgaudio, who is the only elected official who also heads an SPLC-certified hate group, has been accused of using public employees to work on his anti-gay campaigns. [Judge Paul] Sheridan accepted the recommendation from Democratic Arlington Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos, who was prosecuting the case on behalf …

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Headline Of The Day

It’s funny but also not so funny. Craig Gallo, 51, crashed his boat into the runway lights of the busy hub after descending below deck with James Benenato, 60, and Mary Ann Belson, 60. A spokesman for the PA Police Department admitted that security had been breached. He said if those aboard the boat had been “terrorists with bad intentions,” …

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Ninth Circuit Denies En Banc Review Of Pharma “Heightened Scrutiny” Ruling

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the request for an en banc review of the January three-judge ruling that applied heightened scrutiny to a case involving LGBT issues. One month after the earlier ruling, Nevada Attorney General Katherine Masto withdrew her defense of her state’s ban on same-sex marriage, saying that the application of heightened scrutiny removed any …

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WEST HOLLYWOOD: Salon Owner Accused Of Trying To Hire Neo-Nazi Hitmen To Kill Her Gay Latino Competitor

Via KTLA-5 in Los Angeles: A high-profile skin care expert tried to contact a white supremacist group to kill a business rival who was a “double minority, Mexican gay,” a sheriff’s detective testified in a Los Angeles courtroom Monday. Dawn Melody DaLuise, 55, appeared at Airport Courthouse for a preliminary hearing at which a judge determine there was enough evidence …

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FLOTUS Hints At Supporting Hillary

Via CNN: Michelle Obama said Monday she’s “definitely” not jumping into politics, but suggested the United States might not be too far away from having its first woman commander in chief. Asked at the Washington event if she would consider a political career once her husband leaves the White House in 2017, Mrs. Obama gave a flat no. But, she …

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Starbucks HQ Flies Rainbow Flag

Andy Towle writes at Towleroad: “Starbucks raised an enormous 800 square foot LGBT Pride flag over its Seattle headquarters today in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Seattle Pride. Photographer Nate Gowdy was on hand and shared these images with Towleroad of the clock tower and flag, as well as CEO Howard Schultz, who observed the flag raising with employees.” …

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Boy Scouts To Lead NYC Pride

Via press release from GLAAD: In a historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts will be among the groups leading 14,000 people down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue on Sunday at the 44th Annual NYC Pride March, where they will speak out against the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory ban on gay adults. Three generations of Boy Scouts — gay and straight — …

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