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LGBT Groups React To Boy Scouts Change

Scouts For Equality “The Boy Scouts of America can do better,” said Zach Wahls, an Eagle Scout and Executive Director of Scouts for Equality. “We welcome the news that the ban on gay Scouts is history, but our work isn’t over until we honor the Scout Law by making this American institution open and affirming to all.” Human Rights Campaign …

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Boy Scouts OK Gay Members

The Boy Scouts of America have officially ended their ban on openly gay members. The decision, which followed years of resistance and wrenching internal debate, was widely seen as a milestone for the Boy Scouts, a symbol of traditional America. More than 1,400 volunteer leaders from across the country voted, with more than 60 percent approving a measure that said …

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Nevada Assembly Repeals Marriage Ban

As part of what will be a years-long road to marriage equality, today the Nevada Assembly repealed the constitutional ban. The Assembly voted 27-14 Thursday in favor of SJR13 which repeals language in the Nevada Constitution that defines marriage as between a man and a woman. Voters adopted that language with the Protection of Marriage Act in 2002, but polls …

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NEW YORK CITY: Grand Jury Indicts Elliot Morales For Murder Of Mark Carson, Lawyer Claims Morales Was Sexually Abused As A Child

This afternoon a New York City grand jury formally indicted Elliot Morales (left) for the murder of Mark Carson. Multiple charges include second-degree murder as a hate crime. Morales’ lawyer pleaded “not guilty” even though Morales bragged about the murder during his arrest. The lawyer, Kevin Michael Canfield, later said Morales is not guilty of the slaying and is “devastated …

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Faith Healing Works Every Time

And just because you died anyway, that doesn’t mean you weren’t healed. This nut is the son of anti-gay crackpot John Hagee, who says that God sent Hurricane Katrina to smite gay New Orleans and that atheists don’t deserve to live in the United States.

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Jerry Lewis Disses Female Comedians

“I can’t see women doing that. It bothers me. I cannot sit and watch a lady diminish her qualities to the lowest common denominator. I just can’t do that.” – Jerry Lewis, telling an interviewer at Cannes that he doesn’t have any favorite female comedians because they are an embarrassment to motherhood. Or something. Lewis’ comments have ignited a firestorm …

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NYC Stonewall Democrats Endorse Quinn

Via press release: The Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the city’s leading LGBT party organization, will back City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for Mayor of New York City. The Speaker won the club’s endorsement in a landslide victory Wednesday evening, capturing 80% of the vote. The city’s oldest LGBT Democratic organization joins a growing list of supportive LGBT …

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