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Yahoo Buys Tumblr

The New York Times reports: The board of Yahoo, the faded Web pioneer, agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, the companies announced Monday, a signal of how the company plans to reposition itself as the technology industry makes a headlong rush into social media. The deal would be the largest …

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China Arrests Gay Activist

Via the Associated Press: Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government’s nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights. The man, identified only by his surname Xiang, was detained following the Friday event in the city of Changsha and ordered to serve …

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Former Aussie PM Reverses On Marriage

“I have come to the conclusion that church and state can have different positions and practices on the question of same sex marriage. I believe the secular Australian state should be able to recognise same sex marriage. I also believe that this change should legally exempt religious institutions from any requirement to change their historic position and practice that marriage …

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NYC Prosecutors: Killer Of Mark Carson Laughed And Boasted To Cops

New York City prosecutors reported yesterday that the killer of Mark Carson laughed and boasted about his crime during his arrest. “Yeah, I shot him in the head,” sneered Elliot Morales, 33, while “laughing on the ground” when cops were handcuffing him for shooting Mark Carson, 32, early Saturday morning. Morales today was held without bail on charges of second-degree …

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Obama’s Approval Rating Unaffected

Despite all of the GOP screaming in recent weeks, a CNN poll released yesterday shows that the president’s approval rating has improved slightly or stayed the same. According to the survey, which was conducted Friday and Saturday, 53% of Americans say they approve of the job the president is doing, with 45% saying they disapprove. The president’s approval rating was …

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Married After 48 Years Together

This weekend our own Father Tony married Fort Lauderdale residents Mike and Ray, who met 48 years ago at a gay bar in New Jersey.  The ceremony, which took place at Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain, was attended by eight friends of the grooms and was accompanied by a violinist. In lieu of the traditional stipend for officiating, the couple happily …

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BRITAIN: 500 Imams Sign Joint Letter Denouncing Same-Sex Marriage

A coalition of more than 500 imams have signed a joint letter denouncing Britain’s pending same-sex marriage bill.  The Telegraph calls the letter “the first time that Muslim leaders have made a collective intervention on the issue and underlines the strength of feeling among ethnic minority voters.” Here is an excerpt: Marriage is a sacred contract between a man and …

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