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Gallup Poll On Sexual Orientation

Gallup today released more details on the poll first published earlier this week: Currently, 47% of Americans view being gay or lesbian as a sexual orientation individuals are born with, while 33% instead believe it is due to external factors such as upbringing or environment. That 14-percentage-point gap in favor of “nature” over “nurture” is the largest Gallup has measured …

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Google Goes After PayPal

TechCrunch reports on another announcement out of Google’s developers conference. Flying under the radar amid a flurry of announcements from today’s Google I/O developer conference is the bigger news of how Google is stepping up its efforts to compete with online payment giants, such as PayPal. It plans to do so with a revamped checkout process for the web, mobile …

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Pentagon Recognizes Trans Veteran

In what may signal a change in policy, the Pentagon has recognized the gender change of a Navy veteran. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: In a short letter dated May 2, a Navy official told Autumn Sandeen, a veteran and transgender activist: “Per your request the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) has been updated to show your gender as …

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Tweet Of The Day – Francois Hollande

Translation by JMG reader David in Paris: “As soon as the Constitutional Council has made its decision known, I will sign the #MariagePourTous [mariage equality] law.”  The decision on the constitutionality of the marriage equality law is supposed to come by May 23rd, but some believe it may come tomorrow.  Most expect a positive ruling.

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Oakland Raiders Sign Chris Kluwe

Just ten days after being released by the Minnesota Vikings, LGBT ally Chris Kluwe has been picked up by the Oakland Raiders. The news was broken by fellow activist Brendon Ayanbadejo. Kluwe intends to continue the activism that rankled some within the Vikings organization. He told Ayanbadejo he hopes to support the push to repeal Proposition 8, which was passed …

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Europe Rainbow Map 2013

ILGA-Europe has issued its annual overview of LGBT rights. Although it does not yet have full marriage equality, the United Kingdom received the highest rating of the 49 nations in the report, earning a 77% score. Russia got the lowest score at 7%.   Via Pink News: Among the EU member states causing major concern are Hungary and Greece. The report …

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Glenn Beck Reenacts The Untouchables

Kyle Mantyla writes at Right Wing Watch: The other day, Glenn Beck declared that the Obama administration was nothing more than a “Chicago crime syndicate” that will eventually be taken down by the IRS, much like Al Capone. So logically, last night Beck decided to illustrate that point by reenacting a famous scene from the movie “The Untouchables” by beating …

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