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Will Today's BSA Vote Affect You?

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:39:17 +0000

The Boy Scouts of America leadership is voting today on whether the group will allow gay scouts in the organization.

High Schooler Expelled and Charged With Felony for Lesbian Relationship

Donald Deane — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:35 +0000

In what seems to be the latest in a disturbing trend of anti-gay sentiment directed against kids and teens, a 18-year-old Florida high school student named Kaitlyn Hunt has been expelled and faces criminal charges for having a consensual relationship with another student of the same sex.

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Five-Year-Old Faces Expulsion Because His Parents are Lesbians

Donald Deane — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:34 +0000

South African lesbian couple Kally and Samantha Mabe enrolled their young son in a private Christian school because they were expecting tolerance and open-mindedness. What they got was anything but.

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Former NFL Star LeRoy Butler Loses Anti-Bullying Speaking Gig After Supporting Jason Collins

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:09:02 +0000

Jason Collins’ decision to reveal he’s gay is having quite the impact on the sports world.

And not necessarily in a good way.

Former Green Bay Packers safety LeRoy Butler claims an anti-bull

NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out as Gay

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:25 +0000

Twelve-year NBA veteran center Jason Collins writes in an essay in Sports Illustrated: "I didn't set out to be the first openly gay man playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation."

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New Jersey Assembly Candidate Would Be New Jersey's First Openly Gay Republican Elected Official

WIBX AM 950 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:29:06 +0000

N.J. Assembly candidate would be state's first openly gay Republican lawmaker (via NJ.com)

Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Steve Cook doesn’t want to make it the centerpiece of his campaign. There are, he says, weightier issues to take up in Trenton. But since Cook — a Republican Assembly candidate in Central Jersey’s 14th District — plans to campaign on government transparency…

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Former 'Growing Pains' Star Kirk Cameron Under Fire for Calling Homosexuality 'Unnatural' [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:21:13 +0000

Actor Kirk Cameron, who starred on the 1980s sitcom ‘Growing Pains,’ is experiencing some public relations pain of his own after telling CNN’s Piers Morgan that homosexuality is “unnatural.”

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Georgia's Shorter University Requires Staffers to Pledge They Aren't Gay

Shauna Wright — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:10:15 +0000

The 200 staffers at Shorter University, a Christian college in Rome, Georgia, are now required to sign a “Personal Lifestyle Statement” that, among other things, forces those employees to say they aren’t gay. Anyone refusing to sign the statement is subject to termination.

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