Kennedy jumps into controversy over transgender exclusion from job ...
WLOS - Asheville,NC,USA
And that's causing some uproar among gay rights activists. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force says it will "strongly oppose" the bill. ...
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Thailand bans castrations
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The ban on all castrations came after parents and gay rights activists last week filed a complaint that doctors were castrating underage boys. ...
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New York
USA Today - USA
The Grizzlies also got 24 points from Rudy Gay, who has played very well recently. The second-year swingman is averaging 24.5 points on just under 51 ...
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Kennedy jumps into controversy over transgender exclusion
Eyewitness News - East Providence,RI,USA
But many gay rights advocates are upset that the bill excludes transsexuals, cross-dressers and others whose outward appearance doesn't match their gender ...
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Health coverage OK'd for partners of state workers
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
The domestic partners of state employees, gay or straight, will be eligible for health coverage and other benefits under a plan approved Tuesday by a state ...
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Kennedy Targets Job Bias Against Gays
The Associated Press -
Edward M. Kennedy is jumping into the middle of an uproar within the gay community whose causes he has long championed. The Massachusetts Democrat is ...
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Leno's 'Gayest Look' Gag Upsets Gay Community
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Phillippe had revealed that his first paid acting role was as a gay teen on the soap opera "One Life To Live." Leno decided to poke fun at Phillippe's ...
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Gay Partner Initially Barred by Pentagon
The Associated Press -
Baldwin, a Wisconsin Democrat and openly gay House member, declines to talk about the incident, which was first reported by Politico.
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EU backs gay man's pension rights
BBC News - UK
A gay man in Germany may be entitled to his dead partner's pension following a ruling by the highest court in the EU. Tadao Maruko's partner died in 2005 ...
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Gay rights opponents file initiative to repeal rights
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Opponents of domestic partnerships want Oregon voters to repeal a 2007 law establishing legal rights for gay and lesbian couples. State Rep. ...
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