Gay Rights

Boy Scouts: You Can Be Gay Until You Turn 18

Boy Scouts vote to stop discriminating against kids in the program on the basis of sexual orientation, but will continue barring gay adults.

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 12:12 PM PDT
E.W. Jackson

Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate E.W. Jackson: Gays Are "Ikky"

"Yuk!"

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| Thu May. 23, 2013 8:38 AM PDT

Boy Scouts: Gays Okay. Treehuggers Not So Much.

California man says he was ousted from the Scouts for protecting a rare plant.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:21 PM PDT
E.W. Jackson

How Far-Right Activists Like E.W. Jackson Took Over the Virginia GOP

The state’s turning blue. But the GOP can’t stop running to the right.

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| Wed May. 22, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

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"Mark Is Not Going To Die In Vain": New Yorkers Rally After Murder of Gay Man

Some say community is growing fearful amid a spike in crimes against gays and lesbians.

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| Tue May. 21, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Minnesota

Minn. Passes Gay Marriage and Michele Bachmann Is Sad

The Republican congresswoman's singular legacy in her home state is basically no more.

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| Tue May. 14, 2013 7:41 AM PDT
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How the Mormons Ensured Victory for Gay Marriage

All they had to do, really, was get out of the way.

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| Fri May. 10, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Don't Use Jason Collins As an Excuse to Blame Homophobia on Black People

A history lesson.

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| Wed May. 1, 2013 5:55 PM PDT

Jason Collins Is Not the First Out Gay Pro Athlete

There have been a number of out, professional women atheletes before him.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 1:09 PM PDT

Awesome Reactions to Jason Collins' Coming Out (Updated)

Here's what President Obama, Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton, and other tweeps have to say about the NBA center's announcement that he's gay.

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| Mon Apr. 29, 2013 9:09 AM PDT
Cedric Richmond

Chart: Here Are the 18 House Democrats Who Haven't Endorsed Marriage Equality

So, um, what's the holdup?

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| Thu Apr. 25, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Boy Scouts of America Proposes Dropping Ban on Gay Kids—But Not Gay Adults

The new policy would forbid troops from discriminating against gay youths but maintains the old policy for adults.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 9:59 AM PDT
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Gay-Friendly Scouting Organization Doubles Its Numbers in One Year

The Navigators don't exclude gay people. But the group is a tiny fraction of the size of the Boy Scouts of America.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Mormon Church Abandons Its Crusade Against Gay Marriage

Prop. 8 backlash has led the Latter Day Saints to soften their treatment of LGBT church members.

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| Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
Montana

Man Who Wants to Criminalize Gay Sex Has Gay Friends

Montana state Rep. Dave Hagrstrom's explanation for voting to keep a sodomy ban on the books is...special.

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| Wed Apr. 10, 2013 7:37 AM PDT

What Keystone XL Opponents Could Learn From the Gay Rights Movement

For activists, the hardest part of the Keystone fight is figuring out what to do about the Democrats.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 10:13 AM PDT

Yes, Phil Jackson, You Did Know Gay NBA Players

And according to one NFL linebacker, your football counterparts will soon "run into" up to four gay players, too.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 10:32 AM PDT

Cuccinelli Campaign Won't Say If He's Committed Any Crimes Against Nature

Nearly all Americans have violated Virginia's "Crimes Against Nature" law. Has the Virginia gubernatorial candidate?

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 11:03 AM PDT
Ken Cuccinelli

Virginia Gov. Candidate Cuccinelli Defending Law That Forbids Oral Sex

Forget gay marriage. Cuccinelli is still stuck on gay sex.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 9:52 AM PDT
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MIA at the Supreme Court: DOMA Lawyer's Most Homophobic Arguments

The attorney supporting the Defense of Marriage Act never made his most controversial arguments—a sign that the anti-gay forces can't defend their own rhetoric.

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| Fri Mar. 29, 2013 8:18 AM PDT