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LGBT Pride posters defaced at the U.S. Department of Labor, Bernie Madoff sentenced and more.


Not long enough? Calling his crimes "extraordinarily evil," a federal judge sentenced Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff to 150 years in prison, the maximum sentence possible, on Monday.

New study on African-American men and HIV infection: African-American men may be more susceptible to HIV infection because their more closely knit sexual networks give them less choice when it come to sex partners, a new study theorizes.

LGBT Pride posters defaced at Department of Labor: Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (pictured) issued a letter decrying the vandalism late last week.

Judge suspended over gay affair: A 60-year-old married judge in the United Kingdom has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation into his alleged affair with a 25-year-old man.

Gay bashing on historic Pride weekend: A man visiting from Boston was the victim of antigay violence and homophobic slurs during a visit to New York City over the weekend, say police.

Religion and Section 377: Religious organizations in India may stand in the way of burgeoning efforts to repeal Section 377 , the law that makes homosexuality a crime.

Antigay bias still rampant in the media: Karl Frisch, a senior fellow at Media Matters for America, drops an opinion .

Should gay flocks have their own churches? A columnist for the Chicago Tribune wonders.

Foreign interference alleged: Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the death of Neda Agha-Soltan "suspicious" and urged the judiciary to investigate who is responsible for her murder, suggesting that his country's security forces are not to blame.

Souter says farewell: Supreme Court justice David Souter , who announced he would step down at the conclusion of this term, bid his colleagues farewell after business on Monday morning.

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