Slow Start for Marriage Equality Repeal Effort in Washington
April 09 2012 8:00 PM ET

Slow Start for Marriage Equality Repeal Effort in Washington

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The drive to repeal marriage equality in the state is not off to an auspicious start, if the campaign’s reported number of collected signatures in support of a November referendum is accurate.

Fired Library of Congress Staffer Files Discrimination Suit
April 09 2012 7:50 PM ET

Fired Library of Congress Staffer Files Discrimination Suit

Neal Broverman

A 30-year-old employee was fired from his job at the Library of Congress, and he says it’s because he’s gay.

Tenn Is Worried About Gateway Sexual Activity
April 09 2012 3:25 PM ET

Tenn. Is Worried About "Gateway Sexual Activity"

Neal Broverman

Tennessee teaches abstinence-only sex education in its schools, and the Senate now wants to warn students about "gateway sexual activity" that can supposedly lead to sex.

Sister of Australian Gay Marriage Opponent Comes Out
April 09 2012 10:00 AM ET

Sister of Australian Gay Marriage Opponent Comes Out

Julie Bolcer

Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott shows no sign of supporting marriage equality despite his sister’s coming out publicly as a lesbian.

Attorney Maryland Should Grant Divorce for Lesbian Couple
April 08 2012 5:26 PM ET

Attorney: Maryland Should Grant Divorce for Lesbian Couple  

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A lesbian couple who married in California in 2008 and sought a divorce two years later in Maryland should be treated no different than straight couples who married out-of-state, National Center for Lesbian Rights attorney Shannon Minter argued Friday.

April 08 2012 4:22 PM ET

Poll Numbers Looking Positive for Marriage in Maine

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A recent poll shows a clear majority of Maine voters support allowing same-sex couples to marry in the state, more than two years after a marriage equality law was overturned at the ballot box.

A Young Gay Catholic Stands Up to Cardinal Dolan
April 07 2012 6:49 PM ET

A Young Gay Catholic Stands Up to Cardinal Dolan

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Joseph Amodeo, a now-former member of New York Catholic Charities' junior board, says that Cardinal Timothy Dolan has failed to address the crisis of LGBT youth homelessness.

White House Announces HIV AIDS Conference in Atlanta
April 07 2012 10:48 AM ET

White House Announces HIV/AIDS Conference in Atlanta

Advocate.com Editors

The conference, one in a series of White House-sponsored events on issues affecting the LGBT community, will be held April 19 in Atlanta.

This Weekend Zach Wahls Speaks Out Against Antigay Amendment
April 07 2012 10:33 AM ET

This Weekend: Zach Wahls Speaks Out Against N.C. Marriage Amendment  

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Zach Wahls, whose testimony in support of his two gay moms before the Iowa legislature last year became a viral hit on the web, will speak out against North Carolina’s Amendment One at a youth event in Charlotte Saturday afternoon.

April 07 2012 10:11 AM ET

Buenos Aires Positioned to Become Gay Wedding Destination?

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Nearly two years after Argentina became the first South American country to legalize same-sex marriages, Buenos Aires, the nation’s capital, may extend the right to visiting couples from abroad.

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