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Politics

Frank’s New Face

Barely over a year since transgender activists labeled Barney Frank a turncoat, he's hired the first openly transgender legislative staff member on Capitol Hill.

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World

David Hyde Pierce is Gay... And Marching Against Prop. 8

As Dr. Niles Crane on the hit sitcom Frasier, David Hyde Pierce had a great deadpan. That also extended to his own life: For years he wouldn't confirm or deny being gay. Since then he thawed enough to thank his longtime partner, Brian Hargrove, in his 2007 Tony Award acceptance speech. And on Saturday, Pierce was one baseball-capped protester among maybe 20,000 others marching for equality in Los Angeles.

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Marriage Equality

'No on Prop. 8' Reaches Out to Black Voters

As marriage equality opponents galvanized in the Crenshaw area of Los Angeles to target African-American voters, clergy members and other activists gathered just miles away to fight against California's upcoming ballot measure that would ban same-sex marriage.

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Youth

GLSEN Gets a New Boss

You could say GLSEN is getting a new principal. On Wednesday the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network announced that Eliza Byard will become its new executive director, replacing founder and longtime executive director Kevin Jennings. Byard, who takes the reins on November 1, spoke to The Advocate about the task ahead for LGBT students and all of us who want to see them thrive.

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World

Love Stories Suzanne Westenhoefer and Jennifer Houston

Fans knew comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer was really in love when her "girlfriend Jenn" started turning up in her onstage monologues. Westenhoefer met marketing pro Jennifer Houston four years ago, when both of them were working on a women's cruise.

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World

Love Stories Kevin and Don Norte

How is it possible to have spent three decades with your partner and still be in your 40s? By meeting in 10th-grade art class and sticking together from then on.

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Marriage Equality

Love Stories Paris Barclay and Christopher Mason

As one of TV's most successful producer-directors, Paris Barclay knows all about opening minds through entertainment. That's one reason for the lavish wedding he threw with Christopher Mason, his partner of 10 years.

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World

Hilary Duff Wants You to Stop Saying 'That's So Gay'

"A mind is a terrible thing to waste." "Friends don't let friends drive drunk." "Only you can prevent forest fires." Since the 1940s the Ad Council has been impacting the culture with slogans like these. Now the venerable nonprofit organization is out to educate teens that antigay slang doesn't cut it anymore -- and to kick-start the effort, it's recruited Hilary Duff.

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