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USA: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is dead

USA: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is dead

Posted on 21 September 2011. Tags: , , , , ,

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - the 1993 policy that banned gay and lesbian Americans from serving openly in the military, was officially repealed yesterday across the United States.

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USA: Gay group wants DADT repeal overturned

USA: Gay group wants DADT repeal overturned

Posted on 02 September 2011. Tags: , , ,

A Republican gay rights group is asking a court to declare the ban on openly gay troops unconstitutional.

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Openly gay judge confirmed for US Senate

Openly gay judge confirmed for US Senate

Posted on 21 July 2011. Tags: , , , , , ,

In another step toward equality and representation for the GLBT community, the US Senate confirmed James Paul Oetken, a law professor at Fordham, Greenwich Village resident, and openly gay man, to the federal judiciary this week.

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Get married in NYC – <em>Same Sex and the City!</em>

Get married in NYC – Same Sex and the City!

Posted on 14 July 2011. Tags: , , ,

Nationwide radio station ZM is helping two lucky gay kiwis get married in New York City as part of the ZM radio promotion Same Sex and the City!

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 Opinion

Look back to look forward

Look back to look forward

Posted on 28 June 2011. Tags: , , ,

Forty two years ago, a crowd of unsettled, persecuted gay New Yorkers rose up against police. Last week, New York voted to pass marriage equality in the state. Now, this July, New Zealand will be celebrating our own homosexual law reform.

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City of Portland supports trans employees

City of Portland supports trans employees

Posted on 13 June 2011. Tags: ,

The city council of Portland, Oregon has unanimously voted to add comprehensive transgender healthcare benefits for those employed by the [...]

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Watch: “maybe God wants gay people around”

Watch: “maybe God wants gay people around”

Posted on 04 May 2011. Tags: , ,

Watch as Minnesota state representative Steve Simon makes the case against a pending bill that would put an anti-gay marriage amendment on a statewide ballot in 2012. In the video, Simon asks anti-gay activists to take some time to consider the idea that sexual orientation is God-given.

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USA: 14 states still have sodomy laws

USA: 14 states still have sodomy laws

Posted on 21 April 2011. Tags: ,

The fight for gay marriage is being fought in many states across America, but in 14 states, laws against sodomy [...]

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