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LGBT people more accepted in America than ever before
By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) – The vast majority of U.S. lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults say society has become more accepting of them in the past decade, according to a poll billed as the first-ever major survey of its kind in America. However, although 92 percent of…
Romanian Gay Pride parade draws hundreds despite looming same-sex marriage ban
Some 400 people took to the streets of Bucharest for a Gay Pride parade on Saturday but a controversial amendment to the constitution banning same-sex marriage overshadowed the event. “It is a sadder parade because of the amendment”, Accept president Florin Buhuceanu told AFP, while lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender…
Same sex marriage gains traction around world
While in Tokyo for the city’s first Rainbow Week, Boris Dittrich could not help but notice gay pride marchers with banners demanding marriage equality in the land of the rising sun. “I asked why and they said, ‘Well, we’ve seen what’s happening in other countries and we feel the time…
Minnesota Republican rep.: LGBT ‘lifestyle’ is ‘an unhealthy, sexual addiction’
Minnesota state Rep. Glenn Gruenhagen (R) says that he opposes marriage rights for LGBT people because he believes that homosexuality is a choice and a “sexual addiction.” Supporters of same sex marriage in Minnesota on Wednesday introduced a bill to legalize marriage equality after voters defeated a GOP effort to…
Morgan Freeman narrates new LGBT equality advertisement
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman narrates a new video advertisement that declares LGBT individuals in the United States are “at the dawn of a new day.” “Freedom, justice and human dignity have always guided our journey toward a more perfect union,” Freeman says in the 30-second ad, which was released on…
New Yorkers march to memorialize slain gay rights activist
Dozens of New Yorkers took to the streets of Queens on Saturday night to mark the one month anniversary of the murder of Lou Rispoli, a gay rights activist well known in the community. He was reportedly attacked on October 20 by three men, who struck him on the head…
Romney adviser to LGBT conservatives: Some decisions ‘are going to offend you’
A senior adviser to Mitt Romney on Monday assured a group of LGBT conservatives that the Republican presidential nominee would be successful at winning the White House in November. Speaking at GOProud’s “Unity” event, Bay Buchanan avoided any mention of LGBT issues but warned the audience that some of Romney’s…
Study: Record number of LGBT characters on TV
There is a record percentage of gay characters on US television this season, reflecting Americans’ growing acceptance of the LGBT community, media advocacy group GLAAD said Friday. In its annual report, the group said there are 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender roles, accounting for 4.4 percent of the 701…
Dan Cathy on LGBT equality: Chick-fil-A supports ‘biblical families’
Chick-fil-A founder Dan Cathy recently said that his company funded groups that oppose equal rights for LGBT people because it wanted to “support biblical families.” In one of his first on-camera interviews since he told the Baptist Press that Chick-fil-A was “guilty as charged” of working to prevent marriage equality,…
St. Petersburg’s ‘gay propaganda’ law has LGBT Russians wary
St. Petersburg's 'gay propaganda' law has LGBT Russians wary (via The Christian Science Monitor) Eight burly guards in black suits ushered guests into an anonymous building on the bank of the Neva River in St. Petersburg, as activists, artists, and diplomats gathered last month for the opening of the city’s…
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