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News: Michael Jackson, Argentina, Jenny Durkan, Barbie, Coyotes

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« New Ads Debut from Both Sides in Maine Marriage Battle | Main | D.C. Diary: Federal LGBT Hate Crimes Legislation Signing » 10/29/2009 Rex Wockner: 8,000 volunteers working in Maine, and more needed ... Mario tries to find the right shade . Joe Jackson on the King of Pop: "He's worth more dead than he was alive." Schwarzenegger says "fuck you" letter was a complete (8 billion to one) coincidence . Damn: Elton John is spry . Gay City News interviews Kirsten Gillibrand : "a new advocate emerges..." 32 LGBT organizations issue joint statement on hate crimes passage : "This week, we call ... Read Full Story

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Gay, bisexual teens at risk for eating disorders

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gay, lesbian and bisexual teenagers may be at higher risk of binge-eating and purging than their heterosexual peers, starting as early as age 12, a new study finds. Past research has found connections between sexual orientation and the risk of eating disorders in adults -- showing, for instance, that gay men have higher rates of symptoms than their heterosexual counterparts. Less has been known about how sexual orientation affects teenagers' risks of various eating disorders. For the new study, researchers at Harvard University and Children's Hospital Boston used data from a U.S. survey of nearly 14,000 12- to 23-year-olds ... Read Full Story

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London Pride - TheMoveChannel.co.uk

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London has opened up a brand new visitor centre to cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) tourists visiting the city - the Gay Tourist Office welcomed its first visitors to the Soho base at the end of last week and offer tailored informati ( EMAILWIRE.COM , October 27, 2009 ) London has opened up a brand new visitor centre to cater to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) tourists visiting the city - the Gay Tourist Office welcomed its first visitors to the Soho base at the end of last week and offer tailored information about gay events, activities and general tourist ... Read Full Story

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D.C. Diary: Federal LGBT Hate Crimes Legislation Signing

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Yesterday was an historic day for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans. The hate crimes measure named in honor of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. which was signed by President Obama in an early afternoon ceremony yesterday in the East Room at the White House modifies the 1969 federal hate-crime law covering crimes motivated by actual or perceived race, color, religion or national origin, expanding it to cover gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. Read Full Story

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Obama, Clinton recognize Gay Pride month, 40th Anniversary of Stonewall

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Both Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama have issued statements recognizing Gay Pride month which is observed every June. Clinton’s statement of support may be the first ever from a sitting Secretary of State: In Recognition of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month 2009 Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Washington, DC June 1, 2009 Forty years ago this month, the gay rights movement began with the Stonewall riots in New York City, as gays and lesbians demanded an end to the persecution they had long endured. Now, after decades of hard work, the fight has grown into a global movement to ... Read Full Story

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LGBT rights supporters rally at Rep. Johnsons office

Area supporters of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, rights rallied at U.S. Rep. Timothy Johnsons Champaign office Friday, urging him to support current legislation on LGBT issues. About 23 people gathered at Johnsons office, 2004 Fox Drive, holding signs and chanting phrases in support of pieces of legislation that prohibit hate crimes against LGBT individuals, permit same-sex marriage and put an end...

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Sen. Harkin: LGBT Americans Are First Class Citizens, Deserve Civil Rights

In a HELP committee hearing Thursday on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) stated that “lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered Americans are first-class citizens…they deserve the same civil rights protection as all other Americans.” (0:19)

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Running into 'a DOMA problem' in health care reform

By CHRIS JOHNSON, Washington Blade As gay rights supporters praise the House's recently unveiled health care bill for its LGBT and HIV/AIDS provisions, some acknowledge the Defense of Marriage Act could restrict benefits from flowing to LGBT people, depending on how the administration interprets the statute. The $894 billion package, made public last week by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, compiled the work of three committees that produced...

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BEST OF WEB: War Is a Hate Crime

Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people is wrong. So is violence against people in Afghanistan and Iraq. But in the bizarre culture of identity politics, there are no alliances among the oppressed. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the first major federal civil rights law protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, passed last week, was attached to a $680-billion measure...

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Maine’s “Yes” Side Claims LGBT Groups Contributed $5 Million to Defeat...

This is amazing. Stand for Marriage Maine’s web page says this: Your support will help us stand up to the vast network of wealthy homosexuals with seemingly unlimited resources from places like Hollywood, New York and Massachusetts. Washington, D.C.’s largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization has already pledged to spend as much [...]

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