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[ 0 ] May 20, 2013

President Obama Announces Sally Ride as a Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Today, President Barack Obama announced he will award a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Sally Ride, the first American female astronaut to travel to space. The Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors.

[ 0 ] May 16, 2013

Former Ariz. congressman to marry partner in DC

Former Arizona Congressman Jim Kolbe says he and his partner of eight years plan to get married this weekend in Washington, D.C.

[ 0 ] May 16, 2013

Nevada Assembly Passes Transgender Hate Crime Bill

Nevada lawmakers made a strong statement Tuesday, passing a bill that says crimes motivated by hatred of transgender people will not be tolerated in the Silver State.

[ 0 ] May 16, 2013

Brazilian must register gay unions as marriages

Brazilian notary publics must register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it, the country’s National Council of Justice said Tuesday.

[ 0 ] May 16, 2013

Minnesota Gov. Dayton signs gay marriage bill

Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill Tuesday making gay marriage legal in Minnesota, the 12th state to take the step, as thousands of onlookers cheered.

“What a day for Minnesota!” Dayton, a Democrat, declared moments before putting his signature on a bill. “And what a difference a year and an election can make in our state.”

Rainbow and American flags flapped in a sweltering breeze during the ceremony, held on the Capitol’s south steps. The crowd, estimated by the State Patrol at 6,000, spilled down the steps and across the lawn toward downtown St. Paul.

[ 0 ] May 8, 2013

Delaware becomes eleventh state to approve same-sex marriage

Delaware became the eleventh state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday after the State Senate approved the measure and the state’s governor signed it into law.

[ 0 ] May 8, 2013

Gay rights on long list of proposed changes to immigration bill

A top Senate Democrat has offered a pair of amendments to an immigration reform bill bolstering rights for same-sex couples, a politically risky move that threatens to shatter Republican support for the sweeping legislation.

[ 1 ] May 7, 2013

Kristopher Sharp Wins Election at UHD

Gay activist Kristopher Sharp has been elected vice president of the student body at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD).

[ 0 ] May 2, 2013

Commentary: My views on same-sex marriage have changed

I wasn’t always a big same-sex marriage proponent. But the past 10 years changed that.

[ 0 ] May 2, 2013

Gay Rights Plan Clouds Immigration Reform Prospects

A prominent gay rights advocacy group says a key congressional Democrat will push for new rights for same-sex couples in the Senate’s immigration reform bill — a move which could undermine the legislation’s bipartisan support.

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