National News
 
Legal group seeks to force Calif. to defend Prop. 8
By Associated Press | Wednesday Sep 1, 2010
A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California’s gay marriage ban in court.
Court says gay couples can’t divorce in Texas
By Associated Press | Wednesday Sep 1, 2010
A Texas appeals court says gay couples legally married in other states cannot divorce in Texas, where same-sex marriages are banned.
NYC clerk to give same-sex couples info on where to marry
By Associated Press | Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
Gay and lesbian couples can’t legally marry in New York, so the City Council has voted to require the clerk to tell them where they can go to get hitched.
New Lutheran group likely to rise from gay discord
By Associated Press | Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
The ELCA is moving gay pastors into its fold -- it’s now the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S. to allow noncelibate gays and lesbians into its ranks -- even as the most visible dissidents strike out on their own.
AIDS activists file complaint against Larry Flynt
By Associated Press | Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
An AIDS activist group filed a workplace safety complaint against Larry Flynt on Thursday, accusing the porn king of creating an unsafe environment for his stable of sex stars by not requiring they use condoms.
Coming soon: civil unions in Illinois?
By Hannah Clay Wareham | Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
The Illinois legislature may soon have to decide whether or not same-sex partners should be allowed to enter into civil unions in the state.
Focus on the Family: Anti-bullying efforts push LGBT agenda
By Hannah Clay Wareham | Tuesday Aug 31, 2010
Anti-gay organization Focus on the Family believes that anti-bullying efforts in schools across the country aim to further a gay agenda, The Denver Post reported.
Florida’s Crist wants to federally ban same-sex marriage
By Hannah Clay Wareham | Monday Aug 30, 2010
"When it comes to marriage, I think it is a sacred institution, I believe it is between a man and a woman," Crist said.
Scott Long leaves Human Rights Watch
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
Scott Long resigned Aug. 23 as director of Human Rights Watch’s LGBT Rights Program.
California Legislature ups the ante in marriage wars
By Rex Wockner | Monday Aug 30, 2010
The California Assembly passed the Civil Marriage Religious Freedom Act on Aug. 19 in a 46 - 25 vote. It previously passed the Senate 23 - 11 and is now en route to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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