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SC Candidate Alvin Greene Accused Of Using Anti-White, Anti-Gay Slurs

09/02/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It has always been highly unlikely that Democratic Senatorial candidate Alvin Greene of South Carolina was going to win, but it is beginning to appear as if his chances are getting even slimmer. Dottie Sue Maggart-Feldmen,... (Continue reading)

Recognition of LGBT Rights, Same-Sex Marriage Imperils Republican Party: Ken Blackwell

09/02/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire “If Republicans flinch on marriage, America could have eight years of President Obama.”  This is how Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski conclude their little editorial on the Republicans warming to marriage equality.  The irony is, of course,... (Continue reading)

Fairness Campaign To Hold Community Conversation Regarding AZ Immigration Law

09/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire The Fairness Campaign’s Dismantling Racism Committee is hosting “A-Z’s of Prejudice.”  The community conversation is especially focusing on the recently enacted discriminatory immigration law in Arizona and how that effects the LGBT community.  It will be held... (Continue reading)

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Deceased Woman Contributes To David Vitter’s Campaign

09/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Senator David Vitter recently won his primary against a man who, apparently, was sleeping with his son’s ex-wife. The man who has had a lot of trouble with women in the past- from a prostitution scandal... (Continue reading)

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HONOR Fund Seeks To Bridge Gap Between LGBT And Latino Communities In California

09/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire HONOR Fund is a new group dedicated to advancing the rights of Latino lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transpeople as well as promoting understanding and respect for the LGBT Community within the Latino Community inside California. Luis Lopez, the... (Continue reading)

Fidel Castro Takes Responsibility For Injustices Towards Lesbians, Gays In Cuba

08/31/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire For the first time, Fidel Castro has admitted that there was persecution of lesbians and gays prior to the nation’s decriminalization of homosexuality in 1979. Often times, gay men were sent to labor camps without trial. “They... (Continue reading)

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NOM Calls New Zealand Exodus Decision An Earthquake, Says ‘Christian is like Racist’

08/31/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire “An earthquake is beginning: If ‘gay is like black,’ then ‘Christian is like racist.’ The early warning signs are now taking place all over the globe. In New Zealand, Exodus Ministries was just stripped of its tax-exempt... (Continue reading)

Duke Student Government Judiciary Takes Three Hours To Decide Against Robinette

08/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire It took three hours on Sunday for the Duke Student Government Judiciary to decide not to review the second case brought by Justin Robinette with regards to discrimination he alleged took place at the hands of the... (Continue reading)

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Anti-LGBT, Anti-Muslim Bigoted Pastor To Build 9-11 Christian Center Near Ground Zero

08/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Pastor Bill Keller hates Muslims, hates lesbians and gays, and now he wants to build a church not far from the site of the World Trade Center known mostly as Ground Zero. In fact, he is... (Continue reading)

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Target Coming To LGBT Friendly Vermont?

08/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Vermont has long been a bastion of LGBT rights.  Last year, the State Legislature passed a marriage equality law which went into effect later in the year.  It was the first state to pass civil unions into... (Continue reading)

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OutServe To Form Base And Regional Chapters To Help LGBT Servicemembers

08/30/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire OutServe is announcing that they are creating a number of base and regional chapters in anticipation of the end of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. The group, which is co-directed by JD Smith, is dedicated to helping... (Continue reading)

Man Sprays Westboro Protesters, Counter-Protesters With Pepper Spray

08/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire At 10 am local time (11 am EDT), George Vogel (62) drove his Ford-150 pickup by a group of protesters and counter-protesters outside the funeral of a US Marine in Omaha, Nebraska. As he drove by,... (Continue reading)

Whoopi Goldberg Cuts Sister Act Role Short To Be With Ill Mother

08/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Whoopi Goldberg, who is best known lately for her gig on The View, but she has also been appearing in London as Mother Superior in the musical Sister Act, a role played on screen by Dame Maggie... (Continue reading)

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Anti-Gay Gov Charlie Crist a Senatorial Disaster for Florida

Crist and Palin Schmooze Melanie Nathan; August 29, 2010 - Gov Charlie Crist running as an independent for the US Senate Seat for Florida met his match today on CNN’s State of the Union.  Run of the mill questions fueled the... (Continue reading)

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Beck Rally Pulls In Between 85,000 and 87,000 According To Independent Estimates

8/29/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire Yesterday, busses brought in as many people as the Koch Brothers could manage to scrape up, but in the end, the crowd that turned out at the National Mall was, at best, 100,000, and not all of... (Continue reading)

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