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Friday, May 11, 2012
Article: Afghanistan: Girl Power - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
Afghanistan: Girl Power - People & Power - Al Jazeera English
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2012/05/2012597434870372.html?utm_content=automate&utm_campaign=Trial6&utm_source=NewSocialFlow&utm_term=plustweets&utm_medium=MasterAccount
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Article: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: We Cannot Let Abuses Against LGBT People Stand — VIDEO
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay: We Cannot Let Abuses Against LGBT People Stand — VIDEO
http://www.towleroad.com/2012/05/pillay.html#gay%2Bnews)
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
AP Mobile: Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent
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Obama gay marriage support seen as world precedent
MEXICO CITY (AP) - President Barack Obama's announcement Wednesday that he supports gay marriage boosted the hopes of gay rights groups around the world that other leaders will follow his example. Vatican and other religious officials who oppose gay marriage stayed largely silent, while others denounced the president's position. Gay groups lauded what they said was the tremendous precedent set by ...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
AP Mobile: Obama 'disappointed' with NC ban on gay marriage
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Obama 'disappointed' with NC ban on gay marriage
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign says he's "disappointed" with North Carolina's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Obama campaign spokesman Cameron French said in a Tuesday statement that the ban on same-sex unions is "divisive and discriminatory." French says same-sex couples deserve the same rights and legal protections as straight couples. Obama officials have bee...
AP Mobile: California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
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California may ban gay teen 'conversion' therapy
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A first-of-its-kind ban on a controversial form of psychotherapy aimed at making gay people straight is speeding through the California statehouse. Supporters say the legislation, which passed its final Senate committee Tuesday, is necessary because such treatments are ineffective and harmful. "This therapy can be dangerous," said the bill's author Sen. Ted Lieu. The Torr...
Monday, May 7, 2012
Article: Why Economic Justice Is Central to LGBT Rights
Why Economic Justice Is Central to LGBT Rights
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chi-mgbako/why-economic-justice-is-central-to-lgbt-rights_b_1479601.html
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Article: Gay rights: Obama praised for global commitment
Gay rights: Obama praised for global commitment
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2012%2F05%2F06%2FMN7P1O9S23.DTL&type=gaylesbian
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Article: NAACP’s NC President calls Amendment One an ‘appalling document’
NAACP's NC President calls Amendment One an 'appalling document'
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/07/naacp%E2%80%99s-nc-president-calls-amendment-one-an-%E2%80%98appalling-document%E2%80%99/
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