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Houston voters elect first openly gay mayor
HOUSTON - Annise Parker made history Saturday by becoming Houston's first openly gay mayor, seizing 53.6 percent of the vote in the city's hotly contested election.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-12-12
Rabbis, heterosexuals join NJ gay marriage debate
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - The leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out the outside world, discouraging nonbusiness use of the Internet and encouraging strict filters to keep the ungodly out when members must use the Web.
Nations:U.S. Poland Activities:Holocaust Source:(AP)
2009-12-01
Congress extends hate crime protections to gays
WASHINGTON - Physical attacks on people based on their sexual orientation will join the list of federal hate crimes in a major expansion of the civil rights-era law Congress approved Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama.
Nations:Afghanistan People:Ben Cardin Russ Feingold Edward Kennedy Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress
2009-10-22
Allies' stance cited in US gays-in-military debate
NEW YORK - When it comes to dealing with gay personnel in the ranks, the contrasts are stark among some of the world's proudest, toughest militaries -- and these differing approaches are invoked by both sides as Americans renew debate over the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Nations:U.K. Iraq Afghanistan North Korea U.S. People:Barack Obama Tony Blair
2009-07-12
Biden reaches out to gay community
Vice President Joe Biden told gay and lesbian Democrats that he doesn't blame them for their impatience and promised that the Obama administration will begin to push more strongly on the issues they care about, including the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
People:Harry Reid Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Obama Admin. Source:(Politico)
2009-06-26
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