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Committee first approved gay judicial candidate, some later flipped
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) -As the dust settles from the controversial shake-up and down vote of openly gay judicial nominee Tracy Thorne-Begland, questions arise. Questions like; How did Thorne-Begland...
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Boy Scouts to study ban on gay leaders
(CNN) - The Boy Scouts of America, indicating its ban on openly gay members will remain in effect, said it will consider a resolution asking that local units be allowed to determine their own...
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JCPenney under fire for Father’s Day ad
(WTVR) – JCPenney is under fire again from conservative family groups. This time it’s for featuring a same-sex couple in one of its Father’s Day ads. The couple featured in the new ad says its big...
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Cake shop says business booming since refusal to serve gay couple
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (KDVR/Mark Meredith and Will C. Holden)— A Lakewood gay couple may end up having a masterpiece of a wedding, but they won’t have a “Masterpiece” cake to go along with it. Jack Phillips,...
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STUDY: Repeal of DADT had no negative impact on military
By Chris Boyette (CNN) — For nearly 17 years, gay and lesbian soldiers of the U.S. military were expected to deny their sexuality under threat of dismissal as part of the policy known as “don’t ask,...
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Outrage over book penned by Christian man pretending to be gay
By Dan Merica WASHINGTON (CNN) — Timothy Kurek’s motivation to spend a year pretending to be gay can be boiled down to a simple conviction: it takes drastic change to alter deeply held religious...
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California law banning gay ‘conversion therapy’ put on hold
(CNN) — An appeals court slapped an injunction on a new California state law that bans conversion therapy for minors– a method some say can help turn a gay person straight. The federal panel of three...
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Man sues Georgia over gay license plate ban
ATLANTA, Ga. (CNN) – Cyrus Gilbert began his fight against the state when he was told he couldn’t have “4gaylib”, “gaypwr” or “gayguy” on his license plate. All three choices are on the states banned...
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U.S. soccer star retires, ‘comes out’ as gay
(CNN) — U.S soccer star Robbie Rogers has “come out” as gay on the day he retired from the game Friday. The former Columbus Crew winger represented America on 18 occasions, including at the 2008...
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Singer drops Boy Scout performance over controversy
(CNN) — “Call Me Maybe” singer Carly Rae Jepsen is the latest act to drop out of the Boy Scouts of America’s upcoming Jamboree because of the organization’s ban on openly gay members. The Canadian...
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Clintons welcome announcement from friend Jason Collins
By CNN Political Unit (CNN) — NBA center Jason Collins’ Monday essay in “Sports Illustrated” revealing he’s gay was met with quick praise from his classmate at Stanford, Chelsea Clinton. “Very proud of...
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DOMA decision won’t change ban on same-sex unions in Va.
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) –Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled the federal government can no longer define marriage as just a union between one man and one woman, striking down a 1996 decision known as the...
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Chick-fil-A president deletes anti-gay marriage tweet
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy took to Twitter Wednesday to announce his disappointment with the Supreme Court’s decisions on same-sex marriage — but he deleted the tweet...
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Wedding businesses boom after same-sex ruling
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Cheeky wedding cake toppers is Sarah Broadhurst’s thing. She sells non traditional toppers, such as a neon acrylic “He put a ring on it” sign as an alternative to the usual...
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National gay blood drive aims to lift donation ban
(CNN) — Activists are organizing the first national gay blood drive Friday in an effort to combat the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men. The FDA bans...
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INTERVIEW: Plaintiffs suing Virginia over gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, VA (WTVR) — Victoria Kidd and Christy Berghoof, along with their daughter Lidia, went public for the first time Thursday. In a press conference in Richmond, Kidd and Berghoof explained why...
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Gay rights campaigners petition IOC over Russia’s Sochi Olympics
(CNN) — A 320,000-signature petition protesting Russia’s stance on gay rights ahead of the Winter Olympics in Sochi early next year was presented to Olympic bosses in Switzerland on Wednesday. The...
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Gay community ‘Coming Out’ to enroll in Obamacare
(CNN) — Jeff Jones started shopping for health insurance as soon as the Obamacare insurance marketplaces opened on October 1. The Kentucky resident is like a lot LGBT citizens who have not had access...
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Texas judge rejects gay marriage ban
(WTVR) — A federal judge strikes down a ban in Texas on same-sex marriages. It is the latest in a rapid-fire series of rulings on the issue, including one handed down here in Virginia. The latest...
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