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Russian lawmakers pass ban on adoption tied to gay foreign couples
MOSCOW -- The lower house of Russia's parliament gave initial approval Tuesday to ban the adoption of Russian orphans by foreign same-sex married couples or by single persons from countries where same-sex marriages are allowed. Some lawmakers said the...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Parliament, Justice System, Laws, Social Issues
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Review: 'revolver' nails bull's-eye at Celebration Theatre
A potent charge of relevant provocation propels “revolver” at the Celebration Theatre. In the final production at its longtime venue, L.A.’s flagship gay theater scores a profoundly affecting bull's-eye with Chris Phillips’...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Neil Patrick Harris, Substance Abuse, Cinderella (movie), Apple iPad
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Federal study finds gay couples face rental discrimination
Gay couples have a harder time finding a place to rent together than straight couples, according to the first national housing study on the issue. Released Tuesday, the report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development found that same-sex...
Tags: Discrimination, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Minority Groups, Medical Research, Social Issues
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Irwin Held dies at 87; longtime owner of Barney's Beanery
Irwin Held, whose license-plate-festooned West Hollywood beer-and-burger spot drew praise from rock stars but protests from gay rights activists, has died. He was 87. Held died Monday in his Los Angeles home, family members said. He had a kidney...
Tags: The Doors (music group), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure, World War I (1914-1918), Religion and Belief
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Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Marriage, University of California, Irvine, Justice System, Laws
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On the Supreme Court's docket
Here are the top cases that the Supreme Court is expected to decide in the next two weeks: California's Proposition 8: Does the California ballot measure limiting marriage to a man and a woman deny same-sex couples their right to the equal protection of...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Anti Trust Crime, Federal Trade Commission, Politics, Minority Groups
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'Call Me Kuchu,' 'God Loves Uganda' shed light on gay-rights fight
As the same-sex marriage debate continues throughout the U.S., another front in the battle over gay rights has emerged thousands of miles away in the East African nation of Uganda, where in 2009 a bill was drafted that would impose the death penalty for...
Tags: Eastern Africa, Los Angeles Film Festival, Africa, Parliament, Minority Groups
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L.A. Film Festival: 'The New Black' evaluates politics from pews
With same-sex marriage being evaluated at the state level across the country and the Supreme Court near its decision on the subject, the documentary "The New Black" could hardly be more timely. The film premiered Friday to a theater of enthusiastic...
Tags: Marriage, Los Angeles Film Festival, Social Issues, Family, Proposition 8 (California, 2010)
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Letters: Children and same-sex marriage
Re "Why marriage matters," Opinion, June 9 Nathaniel Frank's piece revealed a compressed view of same-sex marriage. Nowhere did it mention children — conveniently dismissed, it seems, as if marriage is simply a celebration of individual rights and...Tags: Discrimination, Marriage, Social Issues, National Security Agency, Family
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'The Daily Show' mocks gay marriage opponents around the globe
Given the rapidly evolving status of gay rights here in the U.S, where the Boy Scouts of America recently lifted a ban on gay youths and the Supreme Court prepares to rule on two same-sex marriage cases, John Oliver decided it was time to check up on the...
Tags: Paris (France), Sarah Palin, Marriage, France, Benedict XVI
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Pope reportedly laments 'gay lobby' at Vatican
VATICAN CITY — In private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis lamented that a “gay lobby” was at work at the Vatican. It was an apparent reference to allegations in the Italian media that...
Tags: Homophobia, Benedict XVI, Minority Groups, Religion and Belief, Gay Rights
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Republican donors, RNC push in different directions
PARK CITY, Utah — After women, young voters and Latinos fled from the Republican Party in droves in 2012, some GOP leaders thought they had a chance to turn things around. They embarked on a "listening tour" and put out a report acknowledging that...
Tags: Barack Obama, Tea Party Movement, Marriage, Rand Paul, Migration
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