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Media Roundup: Prop 8 Stay Could Be Lifted Next Week

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Published Aug. 13, 2010 at 9:28 a.m.

Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to lift the stay on marriage for gay and lesbian couples, but not until next week, has brought with it an abundance of media editorials, firsthand reports, and legal analyses.The New York Times explains the decision, and has a collection of statements from some key players.The Los Angeles Times ran a series [ ... ] ...

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Marriages Could Resume in California Next Week; GLAAD Helps Couples Tell Their Stories

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 3:21 p.m.

The federal judge in the case over California’s Proposition 8 decided to lift the stay on his ruling, effective August 18th. That doesn’t necessarily mean gay and lesbian couples can start lining up though. Judge Vaughn Walker’s decision to keep the stay in place for another week gives opponents of marriage equality time to appeal his ruling to the [ ... ] ...

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Lesbian Cadet Leaves West Point Over DADT

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 11:30 a.m.

Katherine Miller, a sociology student at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, filed for resignation Monday, citing the antigay attitudes of some classmates and her refusal to hide her sexual orientation ...

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Polls Show Increasing Support for Marriage

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 10:15 a.m.

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National support for gay rights has risen to a record high, with more than 52% of Americans agreeing that gays and lesbians should have the constitutional right to marry ...

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CNN Poll Finds Majority Support for Marriage

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 9:25 a.m.

On August 4th, Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that California’s ban on marriage between gay and lesbian couples violates the US Constitution. According to CNN pollsters, nearly half of America agrees – and more than half feel that gay and lesbian couples should have the right to get married.The full results of the poll can [ ... ] ...

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Wash. Teen Found Not Guilty

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 9:25 a.m.

A junior at Mount Si High School was found not guilty of an assault charge stemming from a locker-room fight in November 2009. The incident, which involved antigay slurs, raised issues about bullying and gay students ...

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11-Year Minimum for Australian Gay Basher

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 8:40 a.m.

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Almost 20 years ago Paul Darcy Armstrong picked up Felipe Floresin a gay bar and beat him to death. Now he has been convicted ofmurder and faces over a decade in prison ...

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Gay Rugby with Chicago Dragons Saturday Afternoon August 14th

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 8:28 a.m.

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sport all the gay men ... are taling about! ... R U G B Y ! ... Did you know? ... The Chicago Dragons Rugby Football Club is the first rugby club in the Midwest established to invite members from traditionally under-represented groups, particularly gay men, to engage in the world's third most popular team sport ... Do you like lockerrooms and sweaty jocks? Learn how to chase men around (on a field) this Saturday afternoon with the Chicago Dragons, as they host Rugby 101 ... They'll be

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"Porn" Cop Keeps Police Certification

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 8:00 a.m.

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The Florida cop who was fired for not disclosing his background in gay porn can keep his police certification, a 19-member state panel ruled Thursday morning ...

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Mitrice Richardson's Body Identified

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Published Aug. 12, 2010 at 6:55 a.m.

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The skeletal remains found Monday in Malibu Canyon in Los Angeles were identified as those of Mitrice Richardson, a 24-year-old lesbian who has been missing for nearly a year ...

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