Violet Palmer, NBA's first female referee, is gay, will marry partner Friday

Violet Palmer, NBA's first female referee, is gay, will marry partner Friday
Billy Van Raaphorst has been openly gay in collegiate baseball umpiring for years. Violet Palmer, who became the NBA’s first female official in 1997, has announced she is gay and will marry her partner of 20 years this Friday. From Dan Gelston of the …

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Letter from Stockholm: Inside Europe’s first gay old-age home

Letter from Stockholm: Inside Europe’s first gay old-age home
In November last year, Europe’s first retirement project exclusively for elderly members of the gay and lesbian community was launched. Called Regnbågen –“Rainbow” – it’s based in Sweden’s capital, Stockholm. There’s already a long waiting …

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Federal judge in New Jersey dismisses 2nd challenge to state's ban on gay conversion therapy

Federal judge in New Jersey dismisses 2nd challenge to state's ban on gay conversion therapy
TRENTON, N.J. – For the second time in nine months, a federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on gay conversion therapy. The ruling filed Thursday by U.S. District Judge Freda Wolfson rejected the claims of a New …

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Gay Marriage Laws: Wisconsin Supreme Court Thursday Upholds Same-sex Couples’ Benefits

Gay Marriage Laws: Wisconsin Supreme Court Thursday Upholds Same-sex Couples’ Benefits
In Wisconsin Supreme Court Thursday, judges upheld a law providing several benefits to gay and lesbian couples, unanimously agreeing it did not violate the state’s ban on gay marriage. The 2009 law was created to establish a registry system with county …

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