Antigay Bakery Happy to Provide Ex-Gay Cakes to Ministry
An Oregon bakery that refuses to bake wedding cakes for same-sex couples is now proudly touting cakes made for an ex-gay organization. Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which rose to national attention and drew the ire of civil rights organizations in 2013 for …

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Former LGBT liaison officer sues Atlanta police for discrimination
Atlanta Police Department’s former LGBT community liaison has filed a federal lawsuit claiming APD used her grand mal seizures as a pretext for offering to demote or fire her after her formal complaint against a co-worker who made derogatory comments about her sexual orientation.

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Eric Stonestreet: Gay Athletes Are 'Going To Be Considered Common' In The Future
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Eric Stonestreet predicts that one day, it’s not going to take an act of courage for an openly gay person to play in the NFL. “It’s going to be considered common. It’s not going to feel taboo, and people are not going to feel they …

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State agencies launch LGBT data-collection effort – Capital New York

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State agencies launch LGBT data-collection effort Capital New York Eight state agencies will soon begin collecting the self-reported, voluntary data on LGBT people who use their services. The agencies are: the Department of Health, Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Office for the Aging, Office of … NY Gov. Cuomo launches statewide task force to collect LGBT dataWashington Times Michigan Healthcare Providers Discuss LGBT Focus Initiativespride source.com Cuomo announces statewide LGBT data collection initiativeamNY Human Rights Campaign (blog) –Insurance News Net all 303 news articles »

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Study: Gay marriage would boost the Texas economy
Texas could add $180 million to its economy over three years if it allowed same-sex couples to marry, according to a study from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law released Wednesday. The study predicts that more than 23,000 same-sex couples …

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Cynthia Nixon Shocked to Learn Ancestor Was Axe Murderer
Ancestry.com research manager uncovered a newspaper article from 1843.

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