Data Center: Gay marriages boost number of California weddings to near-record high

Data Center: Gay marriages boost number of California weddings to near-record high
It was looking like another tough year for the California wedding industry. Through June of 2013, the number of new marriages statewide had fallen by almost 4,000, or 3 percent, from 2012. Then the Supreme Court overturned Proposition 8 and allowed gay …

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From 'Star Trek' To LGBT Spokesman, What It Takes 'To Be Takei' – NPR

From 'Star Trek' To LGBT Spokesman, What It Takes 'To Be Takei' – NPR


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From ‘Star Trek’ To LGBT Spokesman, What It Takes ‘To Be Takei’
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Many fans know George Takei from his role as Mr. Sulu on the 1960s show Star Trek. But in the past decade, he has drawn followers who admire him because of who he is — not just who he has played. Now, the new documentary To Be Takei may interest …

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Court Dumps Virginia's Gay Marriage Ban

Court Dumps Virginia's Gay Marriage Ban
(Newser) – A federal appeals court has struck down Virginia’s same-sex marriage ban. A three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled today that state constitutional and statutory provisions barring gay marriage and denying …

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Get Baked: The UK Farewell Tour

Get Baked: The UK Farewell Tour
Here’s a fun(?) fact about Queen Victoria, the great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth and the monarch after whom this dessert is named: she was the one who gave Royal Assent to Britain’s anti-gay law criminalising sex between men — but not women.

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Grandchildren in hand, trans activist Poppy Rose leads 5,000 marchers during Norwich Pride

Grandchildren in hand, trans activist Poppy Rose leads 5,000 marchers during Norwich Pride
Over 5,000 people celebrated Gay Pride in the English town of Norfolk over the weekend. Highlighting LGBTI diversity in schools and promoting acceptance in sport, particularly with regards to the current Commonwealth Games, Norwich Pride started by turning …

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