La. gay marriage ban upheld
A federal judge in New Orleans has upheld both Louisiana’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage as well as the state’s refusal to recognized such marriages performed in states where it is legal. According to the Associated Press, U.S. District Judge …

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Sam's 2nd chance comes on Cowboys' practice squad
Michael Sam’s second chance will be with the Dallas Cowboys.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade will include gay group marching under its own banner: report
A gay group will be allowed to march under its own banner for the first time ever in the famed St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 2015, organizers of the parade told The Associated Press on Wednesday. OUT@NBCUniversal, an LGBT support group at NBC Universal, will …

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The New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade ends its LGBT group ban – Washington Post (blog)

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The New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade ends its LGBT group ban Washington Post (blog) For the first time, an openly gay group will march in the 2015 New York City Saint Patrick’s Day parade under its own banner, months after Mayor Bill de Blasio (and Guinness) boycotted the 2014 event because of its exclusion of LGBT groups. In a … New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade To Allow LGBT Group For First Time EverThinkProgress LGBT Group To March In NYC St. Patrick’s Day ParadeHuffington Post NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade Organizers End Ban On LGBT GroupsBuzzFeed Latin Post –WSYR –IrishCentral all 120 news articles »

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Michael Sam signed to Dallas Cowboys practice squad
After being cut by the St. Louis Rams, the first openly gay player to seek a spot in the NFL is given another chance to compete

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Gay Inclusiveness Costs Church of Scotland Clergy
What do you call a church whose clerics leave because they can’t deal with the idea that gay men might wear the same sacred cloth? Some might say: Better off. But others might worry that a church hemorrhaging clerics the way the Church of Scotland has been …

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