Openly gay Fort Worth officer hopes to attract diverse recruits
FORT WORTH, Texas Chris Gorrie is what you would want in a police officer: Plainspoken and honest, with a good sense of humor. You may be asking yourself, ‘What does this 30-year-old white guy have to do with diversity?’ he says on-camera. Well, the short …

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Top Colorado court halts gay marriages in Boulder
DENVER (AP) — Boulder County must stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples while the Colorado Supreme Court considers an appeal from the state’s attorney general, justices said in a ruling Tuesday. The court ruling was in response to an appeal from …

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Clowns, spiders…
Former Gov. Charlie Crist vowed Tuesday that if he is elected, he will use his executive powers to target discrimination against gay and transgender employees and force state-hired contractors to pay employees at least $10.10 an hour.

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Ex-Gay Activist Now in Support of Gay Rights
Yvette Cantu Schneider, one of the most vocal and best known representatives of the ex-gay movement, has announced that no longer wishes to identify with anti-gay groups, reports GLAAD. Schneider is known for her high-profile start at hate group the Family …

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Wyoming judge lets gay-marriage lawsuit continue
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – A state judge declined Tuesday to suspend a lawsuit contesting a Wyoming law that specifies marriage is limited to one man and one woman. Instead, Laramie County District Court Judge Thomas Campbell said at a hearing he will consider any additional facts in the …

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Activists want gay rights on Africa summit agenda
Human rights and gay rights activists on Tuesday urged President Barack Obama to ensure that the issue of anti-gay discrimination in Africa is on the agenda at next week’s summit in Washington with more than 40 African leaders. The Human Rights Campaign, a …

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