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Spirit Day promotes LGBT equality and spreads anti-bullying message

Today marks the celebrated Spirit Day, where millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and allies come together in celebration of supporting LGBT youth and the stand against bullying. Those in participation of Spirit Day wear purple to symbolize the special day. “From Hollywood to corporate America to local grassroots advocates, Americans are taking…

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Gay Marine corporals admit to fraud in arranged marriage sham

Three Marine corporals have been dismissed on bad conduct charges after Marine Corps officials discovered they were each involved in fraudulent marriages. Corporal Ashley Vice, who is a lesbian, and her partner Jaime Murphy, a civilian, married Corporal Jeremiah Griffin and Corporal Joseph Garner in order to collect $1,200 in stipends. Vice, Griffin, and Garner…

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The White House’s Doug Wilson: ‘We are all in this together’

Doug Wilson, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs, wrote a prolific blog Monday to demonstrate support for the LGBT community in wake of the demise of the military’s discriminatory Don’t Ask, Don’t tell (DADT) policy. As Wilson explains, “it is vitally important that our entire military community come together to address the challenges faced…

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White House launches new LGBT email newsletter

In support of LGBT people nationwide, the White House has initiated a “White House LGBT Update” email newsletter under the management of Gautam Raghavan, Office of Public Engagement. The update comes in wake of “President Obama’s continued commitment to progress for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community,” as the email explains. The newsletter will…

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Senate to Hold Historic Markup of Bill to Repeal Discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act

WASHINGTON – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today praised Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy’s announcement that the panel would soon hold a markup on the bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.  DOMA bans the federal government from recognizing legally married same-sex…

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