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Gay activist Dan Choi was ”treated differently,” says lawyer in protest trial

A former army lieutenant and West Point graduate was arrested November 2010 for handcuffing himself to a White House fence in protest of the ‘Don’t ask, Don’t Tell’ (DADT) policy. Now facing trial, his lawyer said Monday his arrest “is being treated differently because he is a prominent voice for gay rights,” the AP reports….

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Chaz-Bono LGBT weekly

Dancing with the Stars warmly welcomes transgender, gay contestants

After last night’s announcement of this year’s Dancing with the Stars lineup, GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, issued praise to ABC for including transgender and gay contestants Chaz Bono and Carson Kressley in season 13. “With both gay and transgender contestants represented on this upcoming season, ABC will send viewers a strong…

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Naughty pics prompt resignation of Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango

Just as waves subsided for fallen U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner, more splashes in the political sex arena take center stage this week as Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango is revealed to have taken naughty naked pictures of himself and posting them online, according to reports at Primera Hora, a Spanish-speaking news affiliate. The Senator was…

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San Diego LGBT Weekly

‘Grand old party’ at the JW Marriott: Republican Phil Hinkle caught up in gay sex rendezvous

The Indianapolis Star has reported that state Rep. Phillip Hinkle, who has been an opponent of same-sex marriage, responded to a local posting on Craigslist, offering a young man $80 plus tip to spend time with him on a Saturday night at a hotel. The Craigslist ad stating “I need a sugga daddy” was posted…

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This just in: D.A. says murdered gay student “was executed for who he was”

Nothing but tragedy plumes from details in the murder trial surrounding gay student Larry King and classmate Brandon McInerney.  As the murder plot unfolds, the prosecution hones in on McInerney, the teen killer currently facing a sentence of first-degree murder for the execution of his  classmate, King. The case began in 2008, when McInerney shot…

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