Month: January 2011
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Obama makes gay, lesbian appointments and a nomination
President Barack Obama made two gay/lesbian appointments and one nomination Jan. 26. He nominated openly gay J. Paul Oetken, a lawyer…
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Iowa considers rebanning same-sex marriage
A bill is moving through the Iowa Legislature to authorize a public vote on amending the state constitution to ban same-sex…
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Wyoming politicians hope to unmarry gays
Wyoming’s House of Representatives passed a bill Jan. 24 to prohibit recognition of other states’ same-sex marriages and civil unions. The…
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Appeals Court refuses to delay DADT case
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Jan. 28 denied the federal government’s request to suspend the Log Cabin…
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UN secretary-general speaks up for gays
At a special session of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council on Jan. 25 in Geneva, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called…
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Philippines activists request international lobbying
Activists in the Philippines are seeking international pressure to encourage a committee vote in the House of Representatives on a…
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Russia appeals Euro Court’s Pride ban ruling
On the last possible day, the Russian government on Jan. 22 appealed a European Court of Human Rights ruling from…
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Prominent Ugandan activist killed
Newspaper and U.S. evangelicals blamed Prominent Ugandan gay activist David Kato was killed in his home Jan. 26, just 23…
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Local
Dozens attend ‘This is our Voice’ rally at 2011 General Session opening
The 2011 General Session of the 59th Utah State Legislature began on Monday, Jan. 24. As one would expect, the…
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Gay groups respond to State of the Union address
President Barack Obama made one reference to gay people during his Jan. 25 State of the Union address. “Our troops…
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