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Chick-fil-A Foundation's Anti-LGBT Giving Nearly Doubled
Think Progress
March 18, 2013

As Chick-fil-A’s corporate foundation came under heavy criticism last year for its long record of anti-LGBT behavior, the company attempted to distance itself from its political record, claiming it intedend “to leave the policy debate over same-sex marriage to the

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Documentary draws attention to Baton Rouge LGBT issues
The Advocate
March 18, 2013

Dozens of Baton Rouge’s elected officials and business and religious leaders will soon receive the same DVD in the mail: an 18-minute excerpt of a documentary titled “The Inclusion Illusion — One Baton Rouge.”

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LGBT Education Group Denied Spot In Cincinnati St. Patrick's Day Parade
buzz feed
March 18, 2013

Out gay councilman Chris Seelbach and others withdrew from the Cincinnati Parade when ...

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Kiwi mag celebrates 1st lesbian wedding cover
samesame.com.au
March 18, 2013

Lynda Topp, one half of the iconic Kiwi comedy country-singing duo the Topp Twins, married her partner of seven years, Donna Luxton, at their lodge in the small South Canterbury town of Staveley, on March 9.

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N.F.L. Is Pressured on Issues of Gay Rights
The New York Times
March 18, 2013

A series of controversial episodes have made one of the highest-profile leagues in professional sports a focus of a larger public debate about equal rights.

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Boehner unswayed by Portman's switch on gay marriage
Reuters
March 18, 2013

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Sunday he cannot imagine ever supporting gay marriage even though Senator Rob Portman, his friend and fellow Ohio Republican,

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Partisan split marks high court gay marriage cases
Daily Democrat Online
March 18, 2013

WASHINGTON -- No Democratic attorney general in a state that prohibits same-sex couples from marrying has signed onto a legal filing asking the Supreme Court to uphold California's constitutional ban on gay marriage.

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LGBT Issues a Civil Rights Matter, Marriage Equality 'Inevitable'
Advocate.com
March 14, 2013

LifeWay Christian Resources, a research, publishing, and church-supplies group affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, has a new survey out indicating widespread support for LGBT rights among the U.S. population

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LGBT Community Rallies at State Capitol
KUTV.com
March 14, 2013

(KUTV) Gays and lesbians along with civil rights groups and state lawmakers gathered on the front steps of the State Capitol Wednesday evening, raising awareness for a failed anti-discrimination bill. "I'm glad to be standing in the right place

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Microsoft Commercial Features Lesbian Wedding
Advocate.com
March 14, 2013

From opinion polls to popular votes, support for marriage equality has never been stronger, and the latest commercial for Microsoft Outlook, which features a lesbian couple on their wedding day, is a reflection of that cultural shift.

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