In its first-ever survey of Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, the Pew Research Center found that while respondents to its online survey feel more accepted by society than they did a decade ago, much more progress is needed before they
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LGBT Americans Feel More Accepted, But Still Claim Discrimination
TIME.com
June 17, 2013
Olympic Committee Says Russia's Antigay Bill Won't Affect LGBT Olympians
Advocate.com
June 17, 2013
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has officially announced it will welcome open LGBT Olympians when they travel to Russia to compete at the winter games in 2014, reports Gay Star News.
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Survey: Gay and lesbian population has unique religious profile
Deseret News
June 17, 2013
When it comes to religion, the nation's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered adults have a unique profile that is less religious than the general population, and as a group, they feel religion is unfriendly toward them, a new survey found.
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University Kicks Woman Out for Being Gay, Still Charges Tuition
jezebel
June 17, 2013
Danielle Powell was one semester short of earning her bachelor's degree when she was kicked out of Nebraska's religious Grace University for being gay in the year two thousand and twelve.
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Boy Scout Leaders Could Be Kicked Out After Marching In Gay Pride Event
inquisitr
June 17, 2013
Two Boy Scouts leaders in Utah may be kicked out of the organization after marching with other Scouts in a gay pride parade. The two men
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Gay Advertising’s Long March Out of the Closet
Adweek
June 17, 2013
James Cash Penney, the son of a Baptist minister and founder of one of America’s enduring retail empires, probably rolled over in his grave.
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Supreme Court Rulings Loom On Affirmative Action, Gay Marriage, Voting Rights
Huffington Post
June 17, 2013
With approximately two weeks remaining in its current term, the Supreme Court is set to hand down several high-stakes rulings in coming days.
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Study Finds Supportive Tilt to Gay Marriage Coverage
The New York Times
June 17, 2013
The Pew Research Center assessment found a level of support in stories about same-sex marriage that went far beyond the level recorded in public opinion surveys.
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Gay marriage court victory on the way?
USA Today
June 17, 2013
By the end of June, we're expected to have a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on California's Proposition 8 case, which banned gay marriage, and on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.
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Rise of the ‘Daddies’: Writer Mike Albo Explains the Culture to Straight Readers
New York Mag
June 14, 2013
Mike Albo goes through the history and implications of the term "Daddy," for a straight audience I suppose...
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