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Study finds gaydar exists, is effective

May 16, 12 Study finds gaydar exists, is effective

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Most people can recognize the sexual orientation of someone just by looking at his or her face, according to a ground-breaking study. The survey released  by the University of Washington found that college students could detect sexual orientation at a better rate than chance just by looking at a photo of a face. The gaydar of the...

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Bomb threat leads to evacuation of queer advocacy offices

May 15, 12 Bomb threat leads to evacuation of queer advocacy offices

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An anonymous bomb threat led to the evacuation of two queer rights advocacy groups in Washington, D.C. The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Watch building were both evacuated after a call was made to a California police department claiming an imminent threat to national gay rights groups. The buildings were searched by...

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Romney reiterates anti-gay marriage stance

May 12, 12 Romney reiterates anti-gay marriage stance

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to marriage equality for same-sex couples this morning while delivering commencement remarks at Liberty University, an anti-gay school that bans attendance by openly LGBT students. Romney made his remarks just days after President Obama announced his historic...

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Romney denies bullying gay students in high school

May 10, 12 Romney denies bullying gay students in high school

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Mitt Romney countered the notion that he was a bully in high school and insisted he did not know some of his classmates were gay. The presumed Republican presidential candidate said he was sorry if his “hijinks and pranks during high school” offended other students. His response and apology came during a quickly arranged radio...

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San Diego to vote on America’s first Harvey Milk Street

May 07, 12 San Diego to vote on America’s first Harvey Milk Street

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The San Diego City Council will vote Tuesday, May 8, on whether to become the first city in the country to have a street named for slain gay civil-rights hero Harvey Milk. Milk was elected as San Francisco city supervisor in 1978 and was touted as the world’s first openly gay elected official. He was in office for less than a...

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Biden voices comfortableness with gay marriage

May 07, 12 Biden voices comfortableness with gay marriage

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Vice President Joe Biden touted, on Meet the Press, the Obama administration’s support of queer rights and voiced his own support and comfort with gay couples marrying. However, he fell short of saying that if elected to a second term President Barack Obama would endorse a marriage-equality platform. “The good news is that as...

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