Less than a week on the heels of his appearance at the Unite+Fight Midwest Equality Across America conference, "Don't Ask Don't Tell" activist Lt. Dan Choi made national headlines by handcuffing himself to the White House fence in an act of civil disobedience. The action, in addition to two
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LGBT Activists' Arrest Reintroduces Civil Disobedience to the Movement
Chicagoist
March 26, 2010
Committee Approves S.F. LGBT Center Loan
Advocate.com
March 26, 2010
A key committee of the San Francisco board of supervisors voted Wednesday to recommend approval of a $157,000 loan to the city's LGBT Community Center, radio station KCBS reported
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Lesbian Kiss to be Displayed in Holocaust Memorial Upsets Scholars
Lez Get Real
March 26, 2010
Controversy is building as a monument in the form of a changeable video presentation is planned to include lesbians kissing. The monument, erected in 2008, opposite Berlin’s memorial to the Six Million Jews, is dedicated to the thousands of homosexuals persecuted by the Nazis.
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Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too?
The Associated Press
March 26, 2010
If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?
Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military.
Pentagon Brass Rebuke Army General's Support For Gay Ban
On Top Magazine
March 26, 2010
The Pentagon's top brass admonished an Army general Thursday for publicly advocating in favor of 'don't ask, don't tell'
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Study assesses gay, lesbian isolation among Boomers
Examiner.com
March 25, 2010
Baby Boomers will approach their retirement according to their needs. For Boomers who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, the approach will be a special challenge, according to a new study.
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National Gay & Lesbian Task Force mourns loss of Carter advisor Midge Costanza
tips-q.com
March 25, 2010
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force mourns the loss of Margaret “Midge” Costanza, 77, who died yesterday in California after a battle with cancer. Costanza was a part of the historic first meeting between a presidential administration and gay and lesbian rights
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Poll finds Calif support growing for gay marriage
San Jose Mercury News
March 25, 2010
A new poll finds that for the first time, more Californians support gay marriage than oppose it. Three-in-four would allow gays to serve openly in the military.
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Gates to Make Military Discharge for Being Gay More Difficult
Foxnews.com
March 25, 2010
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is going to make it tougher for U.S. military personnel to get kicked out of the military for being gay by having each case reviewed by more senior-ranking officers, a senior defense official tells Fox News.
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Tarleton State changes time of gay Jesus play, will limit audience
Fort Wor...
March 25, 2010
]The staging of a portion of Terrence McNally's gay Jesus play Corpus Christi will be at 8 a.m. Saturday to a private audience of invited guests and relatives of the cast, Tarleton State University officials said Wednesday. Changing the time -- it was originally set for 4 p.m. Saturday
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