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Gay Rights

"What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains." -Tennessee Williams

For much of history, homosexuality has been a taboo subject.  Often, it has been considered a crime in itself. Yet today, millions of gay and lesbians are not only open about their sexuality, they are campaigning for new laws that are changing the world's attitudes and political views on homosexuality. 
 

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  • September 2008

    • Obama May Get Out the Anti-Gay Marriage Vote

      New York Times  |  Sep 21, 08 4:04 PM CDT

      Obama May Get Out the Anti-Gay Marriage Vote

      (Newser) - Black voters energized by Barack Obama’s candidacy may also support a Californian ballot measure to ban same-sex marriage, the New York Times reports, though Obama himself opposes the ban. Opponents and supporters of Proposition 8 say African Americans will play a crucial role, and each side is trying to win over black voters. More »

    • Calif. Ban on Gay Marriage Losing Steam

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 18, 08 2:15 PM CDT

      Calif. Ban on Gay Marriage Losing Steam

      (Newser) - More Californians are opposing a gay-marriage ban there after language in the measure was made more explicit, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. A Field Poll showed a sharp increase in the majority who would vote no, from 51% in July to 55% today. A clause that would place a “limit on marriage” was changed to “eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry.” More »

    • Pitt Donates $100K to Fight for Gay Marriage

      E! Online  |  Sep 18, 08 7:39 AM CDT

      Pitt Donates $100K to Fight for Gay Marriage

      (Newser) - Brad Pitt has become the biggest celebrity ally in the fight to uphold California’s gay marriage law, with a $100,000 donation toward the cause. The law allowing gays to marry could be repealed in November, when Californians vote on the fiercely contested Proposition 8. Pitt and partner Angelina Jolie have vowed not to marry until all Americans have the right to do so, E! Online reports. More »

    • Firefighters Charge Sex Harassment in Gay Parade

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 15, 08 4:11 AM CDT

      Firefighters Charge Sex Harassment in Gay Parade

      (Newser) - Four San Diego firefighters ordered by officials to drive their truck in the city's gay pride parade last year are suing for $3 million in damages for sexual harassment, reports the Los Angeles Times . The four, who were given their orders by the city’s lesbian fire chief, say the suit is a protest against the lewd comments lobbed at them during the parade, and is “not an anti-gay thing.” The trial starts today. More »

  • August 2008

    • 54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

      Los Angeles Times  |  Aug 28, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      54% Against Calif. Gay-Marriage Ban

      (Newser) - Though California voters are evenly divided over whether gay couples should be allowed to wed, more than half believe it shouldn’t be barred by law, a Los Angeles Times poll finds. Some 54% of likely voters oppose a November ballot measure that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman; 40% support Proposition 8. More »