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From a Columbia Law School press release: (New York) Columbia Law School’s Sexuality and Gender Law Clinic has won asylum for a gay man who feared persecution because of his sexual orientation if forced to return to his native Brazil. The grant, issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, comes at ...

John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat and generally a social conservative, nonetheless voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and for the hate crimes bill. He voted against banning gay adoption in Washington DC and against a proposal to add a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to a man and a woman. He didn't ...

(Toronto) A moment of silence was held for Brendan Burke, the son of Toronto general manager Brian Burke who died in a car accident, before the Maple Leafs played Ottawa on Saturday night. The 21-year-old Burke died after his car slid sideways into the path of another car on a snowy ...

I didn't see this coming. Turns out that it's an open secret in San Francisco that Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker - the guy deciding the Prop 8 trial - is gay. This is a non-issue, or it should be. After all, hundreds of cases about heterosexual relationships and rights ...

(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) The sodomy trial of a Malaysian opposition leader who claims he is a victim of political persecution was temporarily halted Monday after he called for the removal of the presiding judge. Anwar Ibrahim is accused of sodomizing a former male aide and could be barred from politics for ...

A bill is before Uganda lawmakers that would further criminalize same-sex sex and gay rights activity in the African nation. Last week, during the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., President Barack Obama called the legislation, the Anti-Homosexuality Bill of 2009, extreme and odious. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the keynote speaker ...

Here We Geaux! Friday night brought the week’s high spirits to a head as Rachel did the show from The Big Easy. Rachel took a look at how long the Saints have been waiting to get to the Super Bowl, a heartwarming segment for everyone but Cubs fans, who laughed bitterly and ...

There is this invention called paper: Rocket science is not my field, but if you are Sarah Palin, and a talking point is that President Obama can't speak minus a teleprompter,  you should not be caught with middle school notes scribbled on your hand. Especially at an event where you ...

Oliver North, the retired colonel turned Fox News contributor, told the Hannity’s America audience last night that if gays are allowed to serve openly in the military, it opens the door for allowing pedophiles to serve openly. Host Sean Hannity questioned North on his feelings about the potential repeal of Don’t ...