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    Caster Semenya Can Keep Gold Medal

    South African track star Caster Semenya will keep the gold medal she won at the world championship games this summer despite a flap over her true gender.

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    Principal, Bus Driver Ignore Antigay Beating

    A 16-year-old Houston student who was attacked late last week by fellow students because he’s gay says he was ignored by two school principals and a bus driver when he asked for help.

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    Hate Crimes Against Gays Up in L.A.

    While hate crimes dropped overall in Los Angeles county last year, bias crimes against LGBT residents has increased, according to a new report.

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    Brown & Whitman Even in 2010 Gov. Race


    State attorney general Jerry Brown and businesswoman Meg Whitman are neck-and-neck as the race for California governor heats up, according to a poll released Thursday.

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    N.Y. Court Upholds Marriage Recognition

    New York's state highest court Thursday upheld the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions in a narrow ruling that applies to specific cases.

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    Protesters Storm Ugandan Building

    About 40 people made an uproar at Uganda's United Nations mission in New York on Thursday to protest an antigay law being considered in the African nation.

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    Stanley Remains Neutral on DADT

    Clifford Stanley, the nominee for a key Pentagon post that will oversee "don't ask, don't tell," revealed little about his personal beliefs during a hearing as Sen. John McCain reiterated his support for the ban and several Democratic senators set the stage for repeal.

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News Features
  • New Breast Health Rules Leave Out Lesbians

    Now that new government guidelines are out on how to best care for your breasts, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender women are left with a lot of questions.

  • Where's Mitrice?

     

    Mitrice Richardson is a 4.0 student, a former beauty pageant contestant, and a lesbian. She’s also been missing since September, and her family and girlfriend want answers. 


     

  • Marriage Foe Tied to Pro-Gay Companies

    Ford Motor Co. and Reynolds American, two companies that receive consistently high marks from the HRC, have ties with Schubert Flint Public Affairs, the firm that was instrumental in defeating marriage equality in California and Maine.

     

  • A Few Good Men

    In honor of Veteran's Day, two of the most famous gay vets -- Frank Kameny and Dan Choi -- share their letters from Uncle Sam.

  • Live from New York: Marriage Equality Vote

    Senate Democratic leaders agreed, for the first time, to hold a vote on the marriage equality bill that Governor Paterson said would take place before the end of the year.

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  • Can Semenya Still Compete As a Woman?

    Though South African track star Caster Semenya will keep her world championship games gold medal, many questions about gender testing still remain.

  • Hate-Crimes Signing, Reception Wednesday

    President Barack Obama will sign the hate-crimes measure into law Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. and will  host a White House reception to commemorate the law's enactment at 5 p.m.

  • Nine: Best Film?

    “It's the best movie I've ever done,” says Sophia Loren of the upcoming film musical Nine, according to Vogue magazine.


  • Adam Shankman Gets the Oscars

    Hairspray director Adam Shankman has been announced as a coproducer of the 82nd Academy Awards telecast.

  • P.E. Teacher Booted for Doing Gay Porn

    Twenty-five-year-old Sam Handley teaches physical education at the Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone, England. He also, according to photos obtained by school administrators, appears in gay porn.

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  • Covering the March’s Coverage

    While thousands marched in Washington, D.C., one Advocate contributor took a step back and watched from afar to get a sense of how the media covered the historic event.

  • King's Accused Killer to Be Tried

    A California judge ruled Wednesday that probable cause exists to try 15-year-old Brandon McInerney, accused slayer of gay classmate Larry King, for premeditated murder.

  • Uganda's Most Wanted

    Victor Mukasa crossed a line in his home country. He came out -- once as a lesbian, once as trans -- and decided not to stay silent about it. Now he fears the worst.

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