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A challenge to New York's recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has failed in a 4-3 ruling by the state's highest court, the Ithaca Journal reports:
"The state Court of Appeals rejected a Christian legal group’s claim that the...
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Congratulations to political strategist, civil rights activist, author, and fellow blogger David Mixner. I'm happy to announce he'll be receiving the Point Foundation's Point Legend Award at this year's NY Point Honors Gala.
The Point Foundation is...
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Once upon a time, there was an entity called community. It evolved out of the retro notion that people needed one another both to survive and thrive. It began with blood ties, since in the old days most of the support network around an individual...
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Paper: Two same-sex marriages have been conducted in Kuwait, under strict security.
OUT100 announced.
Goth strippers: Cast for Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" video revealed.
Wingnut rally today over hate crimes: "The Rally for...
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NY Senator Savino on marriage equality vote: "I'm hopeful it's Tuesday."
Alex Pettyfer strikes a profile in Vman.
Beaver watersports on The Early Show.
Anti-gay Liverpool attack inspires fast-tracking of hate crimes laws in UK: "A new law...
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So the first half of Levi Johnston's Playgirl photo shoot took place yesterday, US magazine reports:
"'The shoot was fantastic!' Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, tells Us of Johnston's New York session, adding that the nude model wasn't nervous in...
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New York local station NY1 has posted a new tally of senators with regard to the marriage equality bill.
"Of 62 senators, 21 are supportive. The remaining 41 are opposed, wouldn't say, or couldn't be reached Wednesday, a state holiday....
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Last Friday night, a live erotic massage window display at the Blue Store on Eighth Avenue in Chelsea was shut down by the NYPD:
"According to Daniel Lee, director of manworks.com, the massages, which
took place in the...
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Gatecrasher reports on the statement, which reportedly didn't fly:
"It turns out that some New Yorkers really can’t take a joke — especially when it’s unspeakably filthy. 'People seemed to not be laughing at his jokes, but more because
they were...
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Some good news did come out of Albany yesterday:
"An agreement was reached to bring the marriage equality legislation for a vote before the end of the year and we will commit the full spectrum of our energies to making marriage equality a reality...
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Marriage equality didn't get a vote today, but it wasn't because supporters at the state house in Albany were quiet. As senators made their way to the chamber, they were confronted with advocates shouting "We deserve a vote."
Watch the chaotic...
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This is how an American soldier is made.
Brooklyn's oldest gay bar, The Starlite Lounge, in danger of closing: "The Starlite Lounge has been a Crown Heights fixture since the 1960s,
serving gays and non-gays. In recent years, the venue has become a...
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Watch the New York Senate livestream here, AFTER THE JUMP - click button in lower left to turn on and off. Extraordinary session begins at noon.
Updates from Albany HERE.
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Openly gay NYC City Council speaker Christine Quinn was asked at a press conference this morning about the potential for a vote on marriage equality by the State Senate tomorrow.
"It's an incredibly important piece of legislation...If the bill is...
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The Empire State Pride Agenda today released a list of 700 clergy and lay leaders from across New York state who are in support of the legislature passing a marriage equality bill.
Read the full list, AFTER THE JUMP...
ESPA writes: "The geographic...