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Lesbian Janet Jenkins Begins Media Campaign to Gain Custody of Ex-Partner’s Child

February 4th, 2010

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NEW YORK, February 2, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Janet Jenkins, a practicing lesbian who was once in a "civil union" with ex-lesbian Lisa Miller, is conducting a media campaign to locate Miller's seven-year-old daughter in an attempt to gain custody of…

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Gay orthodox rabbi nudging Judaism

February 3rd, 2010

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SEATTLE — Rabbi Steven Greenberg is not shy about proclaiming who he is, though it raises eyebrows. He is, he says, the world’s first openly gay Orthodox rabbi. And since he came out in 1999, Greenberg has traveled the world, speaking at Jewish organizations, community groups, forums.. His aim: To get congregations to be more welcoming and understanding of gays and lesbians – which sometimes means just helping them learn how to even bring the topic up. Ultimately, he hopes the work he’s doing can, over time, lead to changes in people’s hearts, and to corresponding changes in Jewish theology and law. “By addressing the realities of human life, Jewish law does move,” Greenberg said. “It just…

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D.C.’s Episcopal bishop, known for liberal causes, to retire

January 30th, 2010

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John Bryson Chane, the Episcopal bishop of Washington and one of the mainline denomination’s most prominent advocates of marriage equality for gay men and lesbians, announced Saturday that he will retire next year after leading the 42,000-person diocese since 2002.

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eHarmony Ordered to Merge Gay and Straight Dating Sites

January 28th, 2010

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Dating site eHarmony has settled a lawsuit in California by agreeing to end the separation of its homosexual and heterosexual matchmaking services.

eHarmony agreed to open a site for gay and lesbian customers after another lawsuit in 2008, but it did not cross-promote or even link between the two sites, and it kept subscriptions separate.

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eHarmony agrees to make site “welcoming” to gays and lesbians, ending LA lawsuit – Los Angeles Times

January 26th, 2010

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Homosexualist Ontario Education Minister Moved to Transportation Ministry

January 25th, 2010

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By Patrick B. CraineTORONTO, Ontario, January 25, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty did a major overhaul of his cabinet last week. From the viewpoint of pro-family advocates, however, McGuinty’s most significant move was to transfer lesbian and gay activist Kathleen Wynne…

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'Gays' seek $1M to recruit private-school teachers

January 23rd, 2010

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Homosexual advocacy groups have pooled resources and are vying for a $1 million prize to promote homosexuality to American children online and in public and private schools across the nation.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, or GLSEN, the Matthew Shepard Foundation and the Trevor Project – three homosexual advocacy organizations geared toward youth – are competing in a contest hosted by Chase Community Giving on Facebook.

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Professor says gays are politically unpopular

January 20th, 2010

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(AP) – SAN FRANCISCO – Gay men and lesbians are a politically unpopular and relatively powerless force in the United States, even though the public tends to think otherwise, a political scientist testified Wednesday during a historic trial on the constitutionality of California’s same-sex marriage ban. Stanford University professor Gary M. Segura cited hate crime statistics, anti-gay remarks by elected officials, the relatively low number of gay office holders nationwide, and the success rate of ballot initiatives such as California’s Proposition 8 to argue…

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Catholic Church criticises acceptance of gay party in May 2010 elections

January 20th, 2010

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Manila, Philippines – The Filipino Church has criticised the Supreme Court’s decision to readmit Ang Ladlad, a gay and lesbian party, from running in the next election after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) banned it.

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Disney to hear plans to protect ex-'gays'

January 14th, 2010

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The plan came about after the Securities and Exchange Commission said it would not agree with company arguments that officials arbitrarily should veto a shareholder’s proposal and prevent the issue from being discussed.

“Like many corporations, Disney implements mandatory diversity training for employees that emphasizes gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders, but fails to include ex-gays,” said Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gay. “It is a serious omission both for the ex-gay community and their supporters.”

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Swedish church losing 1 million members by 2020

January 10th, 2010

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The Church of Sweden says it will lose 1 million members within 10 years. Members flee Church of Sweden in droves (1 Dec 09) Sweden’s first lesbian bishop consecrated in Uppsala (9 Nov 09) A prognosis cited by the official church magazine Kyrkans Tidning

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Lesbian lawmaker gets pregnant for gay men

January 9th, 2010

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Rep. Christine Johnson will serve an additional role when the Utah Legislature convenes this month.

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Gay Christians speak out in east Africa

January 8th, 2010

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Large numbers of gay, lesbian and bisexual Christians in east Africa are accepting their sexuality while continuing to live out their faith, according to the Other Sheep network, which supports gay Christians around the world.

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Gay Christians speak out in east Africa

January 8th, 2010

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Large numbers of gay, lesbian and bisexual Christians in east Africa are accepting their sexuality while continuing to live out their faith, according to the Other Sheep network, which supports gay Christians around the world.

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Uganda lawmaker refuses to withdraw anti-gay bill

January 7th, 2010

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A Ugandan lawmaker on Friday refused to withdraw proposed legislation that would impose the death penalty for some gays and lesbians despite international condemnation and presidential opposition to a measure that could scare off foreign investors.

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Children best served by mom's lesbian relationship?

January 6th, 2010

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An official with the Illinois Family Institute says it’s outrageous that a judge has permitted a mother to take her children from their dad in order to move in with her lesbian partner.

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Joel Osteen blesses Houston’s new (gay) mayor Annise Parker

January 5th, 2010

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Annise Parker, the newly-elected happens-to-be-lesbian mayor of Houston was sworn in Monday and the opening prayer was given by… Rev. Joel Osteen. Osteen heads the nation’s largest church, Lakewood Church in Houston. Osteen takes heat from other evangelicals who condemn him for not laying down a line of fire about sin of any kind. That’s not his style, says the preacher known for his broad smile and sermons that God wants you to be happy. Does this change your view of him?

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Vermont custody disputes highlights legal consequences of same-sex unions

January 5th, 2010

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Alexandria, Va., Jan 5, 2010 / 06:13 am (CNA).- In a case showing some ramifications of the legal recognition of same-sex unions, a Virginia woman has disobeyed a Vermont court order to turn over sole custody of her biological daughter to her former lesbian partner.

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Ex-lesbian “disappears” refusing to transfer daughter to former lover

January 4th, 2010

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Ex-homosexual Lisa Miller has apparently disappeared following a court order to transfer custody of her daughter to lesbian Janet Jenkins, her former partner, on January 1st, reports Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, LifeSiteNews.com.

Miller failed to comply with the order yesterday, and her whereabouts have been unknown for over a month, according to the Vermont judge overseeing the case.

According to ABC News, Jenkins has filed a police report. However, no arrest warrant has yet been issued…. >>

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Woman fails to give up child to ex-partner – Washington Post

January 1st, 2010

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