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• Would partners of gay troops get benefits, too?

  By KIMBERLY HEFLING, Associated Press

  WASHINGTON -- If gay service members are allowed to serve openly, the military will face another tough question: Should gay partners be entitled to military benefits?

  Momentum appears to be building for ending the ban on gays in the military. New rules ordered Thursday by [...]

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• GLAAD: Demand that 'Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives' be pulled from Tribeca Film Festival line-up

  

  GLAAD ‘Call to Action’:

  Targeting: Kimberly Kress (Senior VP, Rubenstein Communications), David Kwok (Director of Programming – Tribeca Film Festival) and Tammie Rosen (Vice-President of Communications - Tribeca Film Festival)

  Started by: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation

  GLAAD was recently alerted by community members [...]

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• Grindr begins beta test on new BlackBerry app

  

  News release from Grindr:

  (Los Angeles, CA, March 25, 2010) On the occasion of its one-year anniversary, Grindr, the largest all-male mobile location-based networking service, is sharing a very special gift with the mobile community.   Today, the groundbreaking service proudly announces the new Grindr [...]

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• U.S. military makes it tougher to expel gays, lesbians

  By NANCY A. YOUSSEF, McClatchy Newspapers

  WASHINGTON -- The Department of Defense on Thursday announced stricter guidelines for discharging gay and lesbian service members under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, raising the standards for charging that someone is gay and allowing only generals to approve discharges.

  It's the biggest [...]

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• Army general admonished for advocating for gay ban

  By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press

  WASHINGTON -- The military's top uniformed officer has publicly admonished a three-star Army general for urging troops to speak out against allowing gays to serve openly.

  Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Thursday that Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, who heads [...]

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• Gates to begin dismantling ban on gays in military

  By NANCY A. YOUSSEF AND MARGARET TALEV, McClatchy Newspapers

  WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is expected to take the first concrete steps toward dismantling the ban on gays in the military service on Thursday, when Defense Secretary Robert Gates announces rules that will make it harder for other service members [...]

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• National Gay & Lesbian Task Force mourns loss of Carter advisor Midge Costanza

  

  News release from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force:

  WASHINGTON, March 24 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force mourns the loss of Margaret “Midge” Costanza, 77, who died yesterday in California after a battle with cancer. Costanza was a part of [...]

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• Upcoming events at miniBAR in Miami's Design District

  

  From Chef Randy Brown:

  here's a list of some events coming up at miniBAR, for your personal perusal and if you opt, for your blog :) thank you

  men's night this saturday, 9p-11p (above)

  wednesday the 31st is a wine tasting and buffet for $20

  april 1st, spoken word/open/mic

  friday april [...]

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• Liza Minnelli to receive Straight for Equality in Entertainment award from PFLAG National

  

  News release from PFLAG:

  Washington, D.C. – Citing her outstanding contributions as an artist to advancing equality for all, PFLAG National announced that Academy Award®-winning actress and iconic straight ally Liza Minnelli will be honored with the 2010 Straight for Equality in [...]

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• Sunshine Republicans congratulate U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

  News release from Sunshine Republicans:

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Sunshine Republicans congratulate and applaud Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen for her acceptance of the “Voices for Equality” Award by Equality Florida last weekend in Miami.

  Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen has been an unwavering champion of equality under law.  She continues to [...]

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