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• LGBT groups to push marriage equality during Democratic National Committee

  BY MITCH WEISS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the host state of the Democratic National Convention has stirred anger and resentment among advocates for marriage equality, many [...]

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• Singer Rufus Wainwright weds longtime partner in New York

  Singer Rufus Wainwright has married his longtime partner, Jorn Weisbrodt, according to People.com:

  Wainwright, 39, and Weisbrodt, the German-born artistic director of the Luminato Festival, wore custom Viktor & Rolf Monsieur and were married by a longtime friend, the [...]

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• Fort Lauderdale gay film festival to present 'Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean' on Sept. 12

  From the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival:

  The Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival wraps up its monthly movie series “954 GLOW” (Gays & Lesbians on Wednesdays) by presenting “Joshua Tree: 1951 A Portrait Of James Dean,” directed by Matthew Mishory.

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• Vermont inn, 2 women settle gay marriage lawsuit

  BY DAVE GRAM, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Two New York women and a Vermont country inn have settled a lawsuit that accused the business of refusing to host the couple's wedding reception.

  The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday the Wildflower Inn in Lyndonville agreed to pay a [...]

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• Gay New York City judge challenges father's will; petitions that his husband is their son's 'mother'

  BY TOM HAYS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  NEW YORK -- A gay man and his longtime partner decide to become parents using a surrogate mother. Shortly after their son is born, the couple gets married. But there's a catch for this modern family: A will left by the man's wealthy father [...]

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• Gallery | Dozens of gay chamber members go Rainbowling at Lucky Strike Lanes in Miami Beach

  Dozens of Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce members and friends (including Aventura Commission candidate Enbar Cohen, above) went 'Rainbowling' Thursday evening at Lucky Strike Lanes in Miami Beach.

  Rainbowling will continue the third Wednesday of every month. To RSVP or for more [...]

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• Keep 'homosexual agitator' Wayne Besen off O'Reilly Factor, conservative leaders tell Fox News

  A group of 16 conservative leaders have launched a campaign demanding that Fox News "discontinue guest appearances by homosexual agitator Wayne Besen on the popular O'Reilly Factor TV show."

  Besen, who grew up in the Fort Lauderdale area, is founding executive director of Truth Wins Out (TWO), a' [...]

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• Minnesota Rep. Kerry Gauthier drops reelection bid after rest-stop sex encounter with 17-year-old boy

  BY MARTIGA LOHN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A Minnesota Democrat who had a rest-stop sexual encounter with a 17-year-old boy dropped his re-election bid Wednesday, hours after declaring he would stay in the race in defiance of party leaders who wanted him out [...]

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• Logo survey: Mainstream voters have increased support for issues important to LGBT people

  BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

  Logo TV on Thursday released a survey that shows issues important to LGBT voters this year are also important to much of the general population.

  “The findings in this survey demonstrate what many Americans, gay and straight, have been feeling [...]

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• Man indicted for shooting of security guard at conservative Family Research Council in D.C.

  BY BEN NUCKOLS, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  WASHINGTON -- A Virginia man opposed to the politics of a conservative lobbying group was indicted Wednesday on charges stemming from the shooting of a security guard at the group's Washington headquarters.

  A grand jury indicted Floyd Lee Corkins II, 28, of Herndon, on a [...]

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