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• Read the U.S. government's brief asking the Supreme Court to allow gay couples to marry

  From the White House:

  STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S FILING IN HOLLINGSWORTH v. PERRY
   
  WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the U.S. government’s filing [...]

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• President Obama to urge Supreme Court to overturn California's gay marriage ban

  BY JULIE PACE AND MARK SHERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration on Thursday will ask the Supreme Court to overturn California's ban on gay marriage and take a skeptical view of similar bans, according to [...]

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• 2017 World Outgames to be in Miami Beach/Miami

  BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

  The 2017 World OutGames will be held in Miami Beach/Miami, the Gay and Lesbian International Sport Association (GLISA) announced Thursday.

  "We did it!" local committee member [...]

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• Gallery and video | 'Les Mis' cast members hold 'Guns of the Barricade' boot camp at Steel Gym

  View a gallery of photos from the workout

  BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

  Even if you're a Broadway dancer in top shape, it's not easy looking good and staying fit when you're on the road with a show like Les Misérables.

  [...]

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• Poll: California gay marriage support at 61 percent

  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  SAN FRANCISCO -- A new poll shows that a record 61 percent of Californians now approve of allowing same-sex couples to marry.

  The Field Poll found 78 percent support among people 39 and younger and 56 percent of middle-aged residents now back gay marriage. Even among senior citizens [...]

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• Mississippi town stunned by slaying of gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian

  BY HOLBROOK MOHR, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  JACKSON, Miss. -- Whatever his prospects for winning the coming mayoral election in his hometown of Clarksdale, Miss., Marco McMillian was considered by many to be a man on the rise. So word spread fast when his SUV was [...]

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• Famed classical pianist Van Cliburn dies at 78

  Famed American classical pianist Van Cliburn died Wednesday at age 78, at the home he shared with Thomas L. Smith, according to The New York Times.

  From The Times obit:

  As a young man, Mr. Cliburn was briefly linked romantically [...]

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• Famed classical pianist Van Cliburn dies at 78; Times reports he lived 'a discreet homosexual life'

  Famed American classical pianist Van Cliburn died Wednesday at age 78, at the home he shared with Thomas L. Smith, according to The New York Times.

  From The Times obit:

  As a young man, Mr. Cliburn was briefly linked romantically [...]

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• Grindr for Equality promotes upcoming documentary about LGBT people in Jamaica

  Posted to Facebook by Grindr for Equality:

  Common Good Productions needs help telling the important story of GLBT citizens in Jamaica and their daily struggles. Stories like this can have the power to change a social dialogue and could help people that deal with extreme hatred daily. [...]

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• Businesses including Apple, eBay, Facebook, Morgan Stanley support big push for gay marriage

  BY MARK SHERMAN, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  WASHINGTON -- Prominent Republicans, retired military leaders and U.S. businesses are among the factions ready to ask the Supreme Court to support marriage equality in two cases up for argument next month.

  The effort is being coordinated by gay rights groups [...]

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