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<title><![CDATA[Catholic Charities continues railing against DC gay marriage by dropping spousal benefits for all newlyweds and new hires]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New employees and current employees requesting revisions in benefit coverage will be affected by this change. Catholic Charities will continue to honor the health plan coverage that current employees have as of March 1, 2010. As of March 2, a new plan will be in effect that will cover new employees and requests for benefit changes by current employees. The new plan will provide the same level of <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DC gets ready for gay marriage: Will Chief Justice John Roberts stop it?]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=dc-gets-ready-for-gay-marriage-will-chief-justice-john-roberts-stop-it</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''Opponents of gay marriage are asking the Supreme Court to put a hold on the District of Columbia's new law allowing same-sex couples to wed.... Court papers filed Monday with Chief Justice John Roberts argue that Washington residents should be able to vote on the matter.''The latest, and hopefully last, bit of sour news about anti-marriage activists who are trying to keep gay male and lesbian c<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Miss Beverly Hills" repeats: Gays commit "sin," but they love me]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=miss-beverly-hills-repeats-gays-commit-sin-but-they-love-me</link>
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<description><![CDATA["It's pretty black and white about whether homosexuality is a sin. And as a Christian, that's what I believe.... Am I anti-gay? No. I feel like -- I feel like I love everyone....  I do have gay friends.... I think that some of them are -- um, they say, you know -- they still lo -- some people, I mean, some people -- what am I trying to say? A lot of gay friends of mine are saying like, 'Okay, tha<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neil Patrick Harris' offers Twitter fan coming out advice]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=neil-patrick-harris-offers-twitter-fan-coming-out-advice</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''@JessieDymack Stand tall. Be proud of who you are. Don't break promises. Want to learn. Represent well. But more than anything, be safe.''Latest tweet appearing on ActuallyNPH, said to be the Twitter feed of gay actor Neil Patrick Harris. He was replying to an Australian teen musician who says his family would not understand his coming out as gay. (Twitter.com/actuallyNPH via BlastMagazine)<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kind gay couple acquitted of kidnapping; Children's violent family finally charged with assault, burglary, rioting]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=kind-gay-couple-acquitted-of-kidnapping-childrens-violent-family-finally-charged-with-assault-burglary-rioting</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''They are happy about the seriousness of the charges. They have waited a long time for this day to come.''Susanne Gustin, legal representative for a Salt Lake gay couple, David James Bell and his partner, Dan Fair. The men suffered a brutal beating from their neighbors in July of 2008. Apparently, Bell had been invited to party at the neighbors' home, but went back to his house to get mixer for <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California Republican who voted against gay marriage arrested for DUI after leaving gay bar?]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=california-republican-who-voted-against-gay-marriage-arrested-for-dui-after-leaving-gay-bar</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''A State Senator has been arrested. He's accused of driving drunk in a state-issued vehicle.  And tonight, sources are telling CBS13 that this Senator, Roy Ashburn, a father of four, a Republican from Southern California with a history of opposing gay rights, was actually seen at a gay nightclub, called Faces, in Sacramento before he was arrested.''From a CBS13 in TV station in Sacramento, Calif<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Videos capture emotional start for lesbian, gay couples registering on DC's first day of legalized same-sex marriage [video]]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[''This is very much about our lives, and about our ability to protect ourselves and our family, so we wanted to be really intimately involved. So, we've been participating every step of the way.'' (via Metro Weekly)''We thought this had been going on for like a year. We came down yesterday: We decided, 'Hey, we're gonna get married since the [Maryland] Attorney General might recognize it. So, we <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DC Gay Marriage ... in Black and Right [video]]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=dc-gay-marriage---in-black-and-right-video</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''In D.C., outreach to African-Americans wasn't part of the campaign. It was the campaign.''Michael Crawford  of DC for Marriage explaining to AP the importance of reaching out to the African-American majority of Washington, DC during the hard-fought political struggle over same-sex marriage equality. Crawford, who is expanding his efforts to a national level, could be seen frequently at rallies <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Clash of the Career Moves: Harry Hamlin reflects on Hollywood's first gay romance, and new ''Titans'' remake]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=clash-of-the-career-moves-harry-hamlin-reflects-on-hollywoods-first-gay-romance-and-new-titans-remake</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:28 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[''Well, my career was pretty on fire when I took this project ['Clash of the Titans']. I did this movie, and then 'Making Love' came out the same year. I played sort of the first normal gay character. I think the audience and perhaps critics became confused. My career kind of slowed down after that.''Actor Harry Hamlin speaking with the LA Times about his role in the 1981 fantasy film ''Clash of <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Worst of the Anti-Gay 1980s finally fading away: Dobson, Wildmon step down [video]]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=worst-of-the-anti-gay-1980s-finally-fading-away-dobson-wildmon-step-down-video</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''Donald E. Wildmon, chairman of American Family Association (AFA) for more than 30 years, has resigned as chairman of the board for the national ministry. The resignation comes following several months of hospitalization.  A bite from a mosquito carrying the St. Louis encephalitis virus caused Wildmon's illness.''Press release from the extremely anti-gay American Family Association on the final <br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Osmond's and Mormon beliefs about gays under spotlight following suicide of Marie's son]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=osmonds-and-mormon-beliefs-about-gays-under-spotlight-following-suicide-of-maries-son</link>
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<description><![CDATA[''I think Michael was distraught because he was conflicted over his sexuality and didn't believe he could ever come out as a gay man to his religious Mormon family.''Quote appearing in the National Enquirer under a headline that reads, "Marie Osmond Suicidal after Gay Son Leaps 8 Floors to His Death." It's reported that Marie Osmond's son, Michael Blosil (a/k/a Michael Bryan), committed suicide l<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[US Senators request end to ban on blood donations by gay men]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=us-senators-request-end-to-ban-on-blood-donations-by-gay-men</link>
<comments>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=us-senators-request-end-to-ban-on-blood-donations-by-gay-men</comments>
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<description><![CDATA[We write today to express our concerns regarding outdated, medically and scientifically unsound deferral criteria for prospective blood donors. With hospitals and emergency rooms across the country in constant and urgent need of blood products, we believe certain blood donor deferral policies should be reviewed and appropriately modified and modernized while ensuring the blood supply meets the hi<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Holy Matrimony! DC Catholic Archdiocese finally gets it: Religious & civil marriage are separate concepts]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=holy-matrimony-dc-catholic-archdiocese-finally-gets-it-religious-civil-marriage-are-separate-concepts</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:27 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[''So the bottom line is that what the secular world means by the word 'marriage' is not even close to what the Church means. Is it time for us to accept this and start using a different word? Perhaps it is and I would like to propose a new (really an old) term and hear what you think. I propose that we should exclusively refer to marriage in the Church as 'Holy Matrimony.'  According to this  pro<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Former Catholic Charities COO slams DC Archbishop over denial of benefits to gay spouses]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=former-catholic-charities-coo-slams-dc-archbishop-over-denial-of-benefits-to-gay-spouses</link>
<comments>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=former-catholic-charities-coo-slams-dc-archbishop-over-denial-of-benefits-to-gay-spouses</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:27 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[''Providing health care to a gay or lesbian partner -- a basic human right, according to Church teaching -- is an end in itself and no more legitimizes that marriage than giving communion to a divorced person legitimizes divorce, or giving food or shelter to an alcoholic legitimizes alcoholism.... More importantly, the greatest asset of the agency -- its staff -- feel a profound sense of humiliat<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Roseanne retracts statement about Marie Osmond's son being gay]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=roseanne-retracts-statement-about-marie-osmonds-son-being-gay-1</link>
<comments>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=roseanne-retracts-statement-about-marie-osmonds-son-being-gay-1</comments>
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<description><![CDATA[''Michael's friends and family say he was not gay. If that is true, then I owe a huge apology to the Osmond family and to Marie Osmond for the words I wrote here. I read several published sources before I said anything, but--I did not know him, and I don't know his family either. I just reacted and said what I said because I have known so many gay mormon kids who committed suicide, as well as non<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA['Real Housewives Atlanta' star in lesbian relationship]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=real-housewives-atlanta-star-in-lesbian-relationship</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:22 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[It looks like Desperate Housewives may have stolen a storyline straight from The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Just like Dana Delany's character on the ABC series, Kim Zolciak, has entered into a romantic relationship with a woman. The Atlanta socialite has gone public with her lesbian relationship with Tracy Young....<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Portugal gay marriage bill gets final approval]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=portugal-gay-marriage-bill-gets-final-approval</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:21 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The final wording of a gay marriage bill approved by Portugal's Parliament received approval on Wednesday, Portugal's IOL Diario reported. The government's Committee for Constitutional Affairs unanimously agreed on the bill's final language. The measure now heads to the desk of President Anibal Cavaco Silva. Cavaco Silva is a Roman...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lesbian nomination to EEOC on secret Senate hold]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=lesbian-nomination-to-eeoc-on-secret-senate-hold</link>
<comments>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=lesbian-nomination-to-eeoc-on-secret-senate-hold</comments>
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<description><![CDATA[At least one senator has put a secret hold on the confirmation of openly gay law professor Chai Feldblum and four others to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). A Senate committee approved all the nominations, including Feldblum's, as a group in December. A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Harry...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[E.U. reaffirms gay rights requirement for admission]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=e-u-reaffirms-gay-rights-requirement-for-admission</link>
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<description><![CDATA[The European Union has reaffirmed that countries wanting to join must provide genuine protections for their queer citizens. In accepting reports on membership bids by Croatia, Macedonia and Turkey, the European Parliament reminded all three that progress on GLBT issues was a non-negotiable condition of entry. Croatia was singled out...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Catholic agency axes spouse benefits over D.C. gay marriage]]></title>
<link>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=catholic-agency-axes-spouse-benefits-over-d-c-gay-marriage</link>
<comments>http://www.gaycious.com/story.php?title=catholic-agency-axes-spouse-benefits-over-d-c-gay-marriage</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:15:21 MST</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Employees at Catholic Charities were told Monday that the social services organization is changing its health coverage to avoid offering benefits to same-sex partners of its workers -- the latest fallout from a bitter debate between District officials trying to legalize same-sex marriage and the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington. Starting...<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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