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Fort Lauderdale plans mass wedding for Gay couples -
Bigots sue to stop Florida marriages but judge gives go ahead
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
The Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau will invite at least 100 Gay and Lesbian couples to marry on their beach sometime this winter. The exact date for the event has not been announced.
On December 19 the U.S. Supreme Court turned down Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's request to stay a federal more
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Top Seattle LGBTQ News Items of 2014
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
So much has happened in 2014 that it would be impossible to compile a list that accurately describes, down to the second, each important or memorable news item that took place in Seattle this past year. However, this is one editor's attempt to roundup some of the stories that I wrote abou more
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Biggest LGBTQ news from 2014
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
There's no doubt about it - 2014 was a year for the record books in terms of LGBTQ equality. Around the globe LGBTQ communities found a voice, however strong or faint, and for the first time in, well, forever, others were listening. Here's a look back at the national LGBTQ news stories more
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IN MEMORIAM - John Runyan
March 31, 1953 - December 26, 2014
Beloved brother and friend, John Leslie Runyan, passed while visiting his brother Bill's family in Martinez, California. He was strong and determined, generous and grateful to the end.
John was born in Madison, Wisconsin, the fourth child of seven, to Leslie and Betty Runyan. He was an intelligent and creative student, reading se more
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Queen honors five LGBT activists and one homophobe
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
Queen Elizabeth II has honored five LGBT activists in her annual New Year Honors list, but the list also includes a notoriously homophobic Northern Ireland politician.
The Honors list comes out every year, and usually includes both cultural and political figures. It is based o more
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Macedonian LGBT activists protest hate crimes
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
LGBT activists held four demonstrations in December in the Macedonian capital of Skopje, protesting national authorities' failure to respond to a series of hate crimes. Activists have also filed criminal hate crime charges against two anti-Gay talk show hosts.
According to Glo more
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Church should recognize same-sex relationships, Bishop of Antwerp says
by Mike Andrew -
SGN Staff Writer
A Belgian Catholic bishop says his church should recognize 'a diversity of forms' of relationships - including same-sex relationships.
Johan Bonny, Catholic Bishop of Antwerp, made the statement in a December 27 interview with De Morgen newspaper. The interview has been tran more
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