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Gay Boys Free to Join Still-Bigoted Scouts

Leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youths into their organization, which has long denied membership to homosexuals. But is this a victory for gays and their advocates?

Posted on May 24, 2013 READ MORE

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Same-Sex Marriage Is Coming to the Ocean State

Rhode Island joined the march of progress Thursday when it became the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The decision marks the culmination of a 16-year effort to expand marriage rights in the heavily Roman Catholic state.

Posted on May 2, 2013 READ MORE

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Brazil High Court Legalizes Same-Sex Unions

In a decision that will not please the Roman Catholic Church, Brazil’s Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples deserve the same legal rights that married heterosexuals receive.