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Help Available For Gay And Lesbian Teens
FOX CTLGBTQ Spirit Day is a day to remember all those young people who took their lives because of their sexual orientation. They were bullied at school, in their communities or at home because of their sexual orientation and in honor of them people across...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Gays and Lesbians, YouTube, Suicide
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Eco-friendly Ridgefield Inn, a Haven for Weddings
Special to CTgetsMarried.comThe two Pakistani brides dressed in traditional native costumes looked lovingly at each other as Justice of the Peace Barbara Simkins pronounced them married. “They looked absolutely magnificent,” says Simkins, who with her fiancé Natacha...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Weddings, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Human Interest
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Here Arrive the Grooms
Special to CTgetsMarried.comWith same sex marriages legal in Connecticut, many gay male and lesbian couples have been tying the equality knot. After 29 years together, Garrett Stack and John Anderson of Woodbridge had a church wedding in 2009. “There is nothing traditional...Tags: Woodbridge, Gomez (music group), Weddings, New Britain, West Hartford
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Getting Help For Bullied Gay Teens
FOX CTIn the past two weeks there have been a series of teen boys who have committed suicide because they were bullied at school because their classmates believed that they were gay. Their names were Seth Walsh, Justin Aaberg, Billy Lucas , and Asher Brown....Tags: Twitter, Inc., Suicide, Teen-agers, Gays and Lesbians, Apple iPhone
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Annan condemns "appalling crime" on visit to Syria
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - Peace envoy Kofi Annan condemned the killing of at least 108 people in the Syrian town of Houla as "an appalling crime" on Monday and urged President Bashar al-Assad to prove he wants a peaceful resolution to the crisis racking his...Tags: Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Saudi Arabia, Activism, Bashar Assad
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Same-sex marriage opponents set to turn in first petitions
Church-led activists hoping to repeal Maryland's same-sex marriage law plan to deliver the first batch of petitions ahead of schedule this week, and they say the number of signatures will far exceed the mark. The question is: By how much? There's little...
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Will new Vegas Gay Days give Orlando event a run for its money?
For two decades, Gay Days has been synonymous with Orlando. It started as a way for the local gay-and-lesbian community to celebrate gay pride with an annual high-profile visit to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom theme park, but it quickly grew into a...Tags: Orlando, Tourism and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Gardens and Parks, Arts and Culture
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Dozens held after skirmishes at Moscow gay rallies
ReutersMOSCOW, May 27 (Reuters) - Dozens of people were detained in Moscow on Sunday after Russian Orthodox Church activists broke up two gay rights protests, throwing water and shouting prayers at demonstrators. Some Orthodox activists threw punches at the...Tags: Religion and Belief, Activism, Gay Rights, Parliament, Christian Orthodoxy
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Moscow police arrest dozens at Occupy-style rally
ReutersMOSCOW, May 27 (Reuters) - Police detained dozens of opposition protesters on Sunday at an Occupy-style rally against President Vladimir Putin in central Moscow. Activists gathered near Red Square in front of the Kremlin and walked toward the popular...Tags: Religion and Belief, Activism, Christian Orthodoxy, Civil Rights, Russia
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Changes create districts that look ripe for Democrats, Hispanic candidates
TALLAHASSEE — Call it the curse of political gerrymandering: While Central Florida's urban core has shifted Democratic and Hispanic in the last decade, the region's representation in Tallahassee remained overwhelming Republican and white.
But...Tags: Alex Sink, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Bill Nelson, Marion County (Florida)
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