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The NAACP, the oldest and largest black civil rights group in the U.S., yesterday endorsed same- sex marriage. Its board of directors voted to adopt a resolution that the group would support marriage equality and oppose local, state or national legislative efforts to block gay marriage.
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Gay-rights advocates are seeking a definitive answer from President Barack Obama on same-sex marriage after two senior administration officials backed giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual married couples.
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President Barack Obama told the largest U.S. gay-rights group that the progress made on policies that have benefited the gay community still is threatened by opponents who want to “turn the clock back.”
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Elizabeth Taylor , the violet-eyed beauty whose hectic off-screen love life often eclipsed her most sultry film roles, has died. She was 79.
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The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday backed repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military.
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The Obama administration will weigh how countries treat gays and lesbians in making decisions about foreign aid, according to a presidential memorandum released by the White House.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. are among 22 financial firms that received top marks today as the best workplaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates predicted that gay troops will be successfully integrated into the military, following yesterday’s vote in the Senate to end the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
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The Senate cleared the way today to repeal the U.S. ban on military service by openly gay men and women.
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