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		<title>Trans protections for housing implemented</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has provided new guidance on the Fair Housing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign improves educators&#8217; response to bullying</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, N.Y. — The secondary school training component of the New York City Department of Education’s Respect for All [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LGBT candidates rock the vote</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 04:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Openly LGBT candidates won political races literally from coast to coast June 8, with key wins coming in California, Montana [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SLDN outlines path to DADT repeal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate Armed Services Committee have voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” paving [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UNC ROTC member discharged, billed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 04:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 11, UNC-Chapel Hill student Sara Isaacson was on Capitol Hill meeting with North Carolina Congressional offices to discuss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.Y. appeals court affirms the rights of non-birth parents</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6753/n-y-appeals-court-affirms-the-rights-of-non-birth-parents/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 00:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A May 4 decision by the New York State Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, has expanded the rights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students don’t speak out to end bullying</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6485/students-don%e2%80%99t-speak-out-to-end-bullying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2010 21:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, N.Y. — Hundreds of thousands of students from every state and at least 7,500 middle and high schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS Fund awards Carolinas agencies</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6306/aids-fund-awards-carolinas-agencies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National AIDS Fund, with support from the Ford Foundation, has announced nearly $1.3 million in grant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miss. no longer segregating HIV+ prisoners</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6169/miss-no-longer-segregating-hiv-prisoners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JACKSON, Miss. — The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) has agreed to end the segregation of prisoners with HIV, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay marriage underway in D.C.</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/6057/gay-marriage-underway-in-d-c/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — On March 3, the nation’s capital joined five states in offering same-sex marriage. After applying and waiting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Largest LGBT market research study underway</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON, U.K. — Stretching through 14 countries across Latin America and Europe, the world’s largest gay market research study ever [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HHS grant will create first national resource center for LGBT elders</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/5616/hhs-grant-will-create-first-national-resource-center-for-lgbt-elders/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/5616/hhs-grant-will-create-first-national-resource-center-for-lgbt-elders/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK, N.Y. — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Administration on Aging have awarded Services &#38; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: DADT to end in 2010</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/5428/obama-dadt-to-end-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/5428/obama-dadt-to-end-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:10:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his first State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced that he wants “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal trans workers protected</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/5126/federal-trans-workers-protected/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/5126/federal-trans-workers-protected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the turn of the year, the Obama administration, through the Office of Personnel Management, has started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Historians trace road to gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4814/historians-trace-road-to-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:14:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A unique 15-session miniconference addressing “Historical Perspectives on Same-Sex Marriage” will be a highlight of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. Council approves marriages</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4679/d-c-council-approves-marriages/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Point scholarships available
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Point Foundation, the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBT students of merit, has opened [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.C.&#8217;s Shuler, McIntyre connected to anti-gay &#8216;The Family&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4480/nc-shuler-mcintyre-connected-to-anti-gay-the-family/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/4480/nc-shuler-mcintyre-connected-to-anti-gay-the-family/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally published: Dec. 1, 2009, 10:45 a.m.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2009, 1:26 p.m.
Two U.S. House members from North Carolina have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FBI: Anti-gay crimes up in 2008</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4543/fbi-anti-gay-crimes-up-in-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/4543/fbi-anti-gay-crimes-up-in-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FBI: Anti-gay crimes up in 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. — According to a new report released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: gay youth in juvenile court system</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4427/report-gay-youth-in-juvenile-court-system/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/4427/report-gay-youth-in-juvenile-court-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report looks at treatment of gay youth in juvenile court system
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Equity Project, a collaboration of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-themed book ok’d for fair</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4281/gay-themed-book-okd-for-fair/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/4281/gay-themed-book-okd-for-fair/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay-themed book ok’d for fair
NEW YORK, N.Y. — After meeting with media watchdog group The Gay &#38; Lesbian Alliance Against [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay adoption bill introduced</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/4058/gay-adoption-bill-introduced/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/4058/gay-adoption-bill-introduced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay adoption bill introduced
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) has introduced the Every Child Deserves a Family Act (HR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay man tapped for Ambassador</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3971/gay-man-tapped-for-ambassador/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3971/gay-man-tapped-for-ambassador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay man tapped for Ambassador
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The White House wants David Huebner to be the U.S. Ambassador to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In Belgrade, Pride must go on</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3746/in-belgrade-pride-must-go-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:07:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BELGRADE, Serbia — There was not a gay person, let alone a banner, in sight in the square in front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Compelling data at ENDA hearing</title>
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		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3744/compelling-data-at-enda-hearing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stout</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compelling data at ENDA hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a full committee hearing Sept. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anti-tobacco effort readied</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3630/anti-tobacco-effort-readied/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Gordon issues apology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Youth charity to honor Bea Arthur</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3505/youth-charity-to-honor-bea-arthur/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3505/youth-charity-to-honor-bea-arthur/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youth charity to honor Bea Arthur
NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Ali Forney Center (AFC), the nation’s largest agency dedicated to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lottery funds youth program</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3507/lottery-funds-youth-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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BRISTOL, U.K. — A variety of initiatives are planned by Bristol-based Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) following [...]]]></description>
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		<title>APA exposes &#8216;ex-gay&#8217; myth</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3360/apa-exposes-ex-gay-myth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[APA exposes ‘ex-gay’ myth
TORONTO — The American Psychological Association adopted a resolution Aug. 5 stating that mental health professionals should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radcliffe assists gay teens</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3362/radcliffe-assists-gay-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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LOS ANGELES — British actor Daniel Radcliffe, famous for his role as Harry Potter in the film [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gay-friendly companies listed</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3296/gay-friendly-companies-listed/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3296/gay-friendly-companies-listed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay-friendly companies announced
COPENHAGAN — The International Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) has released its first edition of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HRC launches &#8216;No Excuses&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3293/hrc-launches-no-excuses/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3293/hrc-launches-no-excuses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[‘No Excuses’ for inaction
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Human Rights Campaign has launched a national effort called “No Excuses” to lobby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress considers gay bills</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3151/congress-considers-gay-bills/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3151/congress-considers-gay-bills/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress considers gay bills
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A trio of bills seeking to advance the rights of LGBT Americans have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women more likely to wed</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3153/women-more-likely-to-wed/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3153/women-more-likely-to-wed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 04:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women more likely to wed
STOCKHOLM — According to newly released statistics, more Swedish female than male same-sex couples have chosen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coalition pursues policy changes</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3015/coalition-pursues-policy-changes/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/3015/coalition-pursues-policy-changes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coalition pursues policy changes
NEW YORK, N.Y. — A coalition of 17 LGBT equality organizations has announced the New Beginning Initiative, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News site blocked</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/3017/news-site-blocked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[News site blocked
LONDON — Public access to the website for the U.K.’s leading LGBT news-magazine has been blocked by Virgin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Age of consent bill defeated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
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GIBRALTAR — The parliament of this small British territory on June 18 voted down a member’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Foster child returned</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2888/foster-child-returned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 04:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Court ruling returns foster child
CHARLESTON, W.V. — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ruled June 5 that a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliament supports school ban</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2793/parliament-supports-school-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2793/parliament-supports-school-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Comer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parliament supports school ban
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would ban discussion of homosexuality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>N.H. legalizes gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2791/nh-legalizes-gay-marriage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[N.H. legalizes gay marriage
CONCORD, N.H. — On June 3, Gov. John Lynch signed legislation that will give the legal protections [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crack down on hate crimes</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2617/crack-down-on-hate-crimes/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2617/crack-down-on-hate-crimes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 04:11:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crack down on hate crimes
LONDON — The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) carried out a series of raids on May 20 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.P. bill before Congress</title>
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		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2615/dp-bill-before-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 04:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[D.P. benefits bill before Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National gay leaders hailed the introduction of the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latvian Pride approved</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2523/latvian-pride-approved/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2523/latvian-pride-approved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 21:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Latvian Pride approved 
RIGA, Latvia — A council committee on May 8 approved a request for an LGBT Pride march [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marriage gains nationwide</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2521/marriage-gains-nationwide/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2521/marriage-gains-nationwide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 21:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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AUGUSTA, Maine — On May 6, Maine Gov. John Baldacci signed into law a bill extending full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith-based equality effort</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2397/faith-based-equality-effort/</link>
		<comments>http://goqnotes.com/2397/faith-based-equality-effort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faith-based effort for equality
AUSTIN, Texas — Advocates for LGBT equality, looking to develop dialogue about gay rights with members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Travel ban still in place</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2009 17:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Travel ban still in place
LONDON — Gay men living with HIV remain banned from travelling to the U.S. unless they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lack of rights dramatic</title>
		<link>http://goqnotes.com/2280/lack-of-rights-dramatic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Iowa, Vermont marriage victories</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:07:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay marriage victory: Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — On April 3, the Iowa Supreme Court unanimously struck down the 1998 state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gays being treated as ill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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LONDON — The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and Pink Therapy are both deeply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prez signs onto U.N. declaration</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration has formally endorsed a United Nations declaration calling for an [...]]]></description>
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