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SunServe and White House Offer Help for LGBT Seniors

LOCAL | By Tony Adams | Thursday May 17, 2012
On Monday May 7, the University of Miami hosted the White House LGBT Conference on Aging, bringing together Florida state and local leaders, Washington representatives and policy makers, and a large number of concerned straight and gay citizens.

Million Moms Target JCPenney Ad Campaign

LOCAL | By Jenny Block | Wednesday May 16, 2012
When the anti-gay One Million Moms targeted JCPenney for their inclusive policies, the resulting backlash ended up being directed against them.

House Voting on Violence Bill, Draws Veto Threat

NATIONAL | By Laurie Kellman | Wednesday May 16, 2012
The House is voting on a Republican-written bill to renew the Violence Against Women Act, but the White House has threatened to veto it.
Rev. Jane Spahr

Presbyterian Churches Ignore SF Minister’s Censure

RELIGION | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Representatives of dozens of West Coast Presbyterian churches are defying their denomination’s highest court by refusing to censure a retired minister who married same-sex couples in 2008.
The OraQuick In-Home HIV test

FDA Panel Backs First Rapid, Take Home HIV Test

AIDS | By Matthew Perrone | Wednesday May 16, 2012
American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.
Jessie Pocock, from One Colorado, far right, gets a hug from Daniel Ramos after hearing that the Civil Unions bill died.

Tensions High After Civil Unions Defeat in Colo.

NATIONAL | By Ivan Moreno | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Opponents of same-sex unions rallied at the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday as tensions remained high one day after state House Republicans rejected a proposal to provide gay couples rights similar to marriage.
Monsignor William Lynn

Philly Church Mum on Priest Until Donor Complained

RELIGION | By Maryclaire Dale | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Documents from a clergy-abuse trial show Catholic church officials ignored complaints a Philadelphia priest had molested two boys until they heard he was also running a travel business - and competing with a big donor.
Monsignor William Lynn

Va. House Rejects Gay Prosecutor’s Judical Nominee

NATIONAL | By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Virginia’s House of Delegates rejected the nomination of an openly gay prosecutor to become the General District Court Judge and the state’s first openly gay judge.
Monsignor William Lynn

Wealthy Young Gay Couple Donates $100K to Support Gay Marriage in Maine

POLITICS | By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday May 16, 2012
Chris Hughes, a founder of Facebook, and his partner Sean Eldridge are a powerful political couple in New York that recently donated $100,000 to an LGBT Maine campaign for a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
Monsignor William Lynn

Obama’s Historic Moment Makes Magazine Covers

POLITICS | By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday May 15, 2012
A number of magazine covers turned heads this week including Newsweek’s, which called President Obama the country’s first gay president. But James Buchanan may beg to differ.
Monsignor William Lynn

Rhode Island to Recognize States’ Same-Sex Marriages

LOCAL | By Joe Siegel | Tuesday May 15, 2012
The State of Rhode Island will now officially recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states as the result of an Executive Order signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee.