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Trade union groups in the Republic of Ireland have expressed their dismay at a ruling by the European Commission confirming that church schools can sack teachers who are openly gay. more

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A children's story about a family of penguins with two fathers once again tops the list of library books the American public objects to the most. more

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A measure to add sexual orientation to the Alabama hate-crimes law has cleared the state Senate Judiciary Committee and could receive a vote on May 19, the final day of this legislative session. more

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Well, now that Coachella and Stagecoach are over, there's only one thing to do - begin the rampant speculation about next year's Coachella! It will be the 10th edition of the festival, so something special is ...

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Faculty and other members of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County community have started circulating an online petition to protest a proposed ROTC unit at the Catonsville campus, which could open this fall. According to faculty senate President Terrance L. Worchesky, the U.S. Army proposed establishing the ROTC unit during an April 25 meeting of campus leaders. more

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Dear Carolyn: I started a new job in January and am gay. While I'm open in my personal life, I generally wait in new work situations to "feel out the environment" before disclosing. One of my co-workers, I'll call her the friendly-mom type, did some investigation, found out that I am gay and has approached me to fix me up with any number of eligible gay men, including her son. Okay, first of all, I don't think I could ever date a co-worker's family member, but secondly I feel a little affronted. Friendly Mom and I have had a number of brief conversations in passing, but nothing that I perceive to indicate that I'm looking for a date. ... more

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The Hills girls may be incomprehensibly famous, but not all reality stars live their caviar dreams. For example, Rodrigo De Carli left his gay porn star life at Rascal videos to join the ranks of Janice Dickinson’s Modeling Agency. But . . .

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Following their sell-out Carnegie Hall concert, The New York City Gay Men's Chorus launches Gay Pride month in New York with "Vibrate!" on Wednesday, June 4th and 5th at 8:00PM at F.I.T.'s Haft Auditorium (27th Street & Seventh Avenue). Presented by Big Apple Performing Arts, the special guest stars for the evening include Our Lady J and Youth Pride Chorus.

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International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) is celebrated annually on 17 May in remembrance of the World Health Organisation’s decision in 1991 to formally remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Started in Canada by the Foundation Emergence, IDAHO does not have a particularly strong following in Australia, though many would share the sentiments of equality and gay rights celebrated by the day.

Starting at 6pm on Friday, May 16, the rally, to be staged in Newtown the night before IDAHO, will start outside Gloria Jean’s in recognition of Gloria Jean’s association with the anti-gay Hillsong church and the recent decisions to exempt religious organisations from anti-discrimination legislation.

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This is a 2nd followup. In the previous followup Edward Thomas had resigned.

Of course this all stems from the original story where;

Planning board vice chair Edward Thomas told the attorney: “Before you start, I would like to remind you that is an application for a child’s desert shop, and your commentary, if you could please refrain from making any statements extending from your own possibly inappropriate sexual ‘preferences’ in this matter.”

The attorney said, “I don’t know what inappropriate sexual ‘preferences’ are.”

Edward Thomas said, “Keep your pedophilia to yourself, and talk to the facts.”

Carol Gorga Williams of The Asbury Park Press reports:

Vice Chairman Edward Thomas, who before the April 22 City Council meeting told Mayor Adam Schneider that he would “retire'' in the wake of the furor over comments he made March 18, said he believes he has widespread support in the town where his family has lived for generations. He said he will no longer consider leaving the board he has served for more than 20 years.

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