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National Center for LGBT Seniors Unveils Data Collection Guide

By Jesse Monteagudo | May 2
Social service and health care providers often depend on client data to help them determine what type of services and treatment to provide its clients.

Eric Stonestreet, as Cameron, right, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell in a scene from the comedy "Modern Family."

ACLU: Time for ’Modern Family’ Gay Couple to Wed

Thursday May 16, 2013
The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married.
Rev. Phyllis Pennese

Black Churches Key to Illinois Gay Marriage Debate

Wednesday May 15, 2013
Black churches are deeply divided over their support for same-sex marriage and are central to the Illinois measure’s passage, which awaits a House vote as early as this week.

Del., NJ, Ill. Next Gay Marriage Battlegrounds

Friday Apr 26, 2013
Rhode Island is set to become the 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry following a key vote in the state’s General Assembly this week. Take a look at states where ga marriage support is shifting.
A screen shot of CNN’s broadcast today

Media Frenzy On Marathon Investigation

By David Bauder | Wednesday Apr 17, 2013
For about an hour Wednesday afternoon, people could flip through different television channels and hear completely different accounts of the investigation into the Boston Marathon explosions: Some news organizations reported the arrest of a suspect.
A screen shot of CNN’s broadcast today

Gay Boston Cop Amongst First Responders

By | Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
One of the most seen photos from the Boston Marathon bombings has three Boston policeman assisting a fallen runner amidst white smoke minutes after the attack. Boston Pride reports that one of the three is a LGBT cop.
A woman seeks her friend at yesterday’s Boston Marathon following the bomb explosions

Feds Seek Suspects, Motive In Boston Bombings

By Jimmy Golen | Tuesday Apr 16, 2013
The bombs that blew up seconds apart at the finish line of one of the world’s most storied races left the streets spattered with blood and glass, three dead, including an 8-year-old boy, more than 140 wounded and gaping questions of why.
A boy being treated by medical professionals at today’s Boston Marathon

On Screens, Familiar Images Of Terror Flash

By David Bauder | Monday Apr 15, 2013
The Boston Marathon explosions and their aftermath were captured in chilling images that ran as relentless tape loops of terror online and on TV networks Monday, a sickeningly familiar routine in an age of violence designed for maximum impact.
The scene along Bolyston Street, Boston, April 15, 2013

2 Killed As 2 Bombs Explode At Boston Marathon

By Jimmy Golen | Monday Apr 15, 2013
Two bombs exploded near the finish of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing two people, injuring 23 others and sending authorities rushing to aid wounded spectators, race organizers and police said.
The scene along Bolyston Street, Boston, April 15, 2013

Texas A&M Student Senate Allows Personal Defunding of LGBT Center

By Jason St. Amand | Friday Apr 5, 2013
The student senate at Texas A&M University narrowly approved a measure that allows religious students to opt out of funding the school’s LGBT resource center, which will cut into its $100,000 annual budget.
The scene along Bolyston Street, Boston, April 15, 2013

ACLU Threatens to Sue PA School For Blocking Formation of GSA

By Lana Cooper | Sunday Mar 31, 2013
Two new cases of discrimination against LGBT youth in Pennsylvania prompted a change in school policy - only one of which was in favor of the LGBT students.