Peace Corps to Place Same Sex Couples

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Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.

5 Guys Talking: Men of Action

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

Brazilian Court Rules Same-Sex Civil Unions Must Be Registered As Marriages

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Although same-sex marriage legislation has not yet passed in Brazil’s Congress, all notary publics must now register same-sex civil unions as marriages if the couple requests it.

Minnesota Senate Approves Marriage Equality Legislation

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Democratic Senator Vicki Jensen said, “I could never and I would never deny the kind of recognition and all the other positive things I get out of my marriage with my husband, to anyone else.”

In Vitro Now Legal for Same-Sex Couples in Brazil

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Brazil’s high court is guaranteeing homosexual couples right to access assisted fertilization.

Minnesota House Approves Gay Marriage

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Minnesota is set to become the 12th state to adopt marriage equality legislation.

Delaware is the 11th State to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

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After a heated debate and two surprise swing votes, Delaware is now the 11th US state to pass marriage equality legislation.

This is What the Face of Homophobia Looks Like

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The graphic photographs of Wilfred de Bruijn after being brutally beaten in a hate crime are helping make change. – Warning, this post contains graphic images.

NFL Announces Discrimination Against Gay Players Not Acceptable

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Liam Day explains why we still need to care if an NFL player is gay or not.

Rhode Island State Senate Approves Marriage Equality Legislation

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Rhode Island will be the 10th state in the US to legalize same-sex marriage.

Community of Christ Church Considers Allowing Same-Sex Marriage

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Church member Art Smith said, “It’s a journey we are all in together and we don’t necessarily all agree, but I think we want to include everybody in our faith journey.”

France Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

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Despite a “sharp ideological divide,” France is now the 14th country to legalize same-sex marriage.

After New Zealand Legalized Gay Marriage, Spectators Sang a Love Song for a Lesbian Lawmaker (Video)

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This will tug on your heart strings!

Puerto Rican Protesters March Against Marriage Equality

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Thousands in Puerto Rico have take to the streets in opposition to anti-discrimination legislation being debated by lawmakers.

RAW STORY: Republican National Committee Votes Unanimously Against Marriage Equality

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The Republican National Committee (RNC) unanimously adopted resolutions against marriage equality on Friday, despite rising support for the idea among voters nationwide.

Gay Man Kicked Out of Partner’s Hospital Room

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HeatherN examines the case of the man who was denied access to his partner’s hospital room, despite a joint power of attorney agreement.