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Obama and gay marriage: 'Evolving' is no longer an option

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:30 AM on 02/09/2012

OPINION - By saying that his position on same-sex marriage is 'evolving,' Obama expects to please both sides...
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Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime laws

By Kunbi Tinuoye

4:13 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Brandon White, who is openly gay, says he just wants the men who attacked him to be held accountable for their actions...
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GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets

By Kimberley McLeod

3:06 PM on 02/08/2012

OPINION - Roland Martin's tweets advocating violence against gay people were not an isolated incident. They are a part of a larger anti-gay pattern.
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President Obama still 'evolving' on gay marriage

By Perry Bacon Jr.

3:19 PM on 02/07/2012

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is remaining on the sidelines in the gay marriage debate, even as a California federal appeals court on Tuesday declared the state's gay marriage debate unconstitutional...
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Uganda's anti-gay bill reintroduced in parliament

By theGrio

11:24 AM on 02/07/2012

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - The Ugandan parliamentarian who first introduced an anti-gay bill that carried the death penalty for some homosexual acts reintroduced the bill on Tuesday...
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Cory Booker and NJ black leaders: No public vote on civil rights

By theGrio

9:20 AM on 01/26/2012

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two of New Jersey's most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing gay marriage be put to a popular vote in November...
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Chris Christie: Civil rights movement could have been resolved via referendum

By theGrio

8:45 AM on 01/26/2012

theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the turmoil of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s could have been avoided, had states simply put African-Americans' rights and integration to a vote...
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Coretta Scott King: How she helped keep Martin Luther King's dream alive

By Kunbi Tinuoye

12:00 PM on 01/13/2012

theGRIO REPORT - They say behind every great man stands a great woman. Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and widow of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was no exception...
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Cardinal George: LGBT movement could 'morph into Klu Klux Klan'

By theGrio

2:49 PM on 12/22/2011

Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local Roman Catholic church's saying the Gay Pride Parade could "morph into the Ku Klux Klan."...
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Newt Gingrich to gay Iowan: Vote for Obama

By theGrio

2:49 PM on 12/21/2011

Newt Gingrich told a gay man and longtime resident of Oskaloosa here today that he should vote for President Obama...
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Could Obama be warming up to same-sex marriages?

By Nakita Austin

3:59 PM on 12/19/2011

VIDEO - Building off the recent repeal of the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' law, the LGBT community wonders whether or not President Obama will move forward and change his position on...
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Newt Gingrich's gay half-sister backs Obama for 2012

By theGrio

8:18 AM on 12/08/2011

The gay half-sister of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has criticized his position on gay rights, saying she will support Barack Obama in the 2012 election...
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African countries may pay price for violence against gays

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:46 AM on 12/07/2011

OPINION - For the first time in U.S. history protecting and promoting the civil rights of gays will become part of the litmus test used in determining who receives foreign aid...
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T.I. defends right to be 'against' homosexuality in Vibe

By Angelica Razack

9:21 AM on 11/28/2011

theGRIO REPORT - In this interview, T.I. may have created a firestorm when he was asked about gay rights...
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NY radio station launches new voice of black gay life

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

11:32 PM on 11/05/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Clay Cane is the sole African-American host of the new Equality Pride line-up, and he has chosen to represent his inherent dualities with indiscriminate pride...
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Obama: Commander in chief must support gay troops

By theGrio

5:27 PM on 10/02/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - A combative Obama on Saturday criticized Republican presidential candidates for staying silent when the crowd at a recent debate booed a gay soldier serving in Iraq...
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Cain says he should have spoken up for gay soldier

By theGrio

11:50 AM on 10/02/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain says that he should not have stayed silent after the audience at a recent GOP debate booed a gay soldier...
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Repeal of gay ban causing few waves in US military

By theGrio

11:41 AM on 09/20/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - After years of debate and months of final preparations, the U.S. military passed a historic milestone Tuesday with the repeal of a ban on gays serving openly in uniform...
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Wanda Sykes talks same-sex marriage at NAACP convention

By theGrio

10:25 AM on 07/26/2011

VIDEO - "I didn't have to 'come out' black," offered comic Wanda Sykes Monday during a speech at the NAACP annual convention...
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Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

8:13 AM on 07/25/2011

OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the repeat of DADT...
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