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While on his much-talked about visit to Kenya, Obama discusses gay rights - a generally ignored topic among Kenyans.

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Presidential hopeful Ben Carson placed another thorn in his campaign when he stated he was irritated by the comparisons between gay and civil rights, CNN reports.…

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Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan recently signed the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act, that has been called the “jail the gays” bill. The law states that…

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Would President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign benefit from him supporting gay marriage, TheRoot asks. SEE ALSO: Top Ten Myths About 2012 Obama is arguably the most gay friendly president in U.S. history. His repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and passage of a federal law that further extends protections of LGBT people firmly solidifies his […]

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WASHINGTON— The Obama administration is announcing a wide-ranging effort to use U.S. foreign aid to promote rights for gays and lesbians abroad, including combating attempts by foreign governments to criminalize homosexuality. In a memorandum issued Tuesday, President Barack Obama directed U.S. agencies working abroad, including the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, […]

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MANAMA, Bahrain — Since the lifting two months ago of a longstanding U.S. ban on gays serving openly in the military, U.S. Marines across the globe have adapted smoothly and embraced the change, says their top officer, Gen. James F. Amos, who previously had argued against repealing the ban during wartime. “I’m very pleased with […]

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A Christian college in Georgia is asking all employees to sign a pledge declaring their heterosexuality. Shorter University instituted the pledge in late October. If an employee decides not to sign the pledge, they are at risk of losing their job. Since Shorter University is a private college, and doesn’t receive public funds, the move […]

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Audience members booed  an openly gay soldier when a question he asked was posed to former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum through a video stream, during Thursday’s Republican presidential debate. Stephen Hill, a soldier serving in Iraq, spoke on having to lie about who he was in order to serve in the army. Santorum approached the controversial […]

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A Washington D.C. pastor believes the gay rights movement is a battle the black community should be fighting. According to Reverend Dennis W. Wiley, gay rights are inextricably linked to black America’s struggle for civil rights. He added that if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  was alive he would be one of the LGBT movement’s […]