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                <title>New Pope: Gay Marriage is the Work of the Devil</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:15:45 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Here's a 2010 :devequalitopia: article by :devr0b: where the newly elected Pope Francis (Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio) describes gay marriage as being the work of the devil:Argentina&rsquo;s highest-ranking Catholic prelate has warned that the country&rsquo;s gay marriage bill is a &ldquo;machination&rdquo; of the devil, reports Pink News.<br /><br />Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio has called on priests in Buenos Aires, where he is archbishop, to protest against the bill, which is progressing through Argentina&rsquo;s parliament.<br /><br />In a letter to the monasteries of Buenos Aires, he wrote: &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s not be naive, we&rsquo;re not talking about a simple poli ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>dA Artist Raising $20k for LGBT Animated Film</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:46:22 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ New York City-based artist Alex Myung (~alexmyung) has started a Kickstarter project to raise $20,000 to create Arrival, an animated short film with a focus on the theme of coming out. Equalitopia sits down with Alex to discuss the project.<br />Currently, the project has raised almost $4,000 from 74 different backers, averaging out to about $52 per backer. Keep in mind that Kickstarter projects are &ldquo;all or nothing,&rdquo; meaning that if the project doesn&rsquo;t reach its funding goal by Wednesday, February 20th, no funds will be transferred to the project.<br />Equalitopia: Could you tell us briefly about the storyline of Arrival?<br /><br />Alex: Arriv ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Homophobic #ToMyUnbornChild tweets turned into PSA</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:33:25 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Homophobic #ToMyUnbornChild tweets turned into PSA</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Charlotte Moore (:devCavatica:) from Raleigh, North Carolina has created a PSA against homophobia after the Twitter hashtag #ToMyUnbornChild attracted homophobes to publicly announce that they would murder their child if he or she was gay.<br /><br />#ToMyUnbornChild became a trending topic on Twitter a few weeks ago, and while most people used it to write loving tweets to their future children, some homophobes decided to do just the opposite.<br />@Homophobes, a Twitter account that retweets homophobes to expose their ignorance, published an article of 100 extremely homophobic tweets, which gained quite a bit of attention around the web.<br />Charlotte Moore wa ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Obama signs Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2010 18:58:19 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Obama signs Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ In a historic achievement for gay rights, President Obama signed the Don't Ask, Don't Tell repeal this morning, which will allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.<br />"This is a good day, this is a very good day." Obama said. "No longer will tens of thousands of Americans in uniform be asked to live a lie, or look over their shoulder in order to serve the country that they love."<br />Last weekend, the US Senate voted to repeal Don't Ask, Don't Tell. On Monday, Robert Gibbs, the White House Press Secretary, tweeted:President to sign repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on Wednesday at 9:15 AM...<br /><br />The repeal is not i ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>FCK BULLIES: A new PSA by FCKH8</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:24:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ (Video contains explicit language.)<br />FCKH8 just launched their second PSA, after the success of their first PSA, which launched two months ago. Since then, $200,000 was raised to support the fight for equal marriage rights. They campaign has sold over 40,000 t-shirts.<br />FCKH8 is a campaign directly supporting the groups leading the fight for equality, including; American Foundation for Equal Rights, Equality California, Courage Campaign, Lambda Legal. $5 from each shirt sold goes towards those groups.<br />The campaign was launched on October 10 by Luke Montgomery. Back in 1993, Luke changed his last  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Hidden camera show: Coming out to anti-gay parents</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 16:27:08 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ ABC's hidden camera show What Would You Do? staged a scene where a teen came out to his anti-gay parents. They captured bystanders' reactions.<br />In the middle of a cafe, a son comes out to his dad who reacts by saying things like "my son is not gay!" and "this is a mistake&#x2014;turn your life around."<br />Some bystanders stepped in to defend the teen while others stayed out of it or even left. Some stated that they didn't want to get involved. One man told them they should take the argument elsewhere.<br />After a few reactions are captured, they switch the dad out for anti-gay mom, who received similar reactions.<br />One woman interrupts t ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Today is World AIDS Day.</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:29:55 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Today is World AIDS Day.</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Show your support for World AIDS Day. Visit these organizations to see how you can get involved and make donations: World AIDS Day, UNAIDS, (RED), World AIDS Campaign and The Global Fund.<br />deviantART is also supporting World AIDS Day today, by partnering with Globalgiving.com. deviantART is donate $1 from each deviantWEAR and Print sale made today to the Rozaria Memorial Trust ART Literacy & Care For HIV Positive Children Project.<br />:note: Crossposted from Equalitopia Blog ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Arrest gays, Kenyan PM orders</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 14:30:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ At a public rally on Sunday, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga ordered police to arrest anyone engaging in homosexual activities and to take appropriate legal action upon them.<br />According to the report by Capital News, the rally was held at Kamukunji grounds in his Langata Constituency. Raila Odinga expressed that "such behaviors" will not be tolerated:"The constitution is very clear on this issue and men or women found engaging in homosexuality will not be spared. Any man found engaging in sexual activities with another man should be arrested. Even women found engaging in sexual activities will be arrested"<br />He questioned why people should en ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>About Equalitopia</title>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:32:02 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">About Equalitopia</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Equalitopia <br />Analyzing the LGBT Movement<br /><br />Equalitopia.com Equalitopia Blog Twitter Facebook<br /><br />Equalitopia is an in-development web application that will measure, document and analyze equality and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) rights around the world.<br /><br />On deviantART<br />Follow :devequalitopia: on deviantART for journals (cross-posted from Equalitopia News) covering top LGBT rights news. Browse and contribute to Equalitopia's art gallery, and discuss LGBT topics!<br /><br />Get involved!<br />Want to contribute to the group, help recruit, organize contests, or feature deviations? Want to become a blogger? If you're interested writing, sharing LGBT new ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Two men use Skype to have a legal wedding in Texas</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:38:42 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Two men use Skype to have a legal wedding in Texas</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Mark Reed and Dante Walkup just got legally married in Texas, where gay marriage is not legal. How did they do it? It's called "e-marriage."<br />They found a creative way around inequality. The two men and their families joined together in Texas. The wedding was officiated by a woman who was  in  Washington D.C.&#x2014;where gay marriage is legal&#x2014;using Skype.<br />According to the report by Dallas Voice, the couple wanted to have their wedding in Texas to be with their families and friends."It was very important that all of our family came. It was the first time they actually met, even though we&#x2019;ve been together 10 years. If we had to go ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Infographic: Fortune 500 companies, LGBT equality</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:16:42 PST</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">Infographic: Fortune 500 companies, LGBT equality</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ (Click to enlarge)<br />Designer Tiffany Farrant created an infographic overviewing the top 100 Fortune 500 companies and their  LGBT equality rankings.<br />The infographic, which was designed for Meet The Boss TV, highlights the best and worst US companies to work for in regards to LGBT equality.<br />Equality rankings are based using the Human Rights Campaign's 2011 Corporate Equality Index. This index evaluates companies on their employment policies and practices pertaining LGBT people.<br />(via fastcodedesign)<br />:note: Crossposted from Equalitopia Blog ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Pope visits Spain, greeted by gay kissing flashmob</title>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:00:09 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ The Pope visited Barcelona, Spain on Sunday, and was greeted by gay kissing flash mob. Participants were protesting the Pope's condemnation of gay marriage laws in Spain.<br />The flash mob, which was organized on Facebook, attracted around 200 participants, according to the New York Times.<br />"Many gay Spaniards don't see why they should pay for the Pope's visits, only to have their way of life criticized"<br />During the Pope's homily on Sunday, he defended traditional families and denounced Spanish laws allowing gay marriage.<br />The protest gained more media attention last week, when Facebook shut down the event's ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>George Takei's hilarious response to Clint McCance</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:58:41 PDT</pubDate>
                        <media:title type="plain">George Takei's hilarious response to Clint McCance</media:title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ George Takei, known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek, responds to the recent news about Arkansas school board member Clint McCance.<br />McCance recently announced on Anderson Cooper 360 that he would resign after posting homophobic comments and encouraging gay people to commit suicide.<br />In the video, George Takei calls McCance a "douchebag," implies that he is in the closet, and references the George Rekers rentboy scandal.<br />McCance drew international media attention after encouraging gay teens to kill themselves. He posted, "It pisses me off though that we make a special purple fag day for them. I like th ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>ABC stages gay bullying to see how people react</title>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:16:19 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ ABC News staged a gay bullying scene with hidden cameras on a busy boardwalk of Long Beach, New York to see how people would react.<br />Their show, "What Would You Do?" is a hidden camera show that captures people's reactions to everyday scenarios. In this segment, they hired teenage actors to play bullies picking on another teen for being gay.<br />In 2008, ABC News did a similar segment on public displays of affection in Birmingham, Alabama and compared people's reactions to straight couples and gay couples.<br />The 2008 experiment didn't have such a positive reaction, causing a few people to make some inappropriate remarks.  ]]></media:text>            
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Katy Perry just released a music video for her song "Firework," which she dedicated to the It Gets Better Project.<br />On October 28, she posted on her Twitter account:<br />I am officially dedicating my new video to #itgetsbetter, because everyone has the spark to be a FIREWORK.<br />Dave Meyers, the director of the video, wanted it to be "100% real," so they moved away from the Hollywood feel and found real people rather than actors.<br />"Finding two gay guys in Budapest was a challenge, because it's not as accepted there as it is in West Hollywood. I found an actual, real couple." Meyers said in an interview with MTV.<br />Recently, Pink told&#x ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>deviantART is purple, CEO vlogs about Spirit Day</title>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:11:05 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ :thumb183368956:<br /><br />In support of Spirit Day, deviantART's header is now purple! deviantART joins the many people around the world supporting Spirit Day by wearing purple, including a number of celebrities and organizations.<br />deviantART CEO Angelo Sotira (:devspyed:) talks about Spirit Day and shares his insight on bullying.<br />View the full article here » ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Uganda newspaper outs the country's 100 'top gays'</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:23:04 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ The names, addresses, and photos of 100 "top homosexuals" in Uganda were published in a front page story of a Ugandan tabloid, alongside a banner that read "Hang Them."<br />AP reports:<br />In the days since it was published, at least four gay Ugandans on the list have been attacked and many others are in hiding, according to rights activist Julian Onziema. One person named in the story had stones thrown at his house by neighbors.<br />The report states that the paper's managing editor claims that the article was "in the public interest."<br />The international media attention around Uganda has spiked since the Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Bill was i ]]></media:text>            
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:40:31 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ OkCupid, an international dating site, analyzed the data of over 3.5 million dating site users and compared the interests and behaviors of users based on sexual orientation.<br />The above chart is based on the question "have you ever had a sexual encounter with someone of the same sex?" and mapped geographically based on their answers to the question and their listed orientation. <br />The full report includes interactive charts, numbers, and breakdowns.<br />Based on what users list in their profile, the questions they answer, and how they behave on the site, their research suggests the following:Gay people are not sexually interested in straights<br />Gay peo ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Judge orders US military to stop enforcing DADT</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 16:55:53 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ A federal judge ordered the US military to immediately stop enforcing Don't Ask, Don't Tell.<br />Judge Virginia Phillips ordered the government "immediately to suspend and discontinue any investigation, or discharge, separation or other proceeding" and to stop enforcing the law, according to CNN.<br />In September, the judge found the policy to be unconstitutional.<br />The US Department of Justice attorneys have 60 days to appeal the ruling. MSNBC reports that "Legal experts say the government is under no legal obligation to do so and they could let Phillips' ruling stand"<br />(Photo: ktgracee)<br />:note: Crossposted from Equalitopia Blog ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Homophobic slur traced to Senator's office</title>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:28:14 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ A homophobic comment left on Joe My God&#x2019;s blog post was traced to an office building in Atlanta, Georgia shared by Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Sen. Johnny Isakson. After receiving much publicity, the office confirmed that it was indeed the source of the comment. <br />Both senators are against repealing Don&#x2019;t Ask, Don&#x2019;t Tell. <br />The comment, &#x201c;All faggots must die&#x201d; was posted under the name &#x201c;Jimmy&#x201d; in response to a post by Joe My God, a blog that covers gay and lesbian issues. <br />Joe My God posted the IP address of the commentor showing that its Internet Service Providor was labled as &#x201c;United States  ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Two men break record for longest continuous kiss</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:20:39 PDT</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello broke the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous kiss on Sunday. The 33-hour kiss was steamed live at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, New Jersey.<br />As the timer counted down to the 33-hour mark, the crowd counted down and cheered as Lady Gaga played in the background. The live stream and archived videos are currently at a total of 337,939 views. <br />"I hope this helps in terms of equality for everyone in the future, to understand that no matter who you are, love is universal."<br />Official rules state that the two had to be standing the entire time and were not allowed to ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>Equalitopia needs a logo!</title>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Equalitopia needs a logo! Do you have branding and identity design experience? Want to help brand the future of Equalitopia?<br /><br />:icongianteagerplz:<br /><br />If you're willing to donate your time, whether its simple sketches, a full completed design, or even just help with design direction, we'll be sure to give you credit around Equalitopia's web presence!<br /><br />Post a reply in the comments below, or email dan14lev[at]gmail.com for details and design direction! :aww: ]]></media:text>            
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ From the Equaltopia blog:<br /><br />"The controversial anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church showed up to protest in front of Twitter&#x2019;s San Francisco office on Thursday, but found themselves severely outnumbered by a crowd of anti-protesters, including a group of people who rick-rolled them."<br /><br />http://equalitopia.tumblr.com/post/363524741/westboro-baptist-church-gets-rick-rolled<br /><br />Link has awesome photo. :happycry: ]]></media:text>            
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                <title>LGBT News: Tuesday, January 26th</title>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:18:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Moscow mayor calls gay pride march 'Satanic'<br />Yury Luzhkov, the mayor of Moscow who is often quoted as being outspoken in his opinions of the LGBT community, has said that he feels the gay pride march held every year in his town is "Satanic".<br />""A gay parade... cannot be called anything but a Satanic act.  We haven't permitted such a parade and we won't permit it in the future."<br />Organizers have never been granted permission to hold gay pride parades by the city authorities, leading to violent clashes with police and anti-gay protesters.  Nikolai Alexeyev, gay rights campaigner in Moscow, has said that plans for the parade have not changed and w ]]></media:text>            
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Hawaii Senate to vote on civil-unions bill today<br />Today, the Honolulu Advertiser reports that the state senate is expected to pass a civil-unions bill.  The bill would grant homosexual and heterosexual couples alike the same rights and benefits as married couples.  The article also reports, "Majorities in both the House and Senate are on record in favor of civil unions as a measure of equality for same-sex couples."<br /><br />Read on...<br /><br />UPDATE: BREAKING: Hawaii Senate Approves Civil Unions For All Couples<br /><br />Dustin Lance Black discusses Milk and LGBT equality<br />Metro Weekly sat down for an interview with the Oscar-winning screenwriter of the LGBT classic  ]]></media:text>            
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                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:45:59 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Today, the world celebrates the standards Martin Luther King, Jr. has created for equality and justice for the world.  It is well known that in his lifetime he was able to bring Americans and the world alike together in the name of equal rights for everyone: white, black, women, men and certainly members of the LGBT community.<br /><br />Coretta Scott King, widow of Martin Luther King, Jr., had been a supporter to the LGBT community in the time after her husband's death.  At Richard Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey, Coretta spoke to the crowd and proclaimed that Same-Sex Marriage is a civil rights issue and strongly opposed an amendment put forth ]]></media:text>            
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                <pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:49:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ @equalitopia is asking you to support the Chase Community Giving opportunity and we would like to fill you in on why you should lend a few seconds of your time to vote for some projects that could impact your life!<br /><br />Three LGBT projects which all have amazing credentials to their name already have joined for an opportunity to win the money Chase is offering to charities.  They are...<br />&#x25CA; The Trevor Project, Preventing LGBT youth suicide & empowering youth as lifeguards.<br /><br />&#x25CA; GLSEN, an education organization working to ensure safe schools for all, regardless of sexual orientation.<br /><br />&#x25CA; The Matthew Shepard Foundation, founded by M ]]></media:text>            
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                <pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:02:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Margaret Hoover, political and media correspondent on the Fox News network, has joined the fight for same-sex marriage after revealing so on her blog.<br />Marriage equality is a constitutionally protected right owed to all Americans, as Ted Olsen and David Boies will begin to argue in federal court tomorrow. I applaud AFER (The  American Foundatino for Equal Rights) for recognizing that marriage equality should not be a partisan issue and for building a coalition that aims represents the full diversity of America.<br />Margaret Hoover is a lifelong Republican Conservative who joins the long list of supporters for equality in this vast revolution for m ]]></media:text>            
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                <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:39:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <media:text type="html"><![CDATA[ Equalitopia is a project by :devdan14lev: (and others, once the project's direction is further defined) that will measure, document and analyze society's position on equality and LGBT rights. The project is still in planning and pre-development stages. If you'd like to help out in any way, with beta testing, development, marketing, art direction or anything else, please leave your email on Equalitopia.com.<br /><br />On deviantART, Equalitopia will provide the art community with a place to collect and showcase art relating to equality and LGBT rights, and a location to discuss equality issues in society.<br /><br />Want to help? Become a member or apply to be a  ]]></media:text>            
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