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The Kaleidoscope Queen

The Kaleidoscope Queen

The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, President of the Kaleidoscope Trust, today paid an extraordinary tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, describing her as ‘a kaleidoscope Queen of a kaleidoscope country in a kaleidoscope Commonwealth’. Mr. Speaker Bercow was deliver

03.22.2012 | World |

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For Prospective Gay Parents, Adoption Odds About to Get Worse

For Prospective Gay Parents, Adoption Odds About to Get Worse

He started the process in 2001. A year later, after locating a progressive child-placement agency in Virginia, he adopted his first child from Ukraine. Gov. Bob McDonnell is expected to sign into law a bill that would allow state-funded private child-placement agencies the right to deny services bas

03.8.2012 | World |

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Obama Administration Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act

Obama Administration Strikes Down Defense of Marriage Act

In a shocking about face, the Obama administration announced Wednesday morning that it believes Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional and has ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the law. Section 3 is the specific clause that prohibits the federal

02.24.2011 | World |

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Elton John Feels Like Second-Class Citizen

Elton John Feels Like Second-Class Citizen

Sir Elton John is "fed up" with being a treated like a "second-class citizen" in the U.S. That's why the 63-year-old gay singer said he took a stand last week during a performance at a private Beverly Hills fundraiser for the ongoing legal challenge to California's gay marriage ban. The outspoken

01.23.2011 | World |

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Free to be gay in Uganda – for the moment

Free to be gay in Uganda – for the moment

The ban on the outing of homosexuals in Uganda's media is a victory for human rights. But the anti-homosexuality bill, still under parliamentary discussion, means we can't give up the fight! The case was important and it set a precedent. Yet, to me, the awarding of damages matters less than the f

01.10.2011 | World |

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