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Additional Charges In Rutgers Spy Cam Saga Possible
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (CBS 2) – CBS 2 has learned that the two students accused of broadcasting a classmate’s sexual encounter could face additional charges. John Metaxas reports authorities are trying...
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Gay Marriage Supporters Plan New Vote In NY Senate
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York’s most influential advocates for gay rights say the chances are better than ever to legalize same-sex marriage, even in a Republican-controlled Senate. The Empire State...
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Renewed Fight For Gay Marriage In NY Hits Suburbs
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Lady Gaga on stage on Long Island this weekend, actors Kevin Bacon, Julianne Moore and Kyra Sedgwick on video and Gov. Andrew Cuomo in Albany are headliners in New York’s...
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Cuomo: Gay Marriage May Not Get A Floor Vote In NY
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he doesn’t want to bring a bill to legalize gay marriage to a floor debate and vote in the state Senate unless he’s certain there are enough votes to pass it....
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Gay Rights Organization Honors Mayor Bloomberg
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been honored for his advocacy of marriage equality in New York at a Washington, D.C. awards dinner headlined by President Barack Obama. Bloomberg...
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‘Sex & The City’ Actress Clarifies Remark About Being Gay By Choice
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Actress Cynthia Nixon is trying to clarify her earlier remarks that got her in hot water with some fellow gay rights activists. The “Sex and the City” star’s personal life...
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Opinion: Rev. William Owens Confronts Barack Obama On Same-Sex Marriage
The Reverend William Owens is the president and founder of the Coalition of African-American Pastors who has been a constant thorn in President Barack Obama’s side since our commander-in-chief gave...
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Opinion: Romney and Ryan Are Real Life Versions Of GOP Caricatures Of Kerry...
In 2004, Republicans painted John Kerry as a rich and out of touch wealthy Massachusetts flip flopper who was weak on national security. Four years prior, the GOP painted Al Gore as a craven...
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CBS Local Presidential Forum: Obama/Romney: Debate Supreme Court Nominees
By Carol Cain CBS 62 Detroit With four of nine U.S. Supreme Court justices in their 70s and the next president in the position of possibly shaping the future of affirmative action, gay rights,...
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Merck Ends Contributions To Boy Scouts Over Anti-Gay Policy
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (AP) - Merck’s charitable foundation has stopped giving money to the Boy Scouts of America. The Merck Foundation says the Boy Scouts’ exclusion of gays from its ranks and...
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Activist Steven Goldstein To Give Up Helm Of New Jersey Gay Rights Group
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Gay rights activist Steven Goldstein is leaving his post at the helm of Garden State Equality, which he founded more than eight years ago. Goldstein announced Wednesday...
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Once Wrote In College He Had ‘Hated Gays’
NEWARK, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Newark Mayor Cory Booker, an outspoken advocate for gay rights, penned a column in college about overcoming the “disgust and latent hostility” he once felt toward gay...
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Mayor Koch Remained Staunchly Private On Matters Of Sexual Orientation
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Late Mayor Ed Koch was a strong supporter and champion of gay rights, but when it came to the issue of his own sexual orientation, he steadfastly maintained a commitment to...
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Hundreds Rally For Gay Rights At Washington Square Park
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Elected officials joined hundreds of demonstrators in Greenwich Village on Sunday afternoon for a march and rally for gay marriage rights. The march began at the famous...
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Plaque To Mark Greenwich Village Church As Site Of First PFLAG Meeting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A plaque will mounted later this year to mark the historic Church of the Village as the site of the first meeting of the group PFLAG – in honor of the group’s late founder. The...
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Openly Gay Kicker Alan Gendreau Working Toward Cracking An NFL Roster
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Alan Gendreau is just another ex-college football player trying to get onto a National Football League roster. Except for one thing: He’s openly gay. Gendreau kicked for Middle...
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Advocacy Group: Jason Collins’ Coming Out Is ‘Tipping Point’ For Pro Sports
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Now that NBA player Jason Collins has come out as gay, activists say the next step is not just about which player will come out next, but also about which players stand up and...
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Buono’s Openly Lesbian Daughter Blasts Christie For Marriage Stance
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — The openly lesbian daughter of New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Barbara Buono criticized Gov. Chris Christie Monday for his opposition to same-sex marriage. Tessa...
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NYC-Based Group Calls For Boycott Of Sci-Fi Movie Over Author’s Gay Rights Views
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A New York group has launched a boycott of the upcoming science fiction move “Ender’s Game,” over the author who wrote the novel on which it is based and his opposition to gay...
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Bar Owners Dump Vodka Into Streets Over Laws Against Gays In Russia
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Some bar owners poured bottles of Russian vodka into the streets of Manhattan on Monday, in an ongoing protest against Russia’s crackdown on the gay community. Holding up a...
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