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Indiana BMV Renews Fight Over Gay Youth Group Plates

NATIONAL | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles is continuing its battle over specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth.

LAPD Announces $25,000 Reward in Attack on Transgender Woman

CRIME | By EDGE | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance video of the May 31 brutal attack on a transgender woman in Hollywood. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the four individuals seen in the video

Social Issues Still Fire Up GOP Despite 2012 Loss

LOCAL | By Charles Babington | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.

Scientists Predict "Dead Zones" For Gulf and Chesapeake Bay"

NATIONAL | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement.

Brazil Lawmakers OK Bill For Treatment of Gays

INTERNATIONAL | Wednesday Jun 19, 2013
A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.

Study Finds Housing Bias Against Same-Sex Couples

NATIONAL | By Sam Hananel | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised online.

NYC Health Officials Warn of Meningitis Ahead of Gay Pride

PRIDE | By Jason St. Amand | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
Health officials are urging people who plan on traveling to New York City for Gay Pride events over the June 28-30 weekend to get a meningitis vaccination after a recent outbreak of the disease made national headlines this year.
Pedestrians pass a makeshift memorial for 32-year-old Mark Carson

Man Pleads Not Guilty in NYC Hate-Crime Shooting

CRIME | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
A man accused of shooting a gay man in New York City’s Greenwich Village after taunting him with slurs has pleaded not guilty.
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Kaitlyn Hunt’s Attorney Asks Judge to Step Down on Underage Sex Case

NATIONAL | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
The attorney for an 18 year old Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.

Attorney: Judge in Gay Sex Trial Should Step Down

NATIONAL | Tuesday Jun 18, 2013
The attorney for a young Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case.