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Thursday Watercooler: Brown does not participate in “It Gets Better” video

James Withers — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:05:41 +0000

More Dean stupidity. Bradlee Dean’s three ring circus was open for business yesterday. The Minnesota preacher, whose favorite words are gays, execution, and Muslim, is suing Rachel Maddow(...)

Mass. gay couples to NY: DOMA denies you benefits

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:00:29 +0000

(Boston) As same-sex couples in New York prepare this weekend to tie the knot, their brethren in Massachusetts – the first state to legalize gay marriage – have some advice.

Enjoy the wedding(...)

Mass. city first to pay wedded gay workers to offset tax

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:00:13 +0000

(Cambridge, Mass.) When the city of Cambridge issues paychecks to its public employees, nearly two dozen workers find a federal tax on their income that their colleagues don’t have to pay.

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Cambridge to give stipend to same-sex employees

logointern1 — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:00:58 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Cambridge will soon start making payments to same-sex married public employees to defray the cost of what city officials call a discriminatory federal tax.

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First openly gay judge joins Mass. top court

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:30:26 +0000

Barbara A. Lenk, appointed by Gov. Deval Patrick, was confirmed today as a judge on Massachusetts’s Supreme Judicial Court. She is the first openly gay judge to serve on Massachusett’s top(...)

Thursday Watercooler: DOMA repeal legislation introduced

James Withers — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 13:11:25 +0000

High school wrestler does his part. Do you remember ACC wrestling champion Hudson Taylor? He was the athlete who put a Human Rights Campaign sticker on his headgear. High school wrestler

Monday Watercooler: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell potpourri

James Withers — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:50:08 +0000

McCain only appreciates military leaders who agree with him. Here’s all you need to know about Sen. John McCain‘s performance during last week’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” hearings. Military(...)

Gay Brazilian married in US may face deportation – UPDATED

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:00:38 +0000

AP updated their story, so we’re printing their fuller version below the short brief:

(Boston) A Brazilian man recently reunited with his Massachusetts husband could face deportation.

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Tuesday Watercooler: Ron Howard refuses to remove gay joke

CStottlemyer — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 12:12:57 +0000

Ron Howard refuses to remove gay joke from upcoming movie

Never mind the fact that Vince Vaughn’s whole schtick is getting tired. Forget that a wave of teens committed suicide after being gay(...)

Withers: A DADT supporter in MA

James Withers — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:17:51 +0000

It’s getting that some DADT supporters are making the Family Research Council sound sane, and we know Mary McCarthy’s quip about lying and Lillian Hellman can be attached to FRC’s front door.(...)