Word: gays
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...preparation for an upcoming protest to be staged by the Westboro Baptist Church, a Kansas-based anti-gay group, the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School held a forum yesterday to discuss possible responses...
Although participants suggested several courses of action—ranging from ignoring the protest completely to having a concurrent pro-gay celebration—those present agreed that their response would be non-violent and respectful...
...church has announced that its members will also picket in Lexington and Reading next month. Famous for picketing Matthew W. Shephard’s funeral, the group also holds anti-gay protests at funerals of AIDS victims. Recently they have begun demonstrating at soldiers’ funerals across the country, saying that their deaths are evidence of “God’s judgment” of America...
...California Prop 8 Court Date Same-sex-marriage advocates rejoiced Feb. 2 after the California Supreme Court agreed to hear arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the Nov. 4 ballot measure that reversed the court's previous decision to grant gay and lesbian couples the right to wed; a record $83 million was raised by groups on both sides in the run-up to the vote. The March 5 hearing will also address the validity of 18,000 same-sex marriages that occurred before Prop 8 was passed...
APPOINTED After a failed economy forced Iceland's government to resign on Jan. 31, Johanna Sigurdardottir, 66, was named interim Prime Minister, making her Europe's first openly gay leader...