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<b>ARMY CPT. ARISTIDES FOKAS</b> Local Army chaplain facing 'Don't Ask' discharge
More than 13,000 servicemembers have been discharged from the military since the implementation of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” 17 years ago. The Army is now taking steps to up that number by one, afte...
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<b>NO KISSING IN COLLEGE:</b> A security officer pushes Caitlyn Nixon s hands down after a same-sex kiss-in Feb. 18 at Mercer County Community College. Photo: College Voice/Dmitry Gurvitz Backlash over 'Kiss-In' at N.J. college
Students at Mercer County Community College were prepared for possible heckling from fellow students during a planned LGBT demonstration last month, but they didn’t anticipate the negative react...
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Md. AG OKs out-of-state marriages
by Jen Colletta
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Maryland’s top attorney last week handed down an opinion that found the state can recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other jurisdictions. Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler...
Pa. support lacking on 'Don't Ask' repeal
by Jen Colletta
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Pennsylvania Congressman Patrick Murphy (D-8th Dist.) took over the legislative effort to repeal the military’s ban on openly gay servicemembers last summer and has helped the bill achieve its high...
More changes abound at state advocacy group
by Jen Colletta
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Pennsylvania’s LGBT education and advocacy agency is heading into its search for a permanent executive director with a new name and new board members. The former Equality Advocates Pennsylvania ha...
State launches next phase of LGBT health initiative
by Jen Colletta
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Pennsylvania’s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services will convene an LGBTQI workgroup to assist the agency in addressing mental-health disparities faced by the state’s sexual-minori...
Man awarded partner's death benefits after 2 years
by Timothy Cwiek
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Thomas J. Bernardo, the surviving partner of a well-known AIDS physician in the area, has been awarded close to a half-million dollars in death benefits from a disputed insurance policy. Bernardo,...