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		<title>Senate confirms lesbian judge</title>
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In March, 2009, President Obama nominated openly gay Judge Marisa Demeo to the DC Superior Court. Since that time, some Republicans, led by Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, have been trying to block her confirmation.
What problem did DeMint have with Judge Demeo? He was dissatisfied by her sexuality.
In February he told National Law Review [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-agenda/gay-rights/senate-confirms-lesbian-judge-875589961/</link>
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		<title>Senator Udall calls for DADT repeal in 2010</title>
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Colorado Senator Mark Udall, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is calling for the repeal of Don&#8217;t Ask Don&#8217;t Tell (DADT) in 2010.
In a statement on his blog, Senator Udall says:
I am a longtime advocate for repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which prohibits gay men and women from serving openly in the military, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-news/senator-udall-calls-for-dadt-repeal-in-2010-948348911/</link>
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		<title>Elle Woods Goes Country</title>
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I never thought I was a Broadway fan until I saw Legally Blonde the Musical and fell in love with the star, Laura Bell Bundy (pictured).
I haven&#8217;t been keeping up with her career lately but was happy to see her performing her new country song on ABC!  She is full of spunk and is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/playground/music/elle-woods-goes-country-894829101/</link>
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		<title>Anti-gay sign in Wyoming sign considered free speech by officials</title>
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On the path that more than 100 students take each day to get to high school and a Boys &#38; Girl&#8217;s Club in Casper, Wyoming, there is a sign that says &#8220;To be gay = death.&#8221;  Chris Trumbull is the man that put the sign on his property and says that they are not his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-news/anti-gay-sign-in-wyoming-sign-considered-free-speech-by-officials-238474929/</link>
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		<title>Who will win Drag Race?</title>
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Next Monday (April 26th) at 9/8 CT on Logo, the three finalists on RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race will be strutting their stuff in hopes of winning the title of &#8220;America&#8217;s Next Drag Superstar.&#8221;
They will also be helping Ru shoot the next video for his next single, &#8220;Jealous of My Boogie,&#8221; which has played extensively on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/playground/television/who-will-win-drag-race-3928740013/</link>
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		<title>Rally today for union organizer fired for being &#8220;too gay&#8221;</title>
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The Harvey Milk LGBT club and Pride at Work organizations are holding a rally at noon today on Pier 33 in San Francisco in support of Vincent Atos, a union organizer and former deckhand on Hornblower&#8217;s Alcatrez cruises. He claims that he was let go for being &#8220;too gay.&#8221;
David Waggoner, a lawyer and co-president of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-news/rally-today-for-union-organizer-fired-for-being-too-gay-2849001034/</link>
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		<title>Federal government awards $3 million to anti-gay group</title>
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Iowa Independent is reporting that Iowa Family Policy Center (IFPC) received more than $3 million from the federal government from 2004 to 2009.
The breakdown:

2004-2005 IFPC received $850,000 from Administration for Children and Families&#8217; Compassion Fund
2006-2009 IFPC received $2.2 million through the U.S. Healthy Marriage Demonstration Fund ($550k annually through 2011)

In fact, for 2007, $558,337 of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-news/fed-government-awards-3-million-to-anti-gay-group-3837010133/</link>
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		<title>David Archuleta wants us to know that he&#8217;s NOT gay!</title>
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After popular 2007 American Idol runner-up David Archuleta was spotted at a gay NYC hot spot the other night, he quickly turned to his Twitter to let everyone know that he is not gay. He really wants us to know that he&#8217;s not gay. Also that he is not into the party scene, despite being at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/playground/music/david-archuleta-wants-us-to-know-that-hes-not-gay-3810003724/</link>
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		<title>Obama Heckled by DADT Opponents</title>
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President Obama was speaking in Los Angeles at a fundraiser for California Senator Barbara Boxer when he was interrupted by Don&#8217;t Ask Don&#8217;t Tell opponents demanding to know what he plans to do about the policy that prevents gays and lesbians from openly serving in the U.S. military.
After reminding the crowd that neither he or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/gay-agenda/dadt/obama-heckled-by-dadt-opponents-3873017493/</link>
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		<title>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race Premiere Live Blog</title>
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Gay Vantage is live blogging the season 2 premiere of RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race on Logo at 9 PM EST on Monday, February 1, 2010.
Do you plan on tweeting about the show?  Please use the hashtag #RPDR and your tweet may be included here.
RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race Premiere (Season 2)
(Photo: Logo)
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		<link>http://www.gayvantage.com/playground/television/rupauls-drag-race-premiere-live-blog-857738281/</link>
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