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	<description>The Right To Love, The Right To Live -- Everyday For Everyone</description>
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		<title>SURPRISE! Children raised in lesbian families are just fine, in fact, they&#8217;re OUTSTANDING!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A nearly 20-year study following 78 lesbian parents through their pregnancy and into their children&#8217;s adolescent lives has found that their children are doing fine. That is, they&#8217;re doing fine socially, psychologically, and academically. In fact, they even show signs of being less prone to aggressive, rule-breaking behaviors. US News &#38; World Report states: &#8220;One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NY Life awards large grants to LGBT outreach organizations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Life Foundation has announced grants totaling $150,000 to two organizations offering safe places to learn and grow and educational enhancement opportunities for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) young people. The Foundation made a $50,000 grant to the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center and a grant of $100,000 to The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American Library Association to highlight LGBT literature</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brooke Murphy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Library Association recently announced the official launch of its “Over the Rainbow” Committee, which will create an annual bibliography of “titles of interest to adult readers that reflect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ) experiences.” The Committee is an outgrowth of the Rainbow List Committee that launched in 2008 with the aim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pres. Obama criticizes Arizona&#8217;s new immigration law</title>
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		<comments>http://speakequal.com/pres-obama-criticizes-arizonas-new-immigration-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I don&#8217;t want us to do something just for the sake of politics that doesn&#8217;t solve the problem. I want us to get together, get the best ideas on both sides, work this through. And when it&#8217;s ready to go, let&#8217;s move. But I think we need to start a process at least to open [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our story: A gay couple, torn apart by DOMA</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GLAD is currently challenging Section 3 of the federal Defense of Marriage Act in court. In addition to their legal work, they are also seeking to educate legislators, the media, and the general public about the harm DOMA causes same-sex couples and their families. To successfully do this, GLAD is asking couples, and individuals who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chaz Bono in final stages of sex change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now known as Chaz, the son of Cher and Sonny Bono, is in the final stages of swapping gender from female to male and next month will ask a Los Angeles court to make the process complete. He appeared at the 21st Annual GLAAD (Gay &#038; Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards in California over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Monday (vol. 50) &#8212; We&#8217;ve outdone ourselves &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/happy-monday-vol-50-weve-outdone-ourselves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[*lol* In light of all the scandals, rumors, accusations, protests, and general dissatisfaction aimed at the Catholic Church as a result of the ever-deepening sex/child molestation scandal &#8230; I found this to be eerily hilarious. It&#8217;s okay, you won&#8217;t got to hell for giggling with me. That being said, in case you were wondering, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>United Church of Christ: God is still speaking, and his language is inclusive</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/united-church-of-christ-god-is-still-speaking-and-his-language-is-inclusive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Church of Christ has recently released a promotional video that assures us, not only is God still speaking, but his language is inclusive of the LGBT community. Watch this amazing and encouraging video below! (P.S. Can anyone tell me if that is Kaki King strumming away on the guitar in the background, &#8217;cause [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court to consider case against California law school</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO &#8212; At the oldest law school in the West, law is being made this semester, not just taught. In a case that carries great implications for how public universities and schools must accommodate religious groups, the University of California&#8217;s Hastings College of the Law is defending its anti-discrimination policy against charges that it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal anti-bullying actions face uncertain path</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/federal-anti-bullying-actions-face-uncertain-path/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It apparently doesn&#8217;t always pay off to have a seat at the table. Case in point: The Obama administration&#8217;s proposal to reform the nation&#8217;s educational system includes no specific call for anti-bullying programs in schools, and no mention of protections for students from harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. This is [...]]]></description>
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