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<title>GayNow | Latest News | News</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:59 MDT</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[BREAKING: Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=breaking-boy-scouts-vote-to-allow-gay-members</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2Fboy-scouts-gay-vote%2F2352077%2F"><![CDATA[BREAKING: Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(USA Today) -- The Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to allow gay youth to participate in scouting. The historic vote, with 60% in favor, signals another shift in American public opinion about homosexuality but still leaves the organization with many future hurdles. The vote overturns a 22-year-old ban on openly gay scouts. It was based on a line from the 1911 Boy Scouts of America oath: "On my honor I will do my best….to keep myself physically strong, mentally alert and morally straight." Since 1991 the Scouts have barred openly gay individuals from participating in Scouting because it was decided that being gay was incompatible with being "morally straight..." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:59 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=breaking-boy-scouts-vote-to-allow-gay-members</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2F8301-505123_162-57585728%2Fcomplaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias%2F"><![CDATA[Complaint accuses Exxon Mobil of anti-gay bias]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(CBS News) -- One after another, major U.S. corporations have updated anti-discrimination policies to protect gay, lesbian and transgender workers, drawing plaudits from gay-rights groups. There's one prominent exception: Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM). In the latest rankings of such corporate policies by the Human Rights Campaign, a national gay-rights group, many of Exxon's Fortune 500 counterparts got scores of 80 or higher on a scale of 100. Exxon, the nation's largest oil and gas company, became the first firm to get a score below zero... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:54:59 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Workplace</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=complaint-accuses-exxon-mobil-of-anti-gay-bias</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Transgender student skips graduation]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=transgender-student-skips-graduation</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abqjournal.com%2Fmain%2F2013%2F05%2F23%2Fnews%2Ftransgender-student-skips-graduation.html"><![CDATA[Transgender student skips graduation]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(ABQ Journal) -- Wednesday’s St. Pius X graduation ceremony was at least one student short. Transgender student Damian Garcia elected to stay home after the school told him he had to wear a white robe, for girls, instead of the black worn by male students. Garcia was born a girl named Brandi until he legally changed his name last year. St. Pius X students listen to archbishop Michael Sheehan during their graduation ceremony. Sheehan told them to stand up for what’s right and not be afraid to follow their Christian values... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:48:24 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Education</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=transgender-student-skips-graduation</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt: "I would rather people see how it is across the world, rather than not"]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=18-year-old-kaitlyn-hunt-i-would-rather-people-see-how-it-is-across-the-world-rather-than-not</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wptv.com%2Fdpp%2Fnews%2Fregion_indian_river_county%2F18-year-old-kaitlyn-hunt-i-would-rather-people-see-how-it-is-across-the-world-rather-than-not"><![CDATA[18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt: "I would rather people see how it is across the world, rather than not"]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(WPTV) -- 18-year-old Kaitlyn Hunt has been thrust into the national spotlight, ever since the story of her arrest over her alleged same-sex relationship with a 14-year-old schoolmate went viral through social media outlets. Wednesday afternoon, surrounded by her lawyer, her family and supporters, she spoke publicly for the first time. Kaitlyn responded to a question about whether it was a surprise to her that her story exploded so quickly. "I didn't really think it would be this big at first, but I'm glad it is," said Kaitlyn." I would rather people see how it is across the world, rather than not." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:43:17 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=18-year-old-kaitlyn-hunt-i-would-rather-people-see-how-it-is-across-the-world-rather-than-not</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[LGBT Activists Stand Behind Immigration Reform, Even After Loss]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=lgbt-activists-stand-behind-immigration-reform-even-after-loss</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2Flgbt-immigration-reform_n_3320374.html"><![CDATA[LGBT Activists Stand Behind Immigration Reform, Even After Loss]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(HuffPo) -- Although Democrats abandoned same-sex couple provisions in immigration reform legislation on Tuesday, LGBT activists will continue to support the bill, saying there are aspects of the "gang of eight" plan worth fighting for, even if it leaves out gay couples. "Immigrants come in all shapes and forms. Is it too much to ask to be looked at as a full human being, as an undocumented immigrant who happens to be gay?" said Jose Antonio Vargas, a journalist and immigration reform advocate who founded Define American... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:39:11 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=lgbt-activists-stand-behind-immigration-reform-even-after-loss</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Grand jury indicts Elliot Morales for West Village anti-gay hate killing]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=grand-jury-indicts-elliot-morales-for-west-village-anti-gay-hate-killing</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnew-york%2Fgrand-jury-indicts-elliot-morales-west-village-anti-gay-hate-killing-article-1.1352644"><![CDATA[Grand jury indicts Elliot Morales for West Village anti-gay hate killing]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(NY Daily News) -- A heartless homophobe accused of fatally shooting a gay man at point blank range in the West Village has been indicted in connection to the hate-filled homicide, prosecutors said Thursday. An attorney for accused killer Elliot Morales briefly appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court to get notification of the grand jury vote Thursday morning. Morales, 33, did not appear. The lawyer, Kevin Michael Canfield, later said Morales is not guilty of the slaying and is "devastated by the charges..." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:31:56 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Crime</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=grand-jury-indicts-elliot-morales-for-west-village-anti-gay-hate-killing</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Court Cancels Ukraine's First Gay Pride Rally]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=court-cancels-ukraines-first-gay-pride-rally</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FInternational%2FwireStory%2Fcourt-cancels-ukraines-gay-pride-rally-19240675"><![CDATA[Court Cancels Ukraine's First Gay Pride Rally]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(ABC News) -- A Ukrainian court on Thursday banned what would have been Ukraine's first-ever gay pride demonstration, upholding a suit by city authorities, who argued the rally would disturb annual Kiev Day celebrations and could spark violence. The ruling dashed the hopes of Ukraine's gay and lesbian community, who planned to use the event to fight discrimination and derogatory stereotypes of gays... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:29:29 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=court-cancels-ukraines-first-gay-pride-rally</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=new-york-city-seeing-spike-in-anti-gay-crime-officials-say</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Farticles.chicagotribune.com%2F2013-05-21%2Fnews%2Fsns-rt-us-usa-gay-newyorkbre94k1as-20130521_1_hate-crime-anti-gay-slurs-new-york-city"><![CDATA[New York City seeing spike in anti-gay crime, officials say]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(Reuters) -- New York City is seeing a spike in anti-gay attacks, with two assaults coming within days of the fatal shooting of a gay man over the weekend, the city's police commissioner said on Tuesday. Two men in their early 40s were attacked on a street in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood early on Tuesday morning by two men who shouted anti-gay slurs in Spanish and English and left one victim with a minor eye injury, police said.... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:20:38 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Crime</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=new-york-city-seeing-spike-in-anti-gay-crime-officials-say</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=canada-lifts-lifetime-ban-on-gay-men-giving-blood</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thestar.com%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2Fcanada_lifts_lifetime_ban_on_gay_men_giving_blood.html"><![CDATA[Canada lifts lifetime ban on gay men giving blood]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(Toronto Star) -- The federal blood donor agency is lifting its lifetime ban on gay men giving blood, but serious restrictions mean few gay or bisexual men are likely to start offering up their veins. Canadian Blood Services announced Wednesday it has received approval from Health Canada to reduce its restriction on men who have sex with men donating blood from indefinitely to five years. “We do not anticipate that this will bring a large number of gay men forward to the blood donor pool,” Dr. Dana Devine, vice-president of medical, scientific and research affairs at the federal blood donor agency said in a telephone news conference Wednesday... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:08:21 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Health</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=canada-lifts-lifetime-ban-on-gay-men-giving-blood</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Nevada’s hate crimes protections now include transgender community]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=nevada%E2%80%99s-hate-crimes-protections-now-include-transgender-community</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fsdgln.com%2Fnews%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2Fnevada-hate-crimes-protections-transgender-community"><![CDATA[Nevada’s hate crimes protections now include transgender community]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(San Diego Gay and Lesbian News) -- Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday signed into law SB 139, legislation adding gender identity and expression to the state's hate crimes law. Under the new law, transgender Nevadans will have the same protections against hate crimes as all other vulnerable communities. Under the leadership of Senators Pat Spearman and David Parks, the bill passed the state Senate with all but one senator voting in favor and 30-11 in the state Assembly... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:21 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=nevada%E2%80%99s-hate-crimes-protections-now-include-transgender-community</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Czech President Settles Dispute Over Gay Rights]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=czech-president-settles-dispute-over-gay-rights</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FInternational%2FwireStory%2Fczech-president-settles-dispute-gay-rights-19231849"><![CDATA[Czech President Settles Dispute Over Gay Rights]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[ (ABC News) -- The Czech president says he will no longer block a university professorship for a gay rights activist who had been critical of him. Milos Zeman has been under fire after suggesting over the weekend that his reason for denying the promotion to Charles University literary historian Martin C. Putna was his participation at a gay festival. Politicians and universities have said Zeman's remark was an unacceptable intrusion on academic rights. Czech presidents traditionally formally appoint the country's university professors, but in a deal struck Wednesday the government will change the law to give the power to education ministers instead. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:15 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=czech-president-settles-dispute-over-gay-rights</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Donald Rumsfeld Doesn't Know If He Supports Gay Marriage, Because Maybe It Would Lead To Polygamy?]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=donald-rumsfeld-doesnt-know-if-he-supports-gay-marriage-because-maybe-it-would-lead-to-polygamy</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2Fdonald-rumsfeld-gay-marriage_n_3319004.html"><![CDATA[Donald Rumsfeld Doesn't Know If He Supports Gay Marriage, Because Maybe It Would Lead To Polygamy?]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(HuffPo) -- Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld admitted this week that he was stumped by a question about whether he supported gay marriage rights. Speaking with Larry King on Ora TV, Rumsfeld spoke about his support for repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" gay exclusion policy, before conceding that he was more conflicted about marriage equality. “You know, I'm, I guess, of a generation that I don't ... I listened to some of the Supreme Court justices and one of them said, 'Well what's next after that? Is it two people, three people?'” the 80-year-old Rumsfeld told King, seemingly referencing a question raised by Justice Sonia Sotomayor during a case over California's Proposition 8 gay marriage ban earlier this year... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:31 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Politics</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=donald-rumsfeld-doesnt-know-if-he-supports-gay-marriage-because-maybe-it-would-lead-to-polygamy</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Boy Scouts to vote on admitting gay Scouts]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=boy-scouts-to-vote-on-admitting-gay-scouts</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fcnnradio.cnn.com%2F2013%2F05%2F22%2Fboy-scouts-to-vote-on-admitting-gay-scouts%2F"><![CDATA[Boy Scouts to vote on admitting gay Scouts]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(CNN) -- The Boy Scouts of America will hold a controversial vote at its annual meeting this week that could open the door to gay Scouts to join the more than 100-year-old organization. The new resolution however would keep out gay adult leaders. If the resolution passes, it could mean that many conservative and church sponsors of troops may cancel those sponsorships, leaving troops without a place to meet.... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 11:33:21 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Business</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=boy-scouts-to-vote-on-admitting-gay-scouts</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Suspect in vicious Manhattan anti-gay hate crime surrenders following West Village rally]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=suspect-in-vicious-manhattan-anti-gay-hate-crime-surrenders-following-west-village-rally</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nydailynews.com%2Fnew-york%2Fmen-brutalized-latest-anti-gay-attacks-monday-article-1.1351071"><![CDATA[Suspect in vicious Manhattan anti-gay hate crime surrenders following West Village rally]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[(NY Daily News) -- A suspect in one of two brutal anti-gay attacks that rocked the city this week surrendered to cops late Tuesday, sources said. Gabriel Roman, 39, turned himself in at a Bronx stationhouse and was charged with three counts of assault as a hate crime, including a felony count, police sources said. Roman is accused in the first of two violent anti-gay attacks that came just hours after hundreds rallied against hate crimes in the West Village on Monday... ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 10:53:33 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Crime</category>
	<votes>2</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=suspect-in-vicious-manhattan-anti-gay-hate-crime-surrenders-following-west-village-rally</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S. ]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=study-salt-lake-city-has-highest-rate-of-gay-parents-in-u-s-</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fsltrib%2Fnews%2F56343271-78%2Fgay-sex-couples-cities.html.csp"><![CDATA[Study: Salt Lake City has highest rate of gay parents in U.S. ]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Bittersweet in Salt Lake: Although gay marriage is illegal in Utah, more children are being raised by gay parents in Salt Lake City than any other city in the U.S. In the other top cities with high rates of same-sex parenting, marriage is illegal in every one of the states. The reason for this is almost as interesting as the results of the poll: "All those cities are in states with bans on same-sex marriage. More conservative areas may tend to have a higher rate because gay or lesbian people married young to someone of the opposite sex, before they recognized or acknowledged their sexual orientation." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:47:10 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Parenting</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=study-salt-lake-city-has-highest-rate-of-gay-parents-in-u-s-</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bill Clinton Gay Marriage: Former President Urges Illinois To Approve Marriage Equality Bill]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=bill-clinton-gay-marriage-former-president-urges-illinois-to-approve-marriage-equality-bill</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2013%2F05%2F21%2Fbill-clinton-gay-marriage_n_3313404.html"><![CDATA[Bill Clinton Gay Marriage: Former President Urges Illinois To Approve Marriage Equality Bill]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA["Our nation's permanent mission is to form a 'more perfect union'... Every time we have done that, it has strengthened our nation. Now we should do it again, in Illinois." Former president Bill Clinton is throwing his support behind Illinois quest for gay marriage. The legislation must pass before the end of the session, May 31, but new reports show that the House is divided over the measure. If passed, Illinois will become the third state in the midwest with marriage equality. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:03 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Gay Marriage</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=bill-clinton-gay-marriage-former-president-urges-illinois-to-approve-marriage-equality-bill</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Long Beach Opens Country's First Park Honoring Slain Gay Rights Leader Harvey Milk]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=long-beach-opens-countrys-first-park-honoring-slain-gay-rights-leader-harvey-milk</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Flongbeach-ca.patch.com%2Fgroups%2Fpolitics-and-elections%2Fp%2Flong-beach-opens-countrys-first-park-honoring-slain-gay-rights-leader-harvey-milk_5e59abad"><![CDATA[Long Beach Opens Country's First Park Honoring Slain Gay Rights Leader Harvey Milk]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Birthday present: For the first time in U.S. history, a park -- Harvey Milk Promenade Park in Long Beach, California -- has been named for the famed gay icon and activist. The park and nearby Equality Plaza were dedicated to the pioneer this morning, just one day before Harvey Milk Day (May 22) which commemorates his birthday: “The Harvey Milk Promenade Park is an example of how a small, well designed open space can transform its surroundings and provide a profound purpose. The park also serves as a place where visitors can learn about Harvey Milk and our very own Long Beach leaders who battled incredible odds for the rights of the LGBT community.”  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:13:32 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Pride</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=long-beach-opens-countrys-first-park-honoring-slain-gay-rights-leader-harvey-milk</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Yet Another Gay Man Was Attacked in New York City Last Night]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=yet-another-gay-man-was-attacked-in-new-york-city-last-night</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fgawker.com%2Fyet-another-gay-man-was-attacked-in-new-york-city-last-509065957"><![CDATA[Yet Another Gay Man Was Attacked in New York City Last Night]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Just a few days after 32-year-old Mark Carson was murdered in New York's West Village, party promoter Dan Contarino was attacked last night on Avenue D and 4th Street, where he was beaten by an assailant who called him a "faggot" during the attack. Fortunately, passersby intervened and Contarino is now recovering and speaking to police: "THANKS FOR CALLS.... GAY BASHED LAST NITE.... back from small surgery.... CHEST XRAYS THIS AM.... suspect still at large... police n media waiting to interview me... U JUST WANNA CRY N MOVE ON." ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:01:34 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Crime</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=yet-another-gay-man-was-attacked-in-new-york-city-last-night</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Says She is Actually at a Disadvantage to Her Opponents]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-says-she-is-actually-at-a-disadvantage-to-her-opponents</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftransgender-fighter-fallon-fox-says-003039102--mma.html"><![CDATA[Transgender Fighter Fallon Fox Says She is Actually at a Disadvantage to Her Opponents]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA[Flipping the opponent: Amid allegations that she is unfairly advantaged to fight women because she was born a man, trans MMA fighter Fallon Fox is now saying that if anything, she is disadvantaged: "If I don’t take estrogen hormone replacement therapy, I can get osteoporosis. So any of the women I’m competing against, my testosterone levels are drastically lower than theirs; it’s almost nothing.” Fox's doctor agrees: “If you measure (Fox’s) endurance and her strength, it’s actually that of a comparable woman of the same age. What happens is after surgery patients actually regress in that their bone density drops to what a comparable woman of her size would be."  ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:40 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Sports</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
	<guid>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=transgender-fighter-fallon-fox-says-she-is-actually-at-a-disadvantage-to-her-opponents</guid>
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	<title><![CDATA[After Girl Expelled From High School and Charged Over Lesbian Relationship, Anonymous Goes on the Offensive]]></title>
	<link>http://gaynow.com/story.php?title=after-girl-expelled-from-high-school-and-charged-over-lesbian-relationship-anonymous-goes-on-the-offensive</link>
  <source url="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motherjones.com%2Fmojo%2F2013%2F05%2Fanynonymous-defends-teen-charged-felony-lesbian-relationship"><![CDATA[After Girl Expelled From High School and Charged Over Lesbian Relationship, Anonymous Goes on the Offensive]]></source>
	<description><![CDATA["That is absolutely ludicrous. We need justice in this situation, not to feed into these parents' hates and insanity." This statement, by the mother of 18-year-old Florida high school student Kaitlyn Hunt, comes on the heels of her daughter being expelled from school and charged with a felony sex crime for dating a younger girl in her high school. When Kaitlyn was 17, she began dating her 15-year-old teammate, whose parents waited until Kaitlyn turned 18 to press charges. Fortunately, the hacker group Anonymous is on the case. ]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:46 MDT</pubDate>
	<author>Staff</author>
	<category>Equality</category>
	<votes>1</votes>
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