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Posted on 3/27/13 at 10:52 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Gay rights activist Judy Shepard to speak at UND Monday
Judy Shepard, gay rights activist and mother of Matthew Shepard who was murdered in Laramie, Wyo., in 1998, will speak at the University of North Dakota on Monday, March 7, from 7:15-9:30 p.m., at the...
Posted on 3/6/11 at 2:55 PM
Months of changes precede end to military gay ban 
Night-long celebrations will mark the final countdown to the historic end of the U.S. military's ban on openly gay troops, and even more partying will take place once it is lifted Tuesday. But in many ways change is already here.
By Julie Watson , September 17, 2011
Army general foresees muted response to gay ban repeal
An Army general who co-directed a Pentagon study on ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military said today that repeal is likely to prove "pretty inconsequential."
By Robert Burns , September 14, 2011
MINNESOTA ROUNDUP: One of two hurt in cycle-deer crash dies
One of two people hurt in a collision between a motorcycle and a deer in Becker County has died.
By Associated Press , August 02, 2011
Couples wed on first day gay marriage is legal in N.Y.
Hundreds of gay couples dressed in formal suits and striped trousers, gowns and T-shirts recited vows in emotion-choked voices and triumphantly hoisted their long-awaited marriage certificates on Sunday as New York became the sixth and largest U.S. state to recognize same-sex weddings.
By Chris Hawley , July 24, 2011
Obama administration supports lesbian employee's case
In a strongly worded legal brief, the Obama administration has said the federal act that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman was motivated by hostility toward gays and lesbians and is unconstitutional.
By Sudhin Thanawala , July 02, 2011
Mark Beedy, Thief River Falls, letter: Reject attempt to put ‘hate’ in constitution
This legislation amounts to nothing more than hate and discrimination against a minority population in Minnesota.
By Mark Beedy , June 25, 2011
United Nations backs gay rights for first time ever
The declaration was cautiously worded, expressing "grave concern" about abuses because of sexual orientation and commissioning a global report on discrimination against gays. But activists called it an important shift on an issue that has divided the global body for decades, and they credited the Obama administration's push for gay rights at home and abroad.
By Frank Jordans , June 17, 2011
California AG asks court to lift gay marriage stay
California's attorney general on Tuesday joined lawyers for two same-sex couples and the city of San Francisco in asking a federal appeals court to allow gay marriages to resume while the court considers the constitutionality of the state's voter-approved ban.
By Lisa Leff , March 01, 2011
Gay marriage issue resurfaces in flurry of debate
Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Maryland are taking up bills to legalize gay marriage, advocates in New York are making a renewed push, and opponents are fighting for constitutional bans in Indiana and Wyoming and to re-impose bans in Iowa and New Hampshire.
By Associated Press , February 09, 2011
Blacks, women, now gays: Military to adjust again
Two decades after integration of the U.S. military, race riots flared on Navy warships in the Vietnam era. Long after servicewomen were officially placed on an equal footing with men, sexual harassment is still pervasive.
By David Crary , December 21, 2010
Senate blocks repeal of 'don't ask, don't tell'
Republicans blocked a last-ditch effort in the Senate to lift the military's ban on openly gay troops today, dealing a major blow to gay rights groups and making it unlikely Congress could repeal "don't ask, don't tell" any time soon.
By Anne Flaherty , December 09, 2010
Pentagon sees few problems from allowing gays in military
A Pentagon study released Tuesday predicted there would be little negative long-term effect from repealing a 17-year-old law prohibiting homosexuals from serving openly in the armed forces, though there could be "limited and isolated disruption" in some units.
By David S. Cloud , November 30, 2010
Harvard pres: ROTC return if gays can openly serve
Harvard University's president says the school will resume a long-banned Reserve Officer Training Corps program when federal law allows gays to serve openly in the military.
By Associated Press , November 18, 2010
Gay issues spark debate at Minnesota Catholic school
The student newspaper at a Roman Catholic prep school in suburban St. Louis has sparked a debate over free speech by defending gay teenagers and criticizing a DVD by Minnesota's Catholic bishops that denounced same-sex marriage.
By Associated Press , November 16, 2010
Groups hope Pentagon study on gays sways Congress
Gay rights advocates said today they hoped Congress will be moved to repeal the law known as "don't ask, don't tell" after a Pentagon study found it could be done with little harm to the military.
By Anne Flaherty , November 11, 2010
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