Gay parents now equal under Tenn. law
Court ruling sets precedent to treat parents equally in custody, visitation disputes
By CHRISTOPHER SEELY An appeals court in Tennessee last week reversed an earlier ruling that prohibited a gay father from “exposing” his son to his “gay lover(s) and/or his gay lifestyle.”


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$30,000 settlement for NYC pupil suspended for `Barbie a Lesbian' T-shirt
NEW YORK (AP) _ An openly gay teenager received a $30,000 settlement from the city over her suspension for wearing a "Barbie is a Lesbian" T-shirt to school, her


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Britain sends out first gay ambassador with partner

BRITAIN’S first openly gay ambassador has been sent to Luxembourg with his partner.


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Board members stand firm on transgender discrimination policy
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The majority of an Orange County school board refused to implement a state-mandated anti-discrimination policy following a raucous meeting where hundreds of parents and teachers protested


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Chrissy Gephardt on the front lines
By Chad Graham
The openly lesbian daughter of former presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, who will be helping to bring gay voters to the polls in 2004, talks frankly about coming out, whether she will marry her partner, and why she feels no ill will toward Mary Cheney.