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- Pat Robertson’s American Center for Law & Justice, a conservative Christian legal group, fired senior attorney James Henderson over reports that he may be gay.
- A number of corporations, including Ernst & Young LLP, Thomson Reuters, and BNP Paribas, are joining Immigration Equality in supporting the Uniting American Families Act.
- Japanese scientists may have discovered a way for gay men to create an egg of their own, allowing both parents to contribute DNA to a child.
- Another (small) group of black pastors is joining the effort to pit the African-American community against the LGBT community, encouraging them to vote against President Obama for his support of marriage equality.
- The NFL is going to host an Inclusion & Diversity Symposium that will hypothetically be gay-inclusive, but “sexual orientation” was not mentioned along other demographics on the invitation.
- Elton John says civil partnerships are not enough.
State Campaigns
- A new Mainers for Equality Ad features state Rep. Stacey Fitts (R) explaining why he voted against marriage equality in 2009 and why he changed his vote this year.
- A new Washington marriage equality ad features state Rep. Maureen Walsh (R) explaining why she supports marriage equality as a Republican.
- Redhook Ale has endorsed Washington’s Referendum 74.
- Equality opponents in Washington are claiming that “homosexual marriage” will be taught in schools as a “genderless institution.”
- The NAACP’s Julian Bond has recorded a radio ad supporting marriage equality in Maryland.
- Two new equality video ads in Maryland feature Southern Baptist ministers Donté Hickman and Delman Coates:
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