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– Today is Spirit Day, a day to take a stand against bullying. ThinkProgress is proud to partner with GLAAD by donning purple; check back later today for our team photo!
– A new poll shows that 56 percent of Virginians oppose a ban on same-sex marriage, while only 36 favor it, which does not bode well for anti-LGBT gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli (R).
– Ted Olson, one of the attorneys who helped fight Proposition 8 and continues to litigate on behalf of marriage equality, unfortunately donated $1,000 to Cuccinelli’s campaign.
– Pantex, the only nuclear assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S. — located in the Texas Panhandle — has extended health benefits to the same-sex spouses of employees.
– If the U.S. Olympic Committee now has a nondiscrimination policy with sexual orientation protections, how does that square with its rule requiring athletes to obey all foreign laws — including Russia’s ban on “gay propaganda”?
– Help support TransMilitary, a new web series documenting the many transgender military servicemembers who risk discharge to serve their country openly:
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