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– A record number of lesbian, gay, and bisexual candidates are running for Congress.
– Did Mark Regnerus intentionally obscure the influence of conservative groups in his flawed parenting study?
– The American Family Association does not want kids to “mix it up” in fear they might meet a gay student.
– Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue has given $100,000 to support marriage equality in Maryland.
– Illinois state Rep. Rita Mayfield (D) is slowly coming along on LGBT equality, but she admits she doesn’t fully understand the cause yet.
– Jamaican education officials want to “promote healthy heterosexual relationships” but not promote homosexuality.
– The Four campaign, supporting the four state marriage efforts, has developed a new video series called Marriage For All Families in partnership with New Left Media. Here’s a look at the experience of same-sex couples in Maine: