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In this photo provided by ABC, NBA basketball veteran Jason Collins, left, poses for a photo with television journalist George Stephanopoulos, Monday, April 29, 2013, in Los Angeles. In a first-person article posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website, Collins became the first active player in one of four major U.S. professional sports leagues to come out as gay. He participated in an exclusive interview with Stephanopoulos, which is scheduled to air on Good Morning America on Tuesday. (AP Photo/ABC, Eric McCandless)

Silence shows growing acceptance of LGBT rights

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Almost no one publicly criticized Collins or suggested a gay player would somehow disrupt the morale of an NBA team, the argument that was long cited in barring people who are openly gay from serving in the U.S. military...
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Nevada State Senator Kelvin Atkinson (Courtesy: Atkinson)

Black state senator receives positive response after 'coming out'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D - North Las Vegas) came out to fellow lawmakers Monday during a legislative debate on repealing the gay marriage ban from the state constitution...
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Dr. Ben Carson during the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center at National Harbor, Md., on Saturday, March 16, 2013. (Photo By Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call)

Ben Carson withdraws as Johns Hopkins commencement speaker

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - The announcement came Wednesday in response to recent student petitions to have Carson replaced following his controversial statements about gay marriage...
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Donte' Stallworth #19 of the New England Patriots works out before a preseason game with the Philadelphia Eagles at Gillette Stadium on August 20, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images)

NFL player joins fight against homophobia in sports

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - NFL wide receiver Donté Stallworth has joined the group Athlete Ally and their fight against homophobia in sports.
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Gay marriage divides black church in Illinois

Renita D. Young
theGRIO REPORT - Since the Illinois Senate passed its same-sex marriage bill on Valentine’s Day, proponents and opponents of the measure have amped up their arguments in hopes of drumming up more support to sway undecided congressmen...
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton stands with Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (L) on stage during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Did GLAAD snub Obama for Clinton?

Michael Arceneaux
OPINION - Maybe Obama is playing politics, too, but in the end, he’s been more progressive on gay rights than any president before him...
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Dr. Ben Carson speaks to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell (Video still via MSNBC)

Dr. Ben Carson's anti-gay remarks land him in hot water

Erin Delmore, MSNBC.com
MSNBC - Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson told Andrea Mitchell Friday that he is prepared to refrain from speaking at the university’s School of Medicine commencement ceremony, after students and faculty petitioned over comments he made this week that were widely seen as anti-gay...
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Don’t march backward on gay marriage

Clay Cane
OPINION - In August, we celebrate the 50th year of the March on Washington. I vote for us to march forward, not backward on marriage equality and all related issues that provide personal freedom...
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Clarence and Virginia Thomas (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Is Clarence Thomas a hypocrite on gay marriage?

James Braxton Peterson
OPINION - Some say that silence speaks volumes. And in the case of Justice Clarence Thomas, that cliché just might be more applicable than ever this week as the SCOTUS considers the meaning of marriage equality in the 21st century...
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An interracial gay couple preparing to marry

Black church ponders change during marriage equality fight

Mashaun D. Simon
theGRIO REPORT - While many across America are hopeful that the Supreme Court will react on the side of the LGBTQ community regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Proposition 8, there are some black church leaders who do not foresee much change occurring within the black church in terms of gay acceptance...
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