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Washington and New Jersey Support Same-Sex Marriage
By Ciarra Caitlin Lee
February 14, 2012 - 11:08am
Lawmakers in Washington and New Jersey passed bills for same-sex marriage just in time for Valentine's Day

For the LBGT communities, this Valentine's Day brings more than just love to celebrate. Lawmakers in Washington and New Jersey passed legislation for same sex-couples to marry on Monday.

Military recruiters told to accept openly gay applicants
By Maddie Dockery
October 19, 2010 - 5:18pm
Following a recent federal court decision, the Pentagon has advised military recruiters to accept openly gay and lesbian recruit candidates.

The Personnel and Readiness office informed recruiters that applications from openly gay candidates can now be processed, provided they qualify under normal recruiting guidelines. CNN reports that recruiters cannot ask applicants if they are gay.

Coming out in October
By Margaret Amisano
October 24, 2009 - 11:19am
LGBT students and their straight allies celebrate Coming Out Month and discuss the resources available to them on campus.

Ginger Woessner mustered up the courage earlier this month to utter three difficult words to her mother: “Mom, I’m transgender."