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	<title>Speak Equal &#187; NewsBites</title>
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	<description>The Right To Love, The Right To Live -- Everyday For Everyone</description>
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		<title>Why Obama Changed His Mind on DOMA</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/why-obama-changed-his-mind-on-doma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DOMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edith Windsor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equal Rights]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Rights Movement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration announced last week that it will no longer defend in court a part of the Defense of Marriage Act that forbids the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage. One widow&#8217;s story was one of two cases pending in federal courts cited in the announcement of President Obama&#8217;s decision, Bloomberg reports. Edith Windsor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TONIGHT: State of the Union Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[President Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[White House officials recently announced new online features to accompany the live stream of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address. The features promise to be interactive, informative and experience-enhancing and hope to answer any questions the viewers may have during the president’s address to Congress. “As President Obama addresses the nation, WhiteHouse.gov will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BREAKING: Iowa House Committee backs vote on gay marriage ban</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/breaking-iowa-house-committee-backs-vote-on-gay-marriage-ban/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/breaking-iowa-house-committee-backs-vote-on-gay-marriage-ban/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ex-Gay Ministry]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Iowa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In a 13-8 vote, an Iowa House committee has approved a measure calling for a referendum on a constitutional ban of same-sex marriage. The measure, House Joint Resolution 6, calls for a constitutional amendment to declaring “marriage between one man and one woman shall be the only legal union valid or recognized in this state” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Battle for marriage equality rages on</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/battle-for-marriage-equality-rages-on/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/battle-for-marriage-equality-rages-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NewsBites]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Equal Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gay Marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maryland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prop 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Proposition 8]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wyoming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The last few months have been nothing short of bittersweet for proponents of marriage equality. We&#8217;ve seen some gains, we&#8217;ve seen some losses, we&#8217;ve seen some extreme setbacks. This month, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn is set to sign a bill that will recognize civil unions for same-sex couples throughout the state. This is an exciting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate votes to repeal &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/senate-votes-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/senate-votes-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[DADT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Forgive me, for today is an emotional day. I would love to provide something witty and wonderful, however as I am writing this, tears are streaming down my eyes and I can barely see what I am typing. Please enjoy this article originally published via the LA Times instead: Reporting from Washington and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. President, I respectfully have to disagree</title>
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		<comments>http://speakequal.com/mr-president-i-respectfully-have-to-disagree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dante.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Former President]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay & lesbian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jimmy Carter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I think the entire population has come tremendous strides forward in dealing with the issue of gays,&#8221; Carter said in an interview from Big Think. &#8220;I dunno about next election, but I think in the near future, because step by step we have realized that this issue of homosexuality has the same adverse and progressive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House votes to repeal &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/house-votes-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/house-votes-to-repeal-dont-ask-dont-tell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:28:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DADT]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a final vote of 250-175, the House votes in an overwhelming majority to repeal &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221; in spite of staunch disapproval from several House Republicans. This was announced at 5:24 via live stream from cspan.org by Rep. Barney Frank. Stay tuned for more information as it develops.]]></description>
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		<title>House plans new showdown on &#8220;Don&#8217;t Ask, Don&#8217;t Tell&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/house-plans-new-showdown-on-dont-ask-dont-tell/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/house-plans-new-showdown-on-dont-ask-dont-tell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[DADT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h2>UPDATE: House introduces stand-alone bill. Timetable for debate is TBD. <a href="http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2010/12/14/House_Dems_Push_DADT_Stand_Alone/?utm_source=feedburner&#038;utm_medium=feed&#038;utm_campaign=Feed:+AdvocatecomDailyNews+(Advocate.com+Daily+News)" target="_blank">CLICK HERE for more information!</a></h2>]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS Awareness Month: A Plea for Personal Responsibility Over Blaming Bisexual Men</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/aids-awareness-month-a-plea-for-personal-responsibility-over-blaming-bisexual-men/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/aids-awareness-month-a-plea-for-personal-responsibility-over-blaming-bisexual-men/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIDS Awareness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bisexuality]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[HIV]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World AIDS Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following post was originally published by Arielle Loren via Clutch Magazine. The piece is a powerful one, advocating for education, safe sex, and honesty regarding our sexual activities. Arielle Loren is a staunch advocate for taking the &#8220;blame game&#8221; out of sex and erradicating the myths surrounding HIV/AIDS. The “Down-Low” has become a nursery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A breakdown of civil unions in Illinois</title>
		<link>http://speakequal.com/a-breakdown-of-civil-unions-in-illinois/</link>
		<comments>http://speakequal.com/a-breakdown-of-civil-unions-in-illinois/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Speak Equal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[LGBT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Tribune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civil Unions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay & lesbian]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Illinois]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marriage Equality]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The civil unions bill that now awaits the governor&#8217;s promised signature will provide same-sex couples in Illinois with sweeping protections and benefits, many of which were previously unattainable or required an expensive array of legal paperwork. At its essence, the bill says that two people who have entered into a civil union are entitled to [...]]]></description>
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