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The Gainesville Sun reports that Republican Bill McCollum is moderating his political views and appealing to the Charlie Crist voters in his run for Florida Governor. The article points out that McCollum's support for includng sexual orientation in Hate Crimes laws and the fact that his finance chairman's lead oppositon to Amendment 2 has drawn the ire of arch conservatives including form Christian Coalition leader Dennis Baxley.

Washington Blade: Gay and Lesbian News, Entertainment, Politics and Opinion [A} number of LGBT groups issued another joint statement on Friday saying that they were "very surprised and deeply disappointed in the manner" in which the administration is defending DOMA.

Obama Admin Moves To Dismiss Defense Of Marriage Act Challenge LOS ANGELES — Gay rights groups expressed dismay with the Obama administration Friday over its championing of the Defense of Marriage Act, a law the president pledged to try to repeal while on the campaign trail.

Obama Admin Moves To Dismiss Defense Of Marriage Act Challenge LOS ANGELES — Gay rights groups expressed dismay with the Obama administration Friday over its championing of the Defense of Marriage Act, a law the president pledged to try to repeal while on the campaign trail.

Berry Delivers Stirring Pride Speech | Advocate.com

Equality Begins With Fair DistrictsHelp Put an Amendment on the 2010 Ballot

Message from the (NASA) Acting Administrator - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month NASA JSC Today ^ | Monday, June 8, 2009 | Christopher J. Scolese During the month of June, NASA is joining other organizations throughout the United States to observe Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.

Fort Lauderdale -- Dr. Henry W. Mack, PhD. has named the members of the newly-formed Council for Diversity and Equal Opportunity (CDEO), an independent body whose aim is to assist BSO in dealing with internal and external issues affecting equal opportunity and representation of all Broward County citizens in law enforcement.

BREAKING NEWS | City of Miami Approves Domestic Partnership Ordinance | UPDATE: Today is a proud day for the City of Miami. I just left the commission chambers where the Miami City Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve an ordinance granting domestic partner healthcare benefits to all city employees. The lead sponsor, Commissioner Marc Sarnoff, proudly stated that this was the most important piece of legislation he has ever had the honor to sponsor. The chamber erupted in loud applause when the final vote was cast. There was no opposition.

Commentary: Obama absent on gay rights - CNN.com

Conservatives Shift in Favor of Openly Gay Service Members Americans are six percentage points more likely than they were four years ago to favor allowing openly gay men and lesbian women to serve in the military, 69% to 63%. While liberals and Democrats remain the most supportive, the biggest increase in support has been among conservatives and weekly churchgoers -- up 12 and 11 percentage points, respectively.

***JOB ANNOUNCEMENT***EQUALITY FLORIDA SEEKS UNPAID RESEARCH FELLOWIn the wake of Amendment 2, FL's first statewide referendum on LGBT Floridians, we are given an unprecedented level of data and insight on how the LGBT community is viewed by the general electorate in addition to the voting behaviors of LGBT supporters and protractors.

Florida GSA Network News June 2009

This Thursday the City Commission of Miami will hear the second and final reading of the City of Miami Domestic Partnership Ordinance. Our colleagues at Save Dade are leading the effort to pass this critical ordinance which would provide city employees equal access to insurance for their families regardless of sexual orientation.

Today, after almost a week of dropping hints, Rep. Richard Steinberg (D- 106) announced via Facebook status that he is NOT running for the Florida Senate District 35 in 2010. Instead, he announced his decision to seek another term in the House and support for former Senator Gwen Margolis' candidacy for the Senate seat.

In case anyone was wondering just how socially conservative U.S. Senate Candidate Marco Rubio is.....During his time in the legislature, Baxley served as chair of the House Education Committee and was one of the top opponents to protecting LGBT students from bullying and harassment. Fla. Christian Coalition head Baxley quits to endorse Rubio By Bill ThompsonStaff writer, Gainesville Sun

According to a new Quinnipiac poll, Democrat Alex Sink holds a slight lead over Republican Bill McCollum in the race for governor.