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    <title>Fayetteville Voted on LGBT Rights Again</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Voters in Fayetteville, Arkansas once again voted on a fully inclusive nondiscrimination ordinance after repealing a similar ordinance last year.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 01:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>While Some GOP Candidates Back Kim Davis, John Kasich Says &#039;Bigger Fish to Fry&#039;</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;The whole situation may turn young people off of faith, says the Ohio governor.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2015 00:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Op-ed: The Black Gay Trans Man at Minneapolis City Hall</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Phillipe Cunningham was told he could never get into politics. Now, he&#039;s the right-hand man for one of the most powerful women in Minnesota.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Are GOP Donors the Key to Passing a Nondiscrimination Bill?</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;An unlikely constituency is funding the fight for LGBT rights, using the marriage equality road map.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2015 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kerry Eleveld</dc:creator>
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    <title>WATCH: Caitlyn Jenner Explains Why She Once Didn&#039;t Support Marriage Equality</title>
    <link>http://www.advocate.com/transgender/2015/09/05/watch-caitlyn-jenner-explains-why-she-once-didnt-support-marriage-equality</link>
    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;The star of &lt;em&gt;I Am Cait&lt;/em&gt; is asked about how she reconciles being a Republican.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 17:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>WATCH: More Officials Like Kim Davis Would Be a Disaster</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;A county&#039;s clerk&#039;s job requirements are pretty simple — and don&#039;t involve judging every person who walks through the door.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 11:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Donald Trump Takes a Day to Get Up to Speed on Kim Davis</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donald Trump leads polls in the race for president, but he was among the last to respond to news about Kim Davis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/politics/election/2015/09/04/donald-trump-takes-day-get-speed-kim-davis&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>Republicans Use Kim Davis to Score Points for President</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Kentucky clerk is becoming the symbol of religious freedom that Republicans had been looking for.&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2015 00:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>LGBT Supporters to Hillary Clinton: The Battle Isn&#039;t Over</title>
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    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Donors to her campaign who represent lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans voters tell MSNBC, &#039;The idea that after marriage, everything’s solved is a very dangerous idea.&#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/hillary-clinton/2015/09/02/lgbt-supporters-hillary-clinton-battle-isnt-over&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 23:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
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    <title>LISTEN: Kentucky Clerk&#039;s Marriage Equality Resistance &#039;American Way,&#039; Says Rand Paul</title>
    <link>http://www.advocate.com/marriage-equality/2015/09/01/listen-kentucky-clerks-marriage-equality-resistance-american-way-says-r</link>
    <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;p&gt;Paul stops short of agreeing with Kim Davis, but he supports her right in &#039;making a stand.&#039;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.advocate.com/marriage-equality/2015/09/01/listen-kentucky-clerks-marriage-equality-resistance-american-way-says-r&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2015 01:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Trudy Ring</dc:creator>
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