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		<title>Kentucky children&#8217;s charity threatens to pull services if LGBT non-discrimination protections are enacted</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2014 21:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A foster care and children psychiatric service provider in Danville, Ky., has threatened to relocate community services if a proposed LGBT non-discrimination ordinance becomes law. The Danville City Commission approved the first reading of an LGBT non-discrimination ordinance May 12, the Lexington Herald-Leader is reporting. The vote was 4-1. The ordinance would prohibit discrimination in employment, housing &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/kentucky-childrens-charity-threatens-to-pull-services-if-lgbt-non-discrimination-protections-are-enacted/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mailbag: Responses to my Michael Sam editorial in the Cincinnati Enquirer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2014 18:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After Michael Sam became the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL and kissed his partner on ESPN in celebration, straight men took to social media to express their disgust. Many former and current athletes weighed in on the kiss, including Miami Dolphins Don Jones. As a result, the Dolphins sanctioned Jones with a &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/2014/05/16/mailbag-responses-to-my-michael-sam-editorial-in-the-cincinnati-enquirer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Straight men have a meltdown after NFL drafts gay player Michael Sam</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 19:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Michael Sam will always be the first openly gay football player to be drafted by an NFL team. ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, replayed Sam getting the call from the St. Louis Rams — a video that includes tons of emotion and a peck to his boyfriend: Naturally, gay panic ensued on Twitter. Because men &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/2014/05/13/nfl-drafts-gay-player-michael-sam-and-straight-men-have-a-meltdown/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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			<media:title type="html">Photo: Michael Sam, first gay NFL player. Image source: Google Images, Fox News</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Photo: Gif of Michael Sam kissing boyfriend when drafted to NFL. Image source: Google Images, http://highonawindyhill.tumblr.com</media:title>
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			<media:title type="html">Photo: Miami Dolphins Don Jones Tweet about Michael Sam being gay in the NFL. Image source: Google Images, CBS Sports</media:title>
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		<title>Watch: Advocacy group aims to &#8220;end the awkward&#8221; when interacting with disabled people</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2014 17:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dominant society places physical, architectural, communication and social barriers in the way, leading to isolation, unemployment, hate crimes and an overall lack of access for disabled people. And the social barriers are often compounded by generally well-meaning non-disabled people who avoid talking to disabled people for fear of saying the wrong thing. One disability services group aims &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/2014/05/09/watch-advocacy-group-aims-to-end-the-awkward-when-interacting-with-disabled-people/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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		<title>NBA banned Clippers owner Donald Sterling because racism is bad for business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2014 15:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced the lifetime ban of L.A. Clippers owner Donald Sterling on April 29. He also emphatically stated that he would do everything in his power to see that the other owners force the sale of the Clippers. This came after TMZ released a recorded conversation of Sterling arguing with his girlfriend V. Stiviano &#8230; <span class="more-link"><a href="https://stuffqueerpeopleneedtoknow.wordpress.com/2014/05/08/nba-banned-clippers-owner-sterling-because-racism-is-bad-for-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></span>]]></description>
		
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			<media:title type="html">Photo: Donald Sterling sitting courtside at a Clipper&#039;s Game with his mistress and his wife. Photo Source: Google Images, TheRoot.com</media:title>
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