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	<title>Crikey &#187; gay rights</title>
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		<title>Rainbow flags rule out love match with Margaret Court</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/13/margaret-court-rainbow-flags-australian-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/01/13/margaret-court-rainbow-flags-australian-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian open]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you support Australian values such as equality, fairness and mateship, whether you’re straight, gay or anything else, take along a little rainbow flag and wave it for the cameras, writes <b>Doug Pollard</b>, a broadcaster and journalist in Melbourne.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>59</slash:comments>
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		<title>Bolt: I want marriage equality for all</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/bolt-i-want-marriage-equality-for-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/bolt-i-want-marriage-equality-for-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrew Bolt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GLBTI community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To point out the blindingly obvious, many of us regardless of sexuality want to get married; we want the ceremony that is such a significant marker in life’s journey, writes <b>Stephanie Bolt</b>, sister of <em>Herald Sun</em> columnist Andrew Bolt.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/13/bolt-i-want-marriage-equality-for-all/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>72</slash:comments>
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		<title>Global responses to Hilary Clinton&#8217;s LGBT rights speech</title>
		<link>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/12/world-reacts-clintons-gay-rights-speech/45883/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2011/12/world-reacts-clintons-gay-rights-speech/45883/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 23:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hilary clinton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hilary Clinton's gay rights UN speech had a strong impact in the US, but how was it reported across the world? <b>John Hudson</b> scans global media oulets.
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Double standards from the ADF as ruling excuses gay cyber bullying</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/06/double-standards-from-the-adf-as-ruling-excuses-gay-cyber-bullying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/12/06/double-standards-from-the-adf-as-ruling-excuses-gay-cyber-bullying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[australian defence force]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bullying]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[discrimination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With gay marriage opponents pushing the line that everything is hunky-dory for gay people so please stop whinging, an ADF inquiry has given a free pass to anti-gay bullying and death threats.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rudd parties with gay activists; will &#8216;examine bill closely&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/12/04/rudd-in-buoyant-mood-at-same-sex-celebration/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2011/12/04/rudd-in-buoyant-mood-at-same-sex-celebration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Whittaker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ALP national conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[labor party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Has Kevin Rudd changed his tune on gay marriage? <b>Andrew Crook</b> found him celebrating with activists last night at the ALP national conference, reporting the latest at <a href="http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump"><em>The Stump</em></a>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Duped by Katter, a &#8216;civil libertarian&#8217; as long as you&#8217;re not gay</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/08/duped-by-katter-a-civil-libertarian-as-long-as-youre-not-gay/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/09/08/duped-by-katter-a-civil-libertarian-as-long-as-youre-not-gay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 03:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bob Katter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oppose gay marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=245800</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[James Newburrie, a modest, honest and courteous man, armoured with the knowledge that what he is doing is right and necessary, and will take his stand opposite Bob Katter’s office Sunday, writes <b>Doug Pollard</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>66</slash:comments>
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		<title>Gay marriage honeymoon a smokescreen of lingering inequality</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/25/gay-marriage-honeymoon-a-smokescreen-of-lingering-inequality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/25/gay-marriage-honeymoon-a-smokescreen-of-lingering-inequality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 03:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York gay marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=237441</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of same-s-x couples rushed to be the first to marry in New York. But that win bears no resemblance to equality-focused gay rights moves in Australia and other advanced societies.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/07/25/gay-marriage-honeymoon-a-smokescreen-of-lingering-inequality/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>&#8220;I now pronounce you married&#8221;: New York&#8217;s gay wedding bonanza</title>
		<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/24/gay-marriage-begins-in-ne_n_908120.html#s314935&#038;title=Gay_Marriage</link>
		<comments>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/07/24/gay-marriage-begins-in-ne_n_908120.html#s314935&#038;title=Gay_Marriage#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[photo galleries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PHOTO GALLERY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[same sex marriage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hundreds of gay couples flocked to registry offices in New York on the first weekend that same-sex marraige was legaliesd. Check out this charming gallery of happy couples and families celebrating the constant stream of nuptials.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s gay marriage flip-flop hints at campaign targets</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/obamas-gay-marriage-flip-flop-hints-at-campaign-targets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/obamas-gay-marriage-flip-flop-hints-at-campaign-targets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[barak obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights groups]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=231299</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to believe a left-leaning politician might genuinely oppose same-sex marriage? The bigger problem for Barack Obama is not even he's sure what side he supports.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/24/obamas-gay-marriage-flip-flop-hints-at-campaign-targets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>Hey Julia, guess who&#8217;s coming to dinner?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/hey-julia-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/hey-julia-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getup]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julia Gillard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=229709</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Gillard now gets to play Katherine Hepburn in a 2011 remake of <em>Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner</em>, as three same sex couples get a chance to ask her why she opposes their rights to legal marriage in the full glare of the national media, writes former Democrats leader <b>Brian Greig</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/06/16/hey-julia-guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>49</slash:comments>
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		<title>Law: scrapping safe sex gay ads is irresponsible</title>
		<link>http://www.benjamin-law.com/2011/05/complaint-regarding-withdrawl-of-qahc-advertisements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benjamin-law.com/2011/05/complaint-regarding-withdrawl-of-qahc-advertisements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Links]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QLD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=226518</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Association for Healthy Communities' decision to cancel safe sex advertisements featuring two gay men is deeply offensive, writes <b>Benjamin Law</b> in this letter of complaint to QAHC management. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.benjamin-law.com/2011/05/complaint-regarding-withdrawl-of-qahc-advertisements/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Coming out: young gays tell their stories</title>
		<link>http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/23/us/20110523-coming-out.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/23/us/20110523-coming-out.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 01:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interactive]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=225277</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An incredible interactive feature profiling young gay teens, including a military cadet and a strict Lutheran Christian. Plus, an extra 50 stories written by <em>NY Times</em> readers.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/23/us/20110523-coming-out.html/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The gay kiss Facebook won&#8217;t let you see</title>
		<link>http://gawker.com/#!5792874/the-gay-kiss-photo-facebook-doesnt-want-you-to-see</link>
		<comments>http://gawker.com/#!5792874/the-gay-kiss-photo-facebook-doesnt-want-you-to-see#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=218686</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After two men were booted out of an English pub for kissing, a 'Kiss-In' was planned at the pub to raise awareness of gay rights. But a photo advertising the event -- surprise surprise, of two men kissing -- was removed by Facebook for violating its code of conduct. Why?]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://gawker.com/#!5792874/the-gay-kiss-photo-facebook-doesnt-want-you-to-see/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s surprise gay marriage pledge: let the courts decide</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/24/obamas-surprise-gay-marriage-pledge-let-the-courts-decide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/24/obamas-surprise-gay-marriage-pledge-let-the-courts-decide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=206004</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Obama administration has reversed a long-held position that it must defend America's federal ban on same-sex marriage from challenges in the courts.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/02/24/obamas-surprise-gay-marriage-pledge-let-the-courts-decide/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Greg will phone his boyfriend, now Don&#8217;t Ask Don&#8217;t Tell is dead</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/23/greg-will-phone-his-boyfriend-now-dont-ask-dont-tell-is-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/23/greg-will-phone-his-boyfriend-now-dont-ask-dont-tell-is-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US Congress]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=194825</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama sighed as he put a stroke through one of America’s most talked-about civil rights debates of the past decade: "We are done." Now Greg can call his boyfriend from training camp, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b> in Washington DC.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/23/greg-will-phone-his-boyfriend-now-dont-ask-dont-tell-is-dead/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Policy change, but cloud still hangs over gay US soldiers</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/20/policy-change-but-cloud-still-hangs-over-gay-us-soldiers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/20/policy-change-but-cloud-still-hangs-over-gay-us-soldiers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 02:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Federal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Don't Ask Don't Tell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gays and lesbians in armed forces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gays in the military]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=193984</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[US Senator John McCain, once a centrist "maverick" before his presidential run, went apoplectic in the minutes leading up to congress’s historic vote to overturn Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b> in Washington DC.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/20/policy-change-but-cloud-still-hangs-over-gay-us-soldiers/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Christians under attack from homosexuals</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2010/11/18/christians-under-attack-from-homosexuals/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/thestump/2010/11/18/christians-under-attack-from-homosexuals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Farmer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[People & Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Catholic Church]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[gay rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Giacomo Biffi]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=186814</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's bemusing that a Cardinal of the Catholic Church under attack for child abuse of a homosexual kind chooses to attack the gay rights movement but that is what Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, the retired archbishop of Bologna, has chosen to do, explains <b>Richard Farmer</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Why gay footballers should stay in the closet</title>
		<link>http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/16/why-gay-footballers-should-not-come-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2010/11/16/why-gay-footballers-should-not-come-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gay players do not come out for reasons of physical safety or that they are not emotionally ready to face the abuse of thousands of vitriolic fans, writes <i>The Independent</i>'s <b>Musa Okwonga</b>, but there is further nuance to this issue of which we should take note. ]]></description>
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		<title>ALP MP: Labor must tackle infrastructure, jobs &#8230; and gay marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/16/alp-mp-labor-must-tackle-infrastructure-jobs-and-gay-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/11/16/alp-mp-labor-must-tackle-infrastructure-jobs-and-gay-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Labor MP <b>Stephen Jones</b> rose in parliament yesterday to move an amendment to Greens MP Adam Bandt's motion to push for a consensus on the issue of gay marriage. He went on to deliver the case on why Labor must embrace the change.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Will Obama change his tune on gay rights?</title>
		<link>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Is-Obama-Just-Stringing-Gay-Rights-Activists-Along-5560</link>
		<comments>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Is-Obama-Just-Stringing-Gay-Rights-Activists-Along-5560#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>f79</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American gay rights advocates were encouraged by Obama's recent comment that his attitudes towards gay marriage are "evolving." <b>Elspeth Reeve</b> discusses whether this could lead to a shift in policy. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Is-Obama-Just-Stringing-Gay-Rights-Activists-Along-5560/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t ask: Obama claws defeat after major gay rights win</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/21/dont-ask-obama-claws-defeat-after-major-gay-rights-win/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/21/dont-ask-obama-claws-defeat-after-major-gay-rights-win/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 17-year battle to allow openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the US military was, for a few days this week, an accepted relic like the battles to desegregate schools or give women the vote. But there's a spanner in the works, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b> from Washington.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/21/dont-ask-obama-claws-defeat-after-major-gay-rights-win/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>As Obama remains neutral on gay issues, the kids turn off</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/15/as-obama-remains-neutral-on-gay-issues-the-kids-turn-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/15/as-obama-remains-neutral-on-gay-issues-the-kids-turn-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 02:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Harley Dennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American is holding its wear purple day next week, called Spirit Day, with almost a million "attending" on its Facebook page, writes <b>Harley Dennett</b> in Washington.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/10/15/as-obama-remains-neutral-on-gay-issues-the-kids-turn-off/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>Former Bush Campaign Chief comes out of the closet</title>
		<link>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/bush-campaign-chief-and-former-rnc-chair-ken-mehlman-im-gay/62065/</link>
		<comments>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/bush-campaign-chief-and-former-rnc-chair-ken-mehlman-im-gay/62065/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ken Mehlman, who managed George W. Bush's Presidential campaign in 2004, this week announced to friends and family that he is gay. Mehlman claims he privately opposed Republican attacks on same sex marriage.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/bush-campaign-chief-and-former-rnc-chair-ken-mehlman-im-gay/62065/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
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		<title>How Obama&#8217;s stance on gay marriage has shifted</title>
		<link>http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/77120/what-does-obama-really-think-about-gay-marriage-telling-timeline</link>
		<comments>http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/77120/what-does-obama-really-think-about-gay-marriage-telling-timeline#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obama's officially endorses civil unions rather than marriage for same sex couples. But this timeline compiling his statements on the subject over the years suggest the President's views have noticeably shifted. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is Gillard homophobic or just whistling?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/08/13/is-julia-gillard-homophobic-or-just-whistling-on-same-sex-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/culture-mulcher/2010/08/13/is-julia-gillard-homophobic-or-just-whistling-on-same-sex-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What reasons does Gillard have for being anti same-sex marriage? It isn't because of links to the church, beliefs about procreation or because she opposes different types of relationships. Is she homophobic or just playing poltiics, asks <b>W.H. Chong</b>.]]></description>
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