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The Romney campaign has responded to reports that two gay independent voters, Adam Peters and Chase Gunderson, were escorted from a Romney campaign event in Iowa because they were perceived to be gay.

See what the campaign had to say after the jump!

The world's largest anti-gay bukake (otherwise known as the Values Voter Summit) has kicked off in Philadelphia and made itself a prime target for the more vocal of progressive protesters. Vice Presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan became the first target when a pair of women claiming to be part of ACT-UP Philadelphia interrupted his b.s. drivel. 

Did Bill O'Reilly under go the world's first successful "conversion therapy" (from anti-gay pinhead to pro-LGBT commentator) or is he simply softening and becoming wiser as he ages?

First, in February, Bill O had us issue a rare declaration of praise after he defended Ellen against that unsuccessful JC Penney protest lofted by One Million Moms. Now he's rushing to defend trans beauty Jenna Talackova, who was kicked out of the Miss Universe pageant for not being born with female genitalia. The head scratching exchange Bill O hosted recently on Fox News, after the jump!

Though she's received a bit of negative attention, Martha Boggs, the Knoxville, Tennessee restaurateur who refused to serve her state's most hateful homophobe, has mostly encountered support from across the country. With the spotlight still shining on Bijou Restaurant, Martha has taken an opportunity to thank her supporters. Read her thank you statement (and watch a video interview), after the jump.

In one of the most tangible signs that the world is changing in the post-"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jase Daniels has been reinstated to active duty in the U.S. Navy. Details follow. 

Tim Hortons, which two years ago withdrew its support from a NOM rally to our applause, has once again found itself in the homo hot seat. This time around, Hortons is garnering headlines for not only kicking out a lesbian couple for an alleged simple smooch, but for issuing an offensive non-apology in the aftermath. Details follow.

While 3 percent of heterosexual teens are experiencing homelessness, this is nothing compared to LGB teens. A new study by Children's Hospital Boston of more than 6,300 Massachusetts public high school students found disturbing and grossly disproportionate results for LGB teens and homelessness. Numbers and details after the jump.