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Following the lead of California's ban on "ex gay therapy," Rep. Jackie Speiers (San Francisco/San Mateo) will introduce the Stop Harming Our Kids resolution into the U.S. House early Wednesday. Details follow. 

The University of Virginia's Student Council is actively trying to usher its student body (and alumni) into the 21st century, by unanimously approving a resolution that condemns the unwritten insertion of the phrase "not gay" into the school's traditional "Good Ol' Song," which is sung at university sporting events. 

Outsports explains that since the 1970's student's have been inserting the word "not" before the lyric "gay," which was presumably meant to mean "happy" when the song was written. 

The Student Council is, rightfully, over the use of this outdated, homophobic, and inflammatory rhetoric. 

More after the jump. 

It appeared to be quite smooth sailing for efforts to overturn Illinois law restricting marriage to opposite-sex couples only at first. But times have changed (as in we've traveled back a decade) as the saga has finally found its turbulent villian in the form of State Rep. David Reis. Details follow. 

A day that signified progress and a step into the 20th Century (not a typo) for Southern Baptists had to be marred by the passage of a nasty homophobic resolution. 

The European Parliament has condemned both member and non-member states that currently employ or are proposing harsh anti-LGBT laws, with a finger specifically pointed at Russia, Moldova, Latvia and Lithuania. Details follow. 

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The American Psychological Association has passed a resolution endorsing full federal marriage equality. Details follow.

The United Nations makes history today as the international body approves its first condemnation of anti-gay discrimination. Details follow.

Last week the U.S. made history when it and 85 other countries signed a U.N. resolution to de-fund homophobic countries. So, how has Uganda not-so-coincidentally responded?

In further proof that it's regaining its progressive-cred in the gay world, the California Senate has approved a resolution passed first by the state's Assembly asking the federal government to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act immediately.

“We're proud of the California legislature for making the state's opposition to DOMA official state policy,” said Equality California's Geoff Kors. “Now we must overturn this discriminatory federal law and pave the way for the marriages of same-sex couples to be recognized at the federal level.”

The City of Los Angeles has passed a resolution calling for an end to blatant Social Security discrimination against GLBT people. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to sign the resolution, the first in the country, ahead of an April 11 rally to highlight the disparities GLBT Americans endure because of the program.

A press release from the Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center reads, "The city council of Los Angeles has unanimously passed a resolution calling on the federal government to end Social Security policies that deny equal benefits to same-sex couples. The resolution was introduced by Councilmembers Paul Koretz and Bill Rosendahl in advance of an April 11 rally, march and rocking chair “rock-in” to demand equal benefits for...