Laura Davis

Laura Davis

@laura_ynews Legal and Cultural Issues Editor
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@YahooNews politics desk editor focusing most of my tweets here on gay-rights issues. Retweets and follows are not endorsements.
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@violetmae I'm always on guard
N.C. group plans a protest after pastor said gays and lesbians should be fenced in so "they'll die out": http://t.co/hS3Av3l2

Protests planned after minister calls for gays to be fenced in

May 24, 2012 - news.yahoo.com
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<> It's EDT right now. #nerd. RT @NYerFiction: Come back tomorrow at 8 PM EST for the next installment.
I love these Constitution Checks from @ConDailyBlog: Must #gaymarriage be a fundamental right in order to exist? http://t.co/Wq5y93ZL

Constitution Check: Must gay marriage be a fundamental right in order to exist?

May 24, 2012 - news.yahoo.com
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MT @NewYorker: Follow @NYerFiction now to begin reading 1st of 10 installments of Jennifer Egan's story "Black Box." Streaming starts 8PM ET
Openly gay presidential candidate Fred Karger's new video aimed at Californians -- totally what my life is like http://t.co/kQTBtyce

Presidential Candidate, Fred Karger's, "Sexy Frisbee" Viral Video

May 24, 2012 - youtube.com
Wow, an actual fun and non-oppressing Republican? And what was so "inappropriate" about the video? Two men kissing? Big deal! Take a look at Newt Gringrich and Herman Cain, now that's erroneous! Or how about those disgusting NOM people? Homophobes, get a grip on yourselves! gaychristianandproud 3 weeks ago Continue reading →
Raul Castro's daughter brings her fight for gay rights to a U.S. forum: http://t.co/A9rFZ24t #lgbt

In US, Castro's daughter focuses on gay rights

May 24, 2012 - news.yahoo.com
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S.F. supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before vote on naming a ship after Harvey Milk says he was joking: http://t.co/Fy4NERrX

SF official says Ouija board comment was joke

May 24, 2012 - news.yahoo.com
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@jadewalker Glad you saw and appreciated that story! I thought it was kind of a crazy one...
Obama camp cites today's @washingtonpost/@abc poll in expressing confidence in president's embrace of #gaymarriage: http://t.co/e2CkcGLK

Obama team trumpets new polling on gay marriage

May 23, 2012 - news.yahoo.com
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