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		<title>Also.Also.Also: The IRS Targeted LGBT Groups And Other Stories We Missed This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-178017/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 20:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The IRS doesn't discriminate when it comes to discrimination, Andrea Gibson and Kelsey Gibb launch a new website, Brazil legalized same-sex marriage and much more.]]></description>
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		<title>South Carolina Intersex Lawsuit A Major Step In Ending Nonconsensual Surgery to &quot;Fix&quot; Intersex Kids</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/south-carolina-intersex-lawsuit-a-major-step-in-ending-nonconsensual-surgery-to-fix-intersex-kids-177169/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 22:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Claudia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adoptive parents of 8 year-old, intersex child M.C. Crawford are suing the state of SC because cosmetic genital surgery was performed on M.C. without his consent.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Also.Also.Also: &quot;Bill de Blasio’s &#039;Formerly Lesbian&#039; Wife Patiently Explains Human Sexuality&quot; and Other Stories We Missed This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-bill-de-blasios-formerly-lesbian-wife-patiently-explains-human-sexuality-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-177106/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-bill-de-blasios-formerly-lesbian-wife-patiently-explains-human-sexuality-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-177106/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 18:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zines, lesbian MPs, international news, gay TV, bad news, sexual spectrums and lesbian poetry about manicures. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Also.Also.Also: Queer Leadership Lives On and Other Stories We Missed This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-queer-leadership-lives-on-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-176021/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-queer-leadership-lives-on-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-176021/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Queer leadership, Mother's day, marriage, Brittney Griner, and dumb homophobes.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Delaware Legalizes Gay Marriage, We Won A Thing!</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/delaware-legalizes-gay-marriage-we-won-a-thing-175938/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/delaware-legalizes-gay-marriage-we-won-a-thing-175938/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 22:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>riese</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News + Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Daily Fix]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delaware became the 11th state to legalize same-sex marriage today! ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>23</slash:comments>
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		<title>Also.Also.Also: Exploring Women(&#039;s Lives) and Other Stories We Missed This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-exploring-womens-lives-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-exploring-womens-lives-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything's coming out gay!]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Ontario&#039;s New High School Gender Studies Class Will Probs Change The World</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/ontarios-new-high-school-gender-studies-class-will-probs-change-the-world174837/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/ontarios-new-high-school-gender-studies-class-will-probs-change-the-world174837/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ontario's high schools will offer a gender studies class next semester.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>25</slash:comments>
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		<title>Jason Collins is Gay: NBA Veteran Comes Out, Makes History</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/jason-collins-is-gay-nba-veteran-comes-out-makes-history-174776/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/jason-collins-is-gay-nba-veteran-comes-out-makes-history-174776/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:35:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NBA center Jason Collins just became the very first male professional athlete to come out publicly via a candid and moving essay in Sports Illustrated magazine, and this is a Very Big Deal.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.autostraddle.com/jason-collins-is-gay-nba-veteran-comes-out-makes-history-174776/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>George W. Bush Has Nothing to Say About Gay Marriage</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/george-w-bush-has-nothing-to-say-about-gay-marriage-174595/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/george-w-bush-has-nothing-to-say-about-gay-marriage-174595/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 14:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rose</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's a reason that former President George W. Bush doesn't want to "take a stance" on the issue of same-sex marriage — because opposing it just isn't that popular anymore.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>Also.Also.Also: k.d. lang Loves Canada, Is Famous and Other Stories We Missed This Week</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-k-d-lang-loves-canada-is-famous-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-174231/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/also-also-also-k-d-lang-loves-canada-is-famous-and-other-stories-we-missed-this-week-174231/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carmen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I Don't Do Boxes, but if you wanna go to Corgi Nation that's fine with me.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Montana Joins the 21st Century, Decriminalizes Gay Sex</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/gay-sex-now-formally-legal-in-montana-173654/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/gay-sex-now-formally-legal-in-montana-173654/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Malaika</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wait, so this hadn't happened yet?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>11</slash:comments>
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		<title>This Week In Abstinence: Ohio and West Virginia Really Seem To Hate Sex Education</title>
		<link>http://www.autostraddle.com/this-week-in-abstinence-ohio-and-west-virginia-seem-to-hate-sex-education-173504/</link>
		<comments>http://www.autostraddle.com/this-week-in-abstinence-ohio-and-west-virginia-seem-to-hate-sex-education-173504/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week Ohio and West Virginia attempt to take us back to 1050 A.D., retro style. Ohio is trying to restrict sex education to abstinence-only and a West Virginia high school tries to punish a student for protesting a slut-shaming assembly.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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