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Monday, June 10, 2013  A flag synonymous with the gay rights movement is flying above Syracuse City Hall this week, a symbol of how far our community has come, and still has to go, in the advancement of gay rights across the country.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The Boy Scouts of America have officially voted tonight to allow gay members in their ranks.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The Longhouse Council of the Boy Scouts of America is weighing in a resolution lifting the ban on gay youth members

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Supreme Court could end up avoiding a major national ruling on whether America's gays have a right to marry.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The Longhouse Council will wait to decide on change in membership rules

Monday, January 21, 2013  President Barack Obama referenced the Stonewall gay-rights riots in his inaugural address, classing them as a civil rights watershed along with key moments in the struggles for blacks and women.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Central New Yorkers are reacting to President Obama's comments regarding gay marriage. In an interview Wednesday, the president said he believes a same sex couple should have the right to marry.

Friday, June 24, 2011  Treading carefully, President Barack Obama praised New York state lawmakers who were debating landmark legislation Thursday to legalize gay marriage, saying that's what democracy's all about. But as expected, the president stopped short of embracing same-sex marriage himself, instead asking gay and lesbian donors for patience.

Thursday, June 23, 2011  Dozens of gay couples are planning to converge on Albany Thursday to witness what would be a historic vote to legalize gay marriage in New York, the sixth state to do so and a potential bellwether in the national gay rights movement.

Friday, February 25, 2011  A survivor of a same-sex marriage can inherit as a spouse, an appeals court said Thursday in a ruling a gay-rights legal group called the first appellate decision of its kind in New York.

Friday, February 18, 2011  Facebook added civil unions and domestic partnerships to the list of relationships that its users can pick from to best describe their romantic status.