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In a debate that lasted well into the early hours of Thursday morning, Argentina's senate voted 33-27 to make theirs the first country in South America to legalize same-sex marriage. Gay rights activists had predicted a close vote. According to reports, debate in Buenos Aires lasted until 4 a.m.

Comedian Wanda Sykes and CNN anchor Don Lemon were among the panelists on the NAACP's first forum to discuss LGBT issues at i's 102nd annual national convention.

Local Los Angeles website The East Sider LA revealed that one of the last gay bars in the city's Silver Lake neighborhood is closing tonight with a big Halloween party. The bar is called Le Barcito, and it's located in the Sunset Junction area—blocks away from where the original A Different Light bookstore was located.

The University of Southern California will receive a donation of what is believed to be the nation’s largest collection of historic material and books related to gay and transgender life, reports the Los Angeles Times. The ONE National Gay and Lesbian Archives will transfer more than 23,000 books, 11,000 films and videos, and 9,000 magazines and journals from a rent-free building owned by the university but considered an independent entity.

The stars came out for the west coast premiere reading of Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black's play 8 based on the Prop 8 trial. The likes of George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Christine Lahti, Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, Jane Lynch, Martin Sheen and Matt Bomer reenacted the courtroom and personal drama of the historic legal battle to have Californa’s gay marriage ban, Prop. 8, overturned and helped raise more than $2 million for the cause.

New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission is expected to declare the Stonewall Inn a city landmark after public hearings this week.

President Barack Obama executed on Wednesday a presidential memorandum officially extending federal job benefits to same-sex partners of US government employees while speaking out about repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal act that bars gays and lesbians from marrying.

President Obama’s speech for his second inauguration broke new ground in inclusiveness, with the first use of the word “gay” in reference to sexual orientation and a call for LGBT equality.

Jack Landau, a gay friendly Oregon Court of Appeals judge defeated Allan J. Arlow, to be named to a seat on the Oregon Supreme Court, the Associated Press is reporting.

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