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UNITED STATES

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Marriage laws vary in this country depending on area
Is it possible to change your gender on official documents?: Only in some areas
Gay or lesbian able to serve in the armed forces: Yes

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Are lesbian, gay, and trans student groups allowed in UNITED STATES?

The majority of people visiting this site have said Yes

No (0 %) Yes (86%) Yes, but students don’t have them (6%) No idea (6%)

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astrid (user currently living in UNITED STATES) posted for gay lesbian bisexual straight readers on 09/11/2011 tagged with teaching lgbt rights in schools, hate crime and violence prevention, gender identity, sexual orientation
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ok last year in my school me n a group a friends (gay lesbian and straight) wanted to make a gay club we did everything possible to make it happen but our principle just kept saying no what can we do? i dont want to give up i want to have a gay lesbian club in school to support us i personally have gone threw bullying in this school n i want it to stop im tired to hear ppl yell at me look at the lesbian n tell me mean things everytime i walk around...it isnt fair...help me plz
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astrid (user currently living in UNITED STATES) posted for gay lesbian bisexual straight readers on 09/11/2011 tagged with teaching lgbt rights in schools, hate crime and violence prevention, gender identity, sexual orientation
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ok last year in my school me n a group a friends (gay lesbian and straight) wanted to make a gay club we did everything possible to make it happen but our principle just kept saying no what can we do? i dont want to give up i want to have a gay lesbian club in school to support us i personally have gone threw bullying in this school n i want it to stop im tired to hear ppl yell at me look at the lesbian n tell me mean things everytime i walk around...it isnt fair...help me plz
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