January 2011
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A Chicken Chain’s Corporate Ethos Is Questioned by... →
Douglas Quint, a concert bassoonist who operates The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck in New York during the summer, said he believed that people should make informed decisions about their food.
“It literally leaves a bad taste because I know the people who are putting this food in my mouth actively loathe me,” he said. “I’m all for freedom of religion, it’s just that I know where I want my money to go...
Poll: More NY support for legalizing gay marriage →
A poll released Thursday showing increased support among New Yorkers for legalizing gay marriage is bolstering a new effort to revive a bill narrowly defeated in the state Legislature just more than a year ago.
The Quinnipiac University poll found 56 percent of New Yorkers support legalizing gay marriage. That’s almost a complete reversal from 2004, when 55 percent opposed...
Symbolic vote on gay marriage fails in the Iowa... →
For Gays Seeking Asylum in U.S., a New Hurdle →
“Judges and immigration officials are adding a new hurdle in gay asylum cases that an applicant’s homosexuality must be socially visible,” said Lori Adams, a lawyer at Human Rights First, a nonprofit group, who advises people seeking asylum based on sexuality. “The rationale is that if you don’t look obviously gay, you can go home and hide your sexuality and don’t need to be worried about...
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Elton John Magazine Censored By 'Family Shield' in... →
Twitter user @jennhudd saw the censored cover and began tweeting a photo to celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper and Neil Patrick Harris, asking them to “bring attention” to the store’s decision. […] After originating the picture of the censored cover, @jennhudd reported the “family shields” had been removed, likely as a result of the ...
French lesbian couple fight for the right to say... →
Corrine Cestino and Sophie Hasslauer (pictured) have been in a relationship for almost 14 years and have four children. Furthermore, the couple already have a legally recognised civil partnership, which is known as the “pacs” in France. For the couple in question though, it is not marriage.
They have now taken their cause to France’s highest constitutional body.
The Constitutional...
Ugandan Gay Rights Activist Is Beaten to Death →
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN @ NYTIMES
NAIROBI, Kenya — An outspoken Ugandan gay activist whose picture recently appeared in an anti-gay newspaper under the headline “Hang Them” was beaten to death in his home, Ugandan police said on Thursday.
David Kato, the activist, was one of the most visible defenders of gay rights in a country so homophobic that government leaders have proposed to execute...
Gay Teens on TV: A Timeline →
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Watch‘E-Marriage’ Gets Around Same-Sex Marriage Bans
A Gay Agenda for Everyone →
By DAN SAVAGE
I’m not an idiot: Now that the Republicans hold the House, only wishful thinkers and the deeply delusional expect to see any movement on the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender legislative agenda this year or next. Nevertheless, President Obama should address gay rights in his State of the Union speech this week, and he should tackle the biggest, most meaningful right of...
“TEABAGGER = Totally Enraged About Blacks And Gays Getting Equal Rights!”
- The Legendary Lady Bunny (via Facebook Page)
Probably the best encapsulation of a Tea Party follower I’ve seen so far.
MARYLAND: Marriage Bill Introduced →
Yesterday lawmakers in Maryland introduced a marriage equality bill.
Maryland’s gay-marriage bill, HB 55, was introduced by Delegate Luis Simmons and 16 co-sponsors. The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act uses the same language as previous bills - establishing that a marriage between “two individuals” who are otherwise permitted to marry would be ...
U.S. Judge allows gay and lesbian couples' lawsuit... →
Three married gay and lesbian couples in which one partner is a state employee have won an important step in their fight for the equal right to buy long-term care insurance from the state’s pension system.
In a ruling issued on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken of Oakland said the couples can proceed with a lawsuit they filed in April against the U.S. Treasury Department...
Cindy Jacobs blames bird deaths on DADT repeal! →
Hahaha! I was just waiting for this to be said, since the gays have been responsible for everything so far according to Pat Robertson and others.
bollockszine:
Christian crazy lady, Cindy Jacobs has a new video. Cindy’s a (self-proclaimed) prophet and shit, right?
So her followers have asked been her exalted prophetship:
“Hey, Cindy, what’s with all of these bird deaths? Does...
District say Gay-Straight Alliance approved at... →
A Gay-Straight Alliance chapter starts today at Valley Stream South High School, announced interim Superintendent Dr. Richard Marsh on Jan. 20.
South High School seniors Joseph Kofler and Kelly Egan had written a letter to Marsh, along with assistant superintendents Dr. Thomas Troisi and Dr. Bill Heidenreich and Board of Education Presidents Ken Cummings saying that Principal Maureen Henry...
South students rally for Gay-Straight Alliance →
Several hundred Valley Stream South High School students showed their support for a Gay-Straight Alliance chapter at the school, holding a rally on Thursday afternoon.
Students packed Jedwood Place, just off school grounds, calling on administrators to allow the student organization. As first reported in the Herald this week, a group of seniors said that Principal Maureen Henry denied the...
Long Island Principal Blocks Gay-Straight... →
UPDATE: We’re still awaiting confirmation from students, but the Long Island Herald is now reporting that the Superintendent of the district has overturned the principal’s decision to bar the gay-straight alliance, and is prepared to let the club start today. Story here, and more to come…
UPDATE 2: As of 7:00pm EST, students have still not heard officially from school...
Court hears gay dads' La. birth certificate case →
(New Orleans) A federal appeals court will consider whether Louisiana must put both fathers’ names on the birth certificate of a child adopted by a gay couple.
A full panel of 16 judges on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was set to hear arguments Wednesday in the case of parents Oren Adar and Mickey Ray Smith of San Diego.
Their son was born to a Shreveport woman in late 2005. He was...
“People try to make it about black and white. He talked about equality for every...”
– Charles Barkley on his hero Martin Luther King
Definition of Marriage Bill Passes 1st Hurdle in...
Similar legislation failed at the same point in 2009. By Michelle Dynes mdynes@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE — Legislation to clarify Wyoming’s definition of marriage split along party lines to pass out of a House committee 7-2 on Monday. Wyoming law already defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman, but state law also requires the state to recognize marriages performed ...
New LGBT-Friendly Hospital Visitation Regulations... →
New regulations regarding hospital visitation rights went into effect Tuesday, paving the way for members of the LGBT community to have further control over their own medical decisions.
Under the new protocol, initiated last April and developed over the following months, hospitals partaking in Medicare and Medicaid must now allow all patients to decide visitation rights, as well as who to ...
Gay Parents Find the South More Welcoming, Census... →
Very interesting read for the demographical study and for the story of the family profiled.
“All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe...”
– -Harvey Milk
(via projectqueer)
Court Rejects Appeal Over DC Gay Marriage Law →
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from opponents of same-sex marriage who want to overturn the District of Columbia’s gay marriage law.
The court did not comment Tuesday in turning away a challenge from a Maryland pastor and others who are trying to get a measure on the ballot to allow Washingtonians to vote on a measure that defines marriage as between a man...
Gay senator leads Irish president race →
A poll has found that openly gay Irish Senator David Norris leads the pack seeking to be the nation’s next president. The Red C poll conducted in early January found that Norris, 66, is favored by 27 percent of voters, followed by Member of the European Parliament Mairead McGuinness at 13 percent, former Prime Minister Bertie Ahern at 12 percent, Dáil member Michael D. Higgins at 11 percent,...
Pakistan's Lesbians Live In Silence, Love In... →
The names in this story have been changed to protect the women’s identities out of concern for their safety.
Five years ago, Fatima was 23 and studying law in Lahore, Pakistan. She wore blue jeans and a loose shirt and sported short boyish hair. That was the first sign she wasn’t a typical Pakistani woman.
She leaned in to share a secret she had revealed to only a few other...
Pat Robertson: Snow Is God's Way of Punishing... →
apparently you can only do “gay things” on the weekends :)
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“If gay marriage is legally recognized in this country, it will have little...”
– Gay marriage isn’t revolutionary. It’s just next.
The Rainbow Manifesto: NY Governor Calls for... →
therainbowmanifesto:
Newly elected governor of NY Andrew Cuomo delivered his first State of the State address Wednesday. In it, he expressed his desire to see the marriage equality bill pass in 2011.
He said:
“[If] We believe in justice for all, then let’s pass marriage equality this year once and for all.”
The Rainbow Manifesto: Lesbian Priests Marry →
therainbowmanifesto:
Two high-level Episcopal priests, the Reverends Mally Lloyd and Katherine Ragsdale, were married in Massachusetts on January 1st. Bishop M. Thomas Shaw, the state’s highest ranking Episcopal official, presided over the marriage.
The Advocate reports:
Reverend Lloyd is a ranking…
Looking Back At The 'Tremendous Hate' Of Bullies →
From NPR - Click over to listen to the segment.
Recent stories about bullying — and the people who have spoken out publicly against it — inspired Rob Littlefield to tell his own story of abuse, and how it affected his family.
While he was in junior high school, his classmates learned that Littlefield was gay.
“It was like … tremendous hate that I had never experienced in my...
Welcome to my coming-out party →
Boston Herald sportswriter and Boston-area sports commentator Steve Buckley comes out.
“But I’ve put this off long enough. I haven’t been fair to my family, my friends or my co-workers. And I certainly haven’t been fair to myself: For too many years I’ve been on the sidelines of Boston’s gay community but not in the game — figuratively and literally, as I feel I would have had a pretty...
RI same-sex marriage advocates to introduce bill... →
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The drive to legalize gay marriage in Rhode Island will begin anew on Thursday, with the re-introduction in the House of a bill to allow for same-sex nuptials.
In a brief interview on Wednesday, Rep. Arthur Handy, D-Cranston, said he had already lined up 27 co-sponsors and was hoping for more, but would introduce the bill no matter what the number of Thursday in hopes...
Gay Politics — Congress gains fourth openly gay... →
At noon today in Washington, David Cicilline becomes “Congressman David Cicilline,” and just the seventh openly gay American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Reps. Barney Frank, Tammy Baldwin and Jared Polis, all of whom were reelected in November, will also be sworn in to serve in the 112th Congress. All four are Democrats.
The former mayor of Providence, R.I., Cicilline is...