Today (May 10, 2011) is Blog for Equality Day in Pittsburgh
Last week, State Representative Darryl Metcalfe (R- Cranberry) introduced a harsh version of the so-called "Marriage Protection" Amendment in the General Assembly. As chair of the powerful State...
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GOP Congressman Proposes Amendment to 'DADT' Repeal That Would 'Accomodate'...
This is in addition to the disruptive amendments I posted about earliery. Even though respect for religious beliefs is already protected in current "DADT" repeal language, Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-MS) is...
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Anti-Gay NY Senator Ruben Diaz Announces Boycott of Spanish-Language Paper...
Antigay New York state senator Ruben Diaz Sr. has called for a boycott of the state's largest Spanish-language newspaper El Diario La Prensa over its recent editorial in support of marriage equality....
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Watch: Judge's Bizarre Remarks About 'Sweet-Smelling Jockstrap'
Waupaca County, Wisconsin Judge Philip Kirk, who sentenced a man to prison for child molestation on Monday morning, is getting some attention for the bizarre pre-sentencing remarks he made in the...
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Governor McDonnell Unmoved by New Poll That Shows Most Virginians Favor...
A new Washington Post poll shows Virginians now support allowing gay people to marry and adopt children: Forty-seven percent of Virginians say gay couples should be allowed to legally wed, and 43...
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News: Lance Bass, Mr. Brazil, Joanna Russ, IGLTA, Tony Kushner
Google launches music service. CUNY approves honorary degree for Tony Kushner. Anderson Cooper's younger, purple-headed, bear-training self. Naked man freaks out on NYC subway. West Bend, Wisconsin...
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And the news goes on and on and on...
I'm battling again (and working) today, so aside from Facebook and Twitter, I'm MIA. But here are some headlines you should click through. * MBTA to be more careful with religious ads after May 22,...
View ArticleOII Australia Making The Case For Why Intersex Is A Part Of LGBTIQ
Organisation International de Intersex (OII) Australia, contriputed a piece entitled Intersex And Homophobia to Star Online, Autstrailia. The article asks why OII -- at least in Australia -- aligns...
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MUSIC NEWS: Wild Beasts, Elliott Smith, Arthur Russell, Arcade Fire, Cyndi...
NORMAN BRANNON Norman Brannon is a pop critic, musician, and author based in New York City. He presents a weekly music update here on Towleroad and writes regularly at Nervous Acid. Follow Norman on...
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PHB exclusive: NC State basketball player doesn't want gays in the locker room
Ah, Twitter is just a gold mine of uncensored thought. Of course those who "open their mouths" on the social network seem to be oblivious to the fact that a lot of people, not just those in their inner...
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Former Senate Candidate Jim Neal and Two Others Arrested for Gay Rights...
Following a "Rally for Equality" of about 200 people outside the North Carolina legislature this afternoon, three protesters were arrested after bursting into the House chamber and chanting while it...
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Poll: Support for Same-Sex Marriage in NY at Highest-Ever 58 Percent
A new poll from Quinnipiac puts support for same-sex marriage in New York at 58%, higher than it has ever polled. The NYDN reports: "Voters in the survey backed legalizing marriage between same-sex...
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Pentagon Confirms: Airman Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
A Pentagon spokesman today confirmed that an Airman was discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in late April. The Airman the first and only service member to be dismissed under "Don't Ask, Don't...
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Will the rainbow flag fly proudly over Seattle's Space Needle in 2011?
H/T Joe Mirabella. Remember these amazing pictures from 2010 when the rainbow flag flew proudly over Seattle's Space Needle during Pride week? According to Seattle's Josh Castle "the Space Needle has...
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GetEQUAL NC activists, former U.S. Sen. candidate Jim Neal arrested at NC...
What a day! A nice rally on Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh against the bills that would enshrine bigotry into the NC Constitution in front of the North Carolina General Assembly turned into kick-ass...
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Letter from Jim Neal after his arrest for equality direct action at the NC...
Former U.S. Senate candidate Jim Neal, who was arrested on Thursday along with Angel Chandler of GetEQUAL NC and her partner Mary Counce for civil disobedience at the NC General Assembly over the...
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Watch: Motivational Speech of the Day
Happy Friday everybody, let's go get it! Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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Pastor Calls Harlem Gay Pride 'an Abomination', Tells Parishioners to Stay...
The New York Daily News reports that several Harlem pastors are having a conniption over a planned Gay Pride picnic in the Marcus Garvey Park later this month: "If children start to believe it is okay...
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Watch: Jared Leto's First Hugo Boss Commercial
Jared Leto is the new face of Hugo Boss' fragrance HUGO. Here's his first spot. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
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