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Gay Rights as Told by Obama and Romney

Gideon Resnick | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Bullying, President Obama, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, United States, Cranbrook, Democrats, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Same-Sex Marriage, Lgbt, Politics, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, 2012 Election, Mitt Romney 2012, Homophobia, Society, News, Republican Party, Social Issues, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Republicans, College News
Gideon Resnick

If gay rights truly is one of my generation's biggest issues, shouldn't our political predilections in some way reflect this?

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Homophobia And Suppressed Desire

Rob Brooks | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Homophobia, Pastor Sean Harris, Homophobia Same-Sex Attraction, Homophobia Suppressed Desire, Homophobes Closeted, Science News
Rob Brooks

Pastor Sean Harris of Berean Baptist Church in Fayettesville, N.C. gives "dads" special dispensation to punch their gender-nonconforming kids and snap their limp wrists. The reason I bring this hateful bile to your attention is that it brings to mind a recent study.

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What Causes Gay Guilt And Sexual Shame? Explanations From Carlin Ross

Jincey Lumpkin | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Gay Guilt, Sexual Shame, Homophobia, Female Sexuality, Women and Sex, Promiscuity, Sexuality, Lesbian, Slut Shaming, Gay Shame, Gay Voices News
Jincey Lumpkin

Lately I have really been deconstructing my views on sexuality to get to the bottom of why women are treated unfairly. I've invited back the gorgeous sex educator Carlin Ross to help me break down my issues.

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Dear Rabbi Shmuley, Can You Leave Dan Savage Alone?

Chaim Levin | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Homosexuality, Bible, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, Dan Savage, Religion and Sexuality, Religion and Politics, Relationships, Religion News
Chaim Levin

To compare Savage to people who are filled with such hatred is absurd and reminiscent of the disturbing trend to misrepresent anti-bullying activists as bullies themselves.

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WATCH: Joel Osteen's Personal Opinion On Gay People

Posted 05.02.2012

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Houston megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen has said numerous times that he believes being gay is a sin in accordance with his understanding of Christian sc...

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LOOK: Vietnam Veteran's Surprising, Powerful Tombstone Inscription

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Homosexuality in the Military, Military, Leonard Matlovich Tombstone, Leonard Matlovich Gravestone, Leonard Matlovich, Dadt Repeal, Foreign Affairs, Vietnam Vet Gravestone, Dadt, Vietnam Vet Tombstone, Air Force, US Air Force, Gay Voices News

On April 30th, the 37th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the photo of gay Vietnam veteran Technical Sergeant Leonard Matlovich's powerful to...

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What Does Jesus Think About Homosexuality?

Derek Flood | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Christianity, Homosexuality, It Gets Better, Jesus Christ, Bullying, Teen Suicide, Lgbt, The Trevor Project, Mark Driscoll, Gay Strait Aliance, Tony Perkins, Bible Homosexuality, Marin Foundation, Religion and Sexuality, Religion News
Derek Flood

If we really do love Jesus, then we need to love like he did, so much so that it seems "scandalous" in the eyes the religious folks of our day, just like it did in his day.

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Nathan And Tristan: A Story Of Love, Peace And Understanding

Barb Snelgrove | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Homophobes, Marin Foundation, Gay Bullying, Queer, Gaypride, Gay, Pride, Gays, Gay Pride, Anti-Gay Bullying, Bible Homosexuality, Homosexual, Christianity and Homosexuality, Homosexuality, Christianity Homosexuality, Homophobia, Homosexuality and Religion, Homophobe, Gay Voices News
Barb Snelgrove

This is the story of Nathan and Tristan. Nathan is that self-professed former "Bible-banging homophobe" who (along with some other like-minded, reformed individuals) decided to attend a local gay pride parade to apologize for the way the church has treated homosexuals.

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I Pledge Allegiance...

Dr. Lawrence M. Schall | Posted 04.17.2012

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Dr. Lawrence M. Schall

Last fall, just a few months into his tenure, President Don Dowless of Shorter University in Rome, Ga., a school affiliated with the Georgia Baptists,...

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Homophobes Need (Gay) Love, Too

Mark Morford | Posted 04.11.2012

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Mark Morford

Perhaps nasty homophobes are, the study gently suggests, to be empathized with, to be offered a modicum of compassion and understanding, due to the abject tragedy of their ignoble fate. And perhaps this offering is one of the most difficult challenges you can name.

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Homophobia Study's Surprising New Take On Origin Of Gay Hatred

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Video, Freakonomics, Antigay, Bullying, Sexual Orientation, Homophobia, Science Of, Parenting, Gay, Authoritarian Parents, Parents, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/09/2012 01:01 PM EDT on LiveScience Homophobics should consider a little self-refle...

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Homophobic People Likely To Be Secretly Attracted To People Of The Same Sex, Study Finds

Posted 04.09.2012

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A new study has confirmed what many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community have suspected for some time: that homophobic attit...

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Kirk Cameron’s Christian Nationalist Quest

Bill Berkowitz | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Kirk Cameron, Christian Media, David Barton, Christian Films, Monumental, Homophobia, Christian Right, Christianity Homophobia, Same-Sex Marriage, Religion News
Bill Berkowitz

In the trailer for his new documentary Monumental, Kirk Cameron has an 'a-ha!' moment: "So hold on. The United States Congress was commissioning and printing Bibles to be given to all the people because they knew that that's what would... make America flourish and thrive!"

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Did Aging Play A Role In Therapist's Tragic Death?

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Aging, Midlife, Suicide, Gay Community, Baby Boomers, Bob Bergeron, Heather Locklear, Anti-Aging, Demi Moore, Aging Gracefully, Suicide Prevention, Fifty News
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Therapist Bob Bergeron, who committed suicide in December, wrote about aging gracefully. But was he was another one of those people hitting 50, who truly felt an underlying dread of what comes next?

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Dear Evangelical Church, You're Wrong About The Gays.

Todd Clayton | Posted 05.30.2012

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Todd Clayton

This last year, I've learned something incredibly important: that my friend was wrong, profoundly, painfully, perfectly wrong: we can experience intimacy. Real, challenging, transformative intimacy.

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Rotimi Fani-Kayode Has Nothing To Lose

Posted 03.21.2012

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The artist Rotimi Fani-Kayode created striking photographs in color and black-and-white exploring race and sexuality. Tribal and baroque, the complex ...

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WATCH: Fran Drescher On Race, Rape And The Causes Of Sexual Abuse

Posted 03.13.2012

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"Happily Divorced" star Fran Drescher's commentary is typically heavy on humor, but her recent visit to the Sirius XM radio show "Sway In The Morning"...

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13 Things The Bible Forbids That You're Probably Guilty Of Doing

Posted 03.12.2012

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Late last week Kirk Cameron gave a now infamous interview on "Piers Morgan Tonight" during which he discussed his feelings about homosexuality and mar...

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Gay Student Suspended For Wearing High Heels To School

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.05.2012

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Asante Cotman, a 17-year-old junior at Charles City High School in Charles City County, Va., says he was suspended for three days after refusing an or...

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Kirk Cameron Says Homosexuality Is 'Unnatural... Ultimately Destructive'

Posted 03.04.2012

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'80s sitcom star turned religious activist Kirk Cameron is not a fan of homosexuality and he isn't shy about sharing his feelings on the subject. D...

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Accosting Boys in Showers: LGBTQ Athletes and Homophobia

B.J. Epstein | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Lgbt, Sports, Homosexuality, LGBT Issues, Sports and Homophobia, Children's Books, Athletes, Homophobia, Ya Literature, LGBT Literature, LGBT Equality, Gay Athletes, Sports News
B.J. Epstein

As long as gay athletes are scared to come out, because they worry about what their teammates and fans might think or even because they fear for their safety and their future, society will not recognize that it is possible to be both gay and sporty.

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Jennifer Bendery

Family Research Council Starts Campaign Against 'Fake' Same-Sex Marriage

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.24.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Citing concerns that 2012 could be the "tipping point" in the debate over same-sex marriage, Family Research Council leader Tony Perkins...

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Old Is the New Black; BDSM, the New Gay

Eric Schaeffer | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Homosexuality, Fetishes, Blacks, Sex, Gays and Lesbians, Bdsm, Gays, Sexual Fetishes, Sexuality, Video, Culture News
Eric Schaeffer

Blindfolding with a silk scarf? Wrists bound to the bedpost while whip cream or ice is run along the innocent captive? "Rough" sex? A slight squeeze of your lover's throat? Just a soft one?

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Georgia Educator Compares Homosexuality To Necrophilia, Voyeurism, Pedophilia

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 02.24.2012

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Tanya Ditty, a Georgia teacher and the state director of Concerned Women for America of Georgia, spoke against a Georgia bill this week that would ban...

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WATCH: Independent Filmmaker Explains 'What Homosexuality Is Not'

Posted 02.16.2012

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Independent filmmaker Ryan James Yezak's trailer for "Second Class Citizens," a planned documentary about the gay rights movement, went viral almost i...

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