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The Death Penalty as Punishment for Being Gay - Apparently Uganda Doesn't Know it's 2009

Jenny Block | Posted 12.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Law, Homosexuality, Anti-Gay Laws, Gay Rights, Holocaust, Nazi, Africa, Hitler, Museveni, Hillary Clinton, Uganda, Gay, Gay-Issues, Nazi Germany, Gay Marriage, Politics News

In television and film they call it jumping the shark. In real life we generally call it ridiculous. In this case the only word is appalling. On second thought, disgusting fits too.

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Richard Cohen: Gay-To-Straight 'Therapist' Spars With Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 12.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Gay Cure, Homosexual, Lesbian, Straight, Richard Cohen, Heterosexuality, Gay, Heterosexual, Lgbt, Homosexuality, Video, Gay Rights, Rachel Maddow, Uganda, Media News

Richard Cohen claims he has helped thousands of people come out of ... homosexuality. His work has drawn the ire of the LGBT community, and has als...

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Despite Reports, Gay Cheating Elves Haven't Quite Rocked the Video Gaming World

Eliot Schrefer | Posted 12.09.2009 | Technology

Read More: Controversy, Gay, Video Game Consoles, Video Games, Elf, Dragon Age Origins, Technology News

I've spent many hours in recent weeks living in the virtual world of Dragon Age Origins. So is Zevran bisexual? After playing the game, it seems that the elf rogue may swing both ways.

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Straight Brooklyn Couple Applies to Annul Marriage Because Gay Marriage Still Not Legal

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 12.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Marriage, Governor David Paterson, New York Gay Marriage Bill, Gay Rights, New York Gay Marriage, Gay, Gays, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, New York, New York City, Same-Sex Marriage, New York News

A couple in Brooklyn is looking to challenge the legitimacy of straight marriages in light of the recent New York Senate vote against gay marriage rights. Their strategy: apply for an annulment.

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Grammy Goes Pop And Never Comes Back

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Krxa, Tracy Chapman, Billboard, Dance Music, Kfi, Humor, Charles Karel Bouley, Karel, Kgo, Madonna, Grammys, Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Musicares, Politics, Naras, Jellybean Benitez, Radio, Kngy, Knx, Comedy, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

Grammy has always walked a tightrope between what is commercial and what is artistically satisfying, but the 2010 nominees show that commercialism and corporatism have a strong hold on the awards.

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Yes We Can: Perez In California = Progress for the Nation

Rick Jacobs | Posted 12.03.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Gay, Howard Dean, Lgbt, John Perez, Karen Bass, Budget Deficit, California, Los Angeles News

In the coming days, Perez may well make history, becoming the first openly gay speaker of any state legislature in the United States.

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Bearing Witness 2.0 -- On Twitter Feed, A Man Tells His Story of Living With HIV (w/ TRANSCRIPT)

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 12.07.2009 | Technology

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Twitter, Gay, Being-Gay-in-America, Gay Issues, World AIDS Day, Jav on Tech, Gay Rights, Technology News

On Twitter, we are each other's witnesses, one tweet at a time. Chris MacDonald-Dennis gave new meaning to that Tuesday night when within two hours -- firing off about 100 tweets in succession, totaling some 2,100 words and chronicling the narrative and arc of his 40-year-old life, from his childhood as a biracial kid in working class Boston to dealing with being gay adult man in America -- he came out as HIV-positive on his Twitter stream.

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AIDS Silence: America's New Gay Plague

David Kaufman | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay, Hiv, Aids, World AIDS Day, HIV/AIDS, Politics News

Nearly three decades after the epidemic's arrival, AIDS remains if exactly not off-limits -- then certainly off the radar screens of many prominent LGBT leaders. This needs to end.

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Thanksgiving On The Island Of Misfit Toys

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Krxa, Billboard, Kfi, Humor, Charles Karel Bouley, Karel, Kgo, Thanksgiving, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Politics, Radio, Kngy, Knx, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Living News

Holidays are for families. I am so proud to be a member of a community that acknowledges that by creating families from the most unlikely of people in the most unusual of ways.

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New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In '08; But Data Is Limited

Brian Levin, J.D. | Posted 11.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Anti-Semitism, Religion, Hate Crimes, Crime, Racism, Gay, Race, Prejudice, Gay Hate Crime, Civil Rights, Politics News

A new study finds that hate crimes actually declined slightly in 2008, despite an economic recession, increasing demographic diversification, and an apparent rise in the number of active hate groups.

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An Open Letter to Adam Lambert From the Gay Thought Police

Joe Vogel | Posted 11.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Adam Lambert, Media Criticism, Gay, Music, Humor and Satire, Identity Politics, Entertainment News

I like you, Adam, I really do. That is why I freely offer these pearls of wisdom on how to celebrate, not dilute, the purity of your sexual identity.

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Why the Gay Marriage Message Is Misfiring: Part 1

Keli Goff | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, The Cosby Show, Politics News

While black Americans have come far in a lot of respects we remain a political scapegoat for certain constituencies. I'm not referring to white, working class voters. I'm referring to some members of the gay rights movement.

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Catholic Church Threatens To Stop Feeding Homeless Over Gay Marriage

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Catholic, Gay, Catholicism, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The child molestations, and filing sticky-fingered priests from diocese to diocese, is all part of God's grand plan, but showing the slightest bit of consideration for gay couples is just too much.

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Voting on Equal Rights is a National Disgrace

Wayne Besen | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Glbt, Briggs Initiative, Gay Rights, Proposition 8, Prop 8, Civil Rights, Lesbian, National Organization for Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Truth Wins Out, Referendum, Anita Bryant, Gay, Wayne Besen, California, Gay Marriage, Politics News

With a record of 0-31 in marriage initiatives, now may be a good opportunity to review our complicity in a process that doles out or strips away basic rights by majority vote.

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The New Gay Apartheid

Jim David | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Gay Rights, Gay, Gay Marriage, Matthew Shepard Act, Matthew Shepard, Wingnut, National Organization for Marriage, David Mixner, Anti-Gay, Maine Gay Marriage, Religious Right, Gay Apartheid, Politics News

Whatever church those people do go to, they are taught hate and fear, not the Christian love I grew up with. They both hate gays and fear them.

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Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?

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What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dnc, Boycott, Americablog, Two Party System, Obama Gay Rights, Obama, Gay, Democrats, Democratic Party, Lgbt, LGBT Politics, Gay Rights, Ralph Nader Presidential Candidacy, LGBT Rights, Fundraising, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Ralph Nader, Politics News

There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to real change in American politics.

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Straight Ex-Spouses: Legalize Gay Marriage

Washington Post | Theresa Vargas | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Relationships, Divorce, Ex-Gay Movement, Lesbian, Ex-Gay, Gay, Breakups, Dc, Straight, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage, Gay Rights, Straight Spouses, Straight Spouses Network, Families, D.C., Gay Marriage, Politics News

As the debate over legalizing same-sex marriage in the District grows louder and more polarized, there are people whose support for the proposal is pe...

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The Campaign: The Audacity of Hope Did Not Die in Maine

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 11.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Google, The CAMPAIGN, Lgbt, Proposition 8, Twitter, Christie Herring, Lesbian, San Francisco. Maine, Anita Bryant, Gay, Gay Marraige, Briggs Initiative, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Transgender, Bisexual, Mississippi, Love, Cailifornia, Obama, Media News

Was it bigotry that defeated gay marriage in Maine and California, or was it ignorance? Films like The Campaign, about the fight for gay rights, require our attention and our support.

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F**k Maine: A Call for Civil Disobedience in the Fight for Marriage Equality

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Rights, Lesbian, Same Sex Marriage, Maine Gay Marriage, Gay, Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage, Politics News

It's been a generation since ACT-UP's members and other activists took to the streets, protesting outside St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York and the NIH. These tactics should not be lost in this new struggle for marriage equality.

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Can You Put Gay Characters In A Kid's Book?

Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 11.06.2009 | Books

Read More: Books, Gay, Book Fairs, Ttyl, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Lauren Myracle, Scholastic, School Book Fairs, Children's Books, Lauren Myracle Luv Ya Bunches, YA Books, Scholastic Book Fairs, Gay Characters, Gay Book Characters, Luv Ya Bunches, Kids' Books, Books News

Would a book with a pair of gay characters appear at Scholastic's book fairs? If not, there was angry talk of a boycott. And if so, well, there is als...

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It's Not Maine, It's the Process

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Krxa, Billboard, Kfi, Humor, Charles Karel Bouley, Karel, Nancy Pelosi, Kgo, Advocate, Huffingtonpost, Gay, Richmond, Maine, Harry Reid, Politics, Barack Obama, Radio, Kngy, Knx, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Politics News

The fact is, no civil right should be left up to the masses. Our founders were very clear about equality in the Constitution.

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

It was not surprising to learn that New Jersey and Virginia both elected Republican Governors. But I could not have predicted the loss in the tiny, liberal, free state of Maine.

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ReThink Review: Outrage -- One Reason Why the Bird/Shepard Hate Crimes Act Took So Long

Jonathan Kim | Posted 11.03.2009 | Entertainment

And the main reason is because hatred/fear of gays is running neck-and-neck with hatred/fear of government for the most defining, unifying characteristic of the "modern" republican party.

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Obama and LGBT Rights: A Year Since Election Day

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Obama, Gay, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Maine, Lgbt, California Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Obama LGBT, One Year Later, Maine Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Looking back on a year of LGBT rights activism under the Obama umbrella, I wonder just how much we have done to make LGBT rights a priority for Americans. The president himself has done little.

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