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Gay Issues

From "That's So Gay" to "No Homo": A Small Sign of Progress

Michael Kimmel | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Homophobia, Lgbt, Anti-Homophobia, Thats-Gay-No-Homo, Gay Rights, No Homo, Gay Issues, Living News
Michael Kimmel

"That's so gay" is far less self-mocking, far less ironic, far less "nudge-nudge, wink-wink, I know that what I did was so gay, so now I'll declare it not gay and see if I can get away with it."

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The Power of Fear and the Obligation to Hope

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, Fearmongering, Fear, LGBT Issues, Hope, Gay, New Jersey Governor Race, Marriage Equality, Maine, LGBT Politics, Virginia, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Virginia Governors Race, New Jersey, LGBT Rights, Maine Gay Marriage, Fundraising, LGBT Families, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

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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Marine Commandant Defies White House on Gay Troops

Aaron Belkin | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gays in the Military, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Barack Obama, US Marines, Gay Rights, James Conway, Gay Issues, Politics News
Aaron Belkin

Commandant General James Conway's opposition to the president on "don't ask, don't tell" could have many underlying implications. Some would say he should be taken out to the woodshed.

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Gay Dating: Can You Be Too Gay Online?

Mike Alvear | Posted 10.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Gay Online Dating, Gay Dating, Gay Nightlife, Lgbt, Gay Rights, LGBT Community, Gay Issues, Style News
Mike Alvear

What if you're too effeminate or too Goth and you know most guys aren't into that? Here's how to, ahem, massage the truth, without actually lying.

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Jason Linkins

Dueling Ads Released As Maine Gay Marriage Battle Draws To Conclusion

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Video, Issue Ads, Political Ads, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Media News

Via Andrew Sullivan come a pair of political ads up in Maine, working both sides of the gay marriage issue as the state prepares to vote on "Question ...

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Tegan And Sara Interview: Gay Rights, Public Service And The Music Industry

Posted 10.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Human Rights, Tegan and Sara, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Public Service, California Proposition 8, Impact News

Identical twin Indie duo Tegan and Sara have been busy winning awards and producing work across genres since they first burst onto the scene in Canada...

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Q&A With a California Homosexual

C. Brian Smith | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Proposition 8, Gay Rights, Ban on Gay Marriages, Prop 8, Obama Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Comedy News
C. Brian Smith

Homosexuals are a lot like normal people.

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Rosie and Kelli Split and Remind Us About the Fight For Gay Divorce

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Montana, Toronto, Divorce, Kelli O'Donnell, Doma, Rosie O'Donnell, Same Sex Couples, Gay, Same-Sex Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage, Gay Rights, Gossip, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Hollywood, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Rosie and Kelli are in the midst of what should be a pretty normal problem. But the legal protections for divorce, like for so many other issues, leave LGBT people out.

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Sharon Lubinski: First Openly Gay US Marshal Nominated By Obama

AP | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: US Marshals, Obama First Openly Gay Us Marshal, Obama Sharon Lubinski, Gay Rights, First Gay Us Marshal, Gay Us Marshal, Sharon Lubinski, Obama Gay Rights, Obama First Gay Us Marshal, Gay, Obama Gay Appointments, Sharon Lubinski First Gay Us Marshal, Gay Issues, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama has nominated a Minnesota policewoman to become the first openly gay person to serve as a U.S. marshal. Sharon L...

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Jack Price Gay Beating: Daniel Aleman, Daniel Rodriguez Arrested For Hate Crime Attack (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | David Weiner | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Jack Price, Queens, Gay Slur, Crime, Hate Crime Beating, Hate Crime Assault, Video, Gay Rights, Queens Hate Crime, Hate Crime, College Point, Gay Hate Crime, Daniel Rodriguez, Jack Price Hate Crime, Gay Issues, Daniel Aleman, New York News

Shocking video of the brutal beating of Jack Price has been released just as news of a second arrest in the case was announced. Daniel Rodriguez was ...

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Our Generation's Defining Struggle

David Vines | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Doma, Obama Gay Rights Speech, Gay Issues, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News
David Vines

Whether we like it or not, the fight for gay rights will be our struggle. Gay rights, not just the legal institution of marriage, but indeed rights, is what we must fight for.

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ActOnPrinciples.org: The Follow-Up to the Big Gay Weekend

Lane Hudson | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: LGBT Rights, Gay Rights, The Dallas Principles, Online Organizing, Act on Principles, Grassroots, Gay Issues, Politics News
Lane Hudson

The big question for gay rights following this weekend's march is whether the momentum will continue. Act On Principles is a call for full civil equality with "no delay and no excuses."

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It's About The Priorities, Stupid

Lady Bunny | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Rights, Daniel Choi, Lady Bunny, Dan Choi, Gay, Gays, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Politics News
Lady Bunny

I'm a person who needs health care first. And a gay person second. And the vote on health care is tomorrow! How can that not be gays' and everyone else's primary focus now?

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Jack Price Hate Crime: Daniel Aleman Arrested In Assault Of Queens Gay Man

AP | Posted 10.12.2009 | New York

Read More: Gay Issues, Jack Price, Gay Slur, Gay Rights, Queens Hate Crime, Hate Crime, Hate Crime Beating, Queens, College Point, Gay Hate Crime, New York, Daniel Aleman, New York City, Hate Crime Assault, Jack Price Hate Crime, New York News

NEW YORK — New York City police say a 49-year-old gay man leaving a corner deli near his home was beaten by two men in an apparent hate crime. ...

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs: National Equality March

Scott Shrake | Posted 10.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Washington DC, National Equality March, Gay Rights, Gay Marriage, Lady GaGa, Human Rights Campaign, Obama Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Issues, Politics News
Scott Shrake

Photos taken at the National Equality March, Washington, D.C., October 11, 2009.

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Profiles in Courage: JFK and Barack Obama

Geoffrey R. Stone | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gays in the Military, LGBT Issues, Gay Rights, Big Gay Speech, LGBT Rights, Obama Gay Rights, Gay, Gays, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Barack Obama, Obama Big Gay Speech, Politics News
Geoffrey R. Stone

Here's the speech I would like to hear Obama make on Saturday when he addresses the national meeting of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest lesbian and gay civil rights organization in the nation.

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5 Reasons Why I'll Be At The Gay March in DC on Sunday

Mario Ruiz | Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mike Bloomberg, Gay Rights, Mary Cheney, Gay March Dc, Gay Issues, Dc Gay March, Gay March, Politics News
Mario Ruiz

Thanks to Outrage, I'm once again outraged. And inspired. And I look forward to the energy and excitement I'm hoping I'll find in Washington this weekend.

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The Lesson of Kevin Jennings

Jonathan Tolins | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sean Hannity, Kevin Jennings, Gay Issues, Education, Fox News Attacks, Obama Administration, Van Jones Obama Administration, Politics News
Jonathan Tolins

The cynical attempt by the right to destroy Kevin's career and reputation, simply to score political points and raise money, is a disgrace.

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Hearts and Minds Don't Change on Their Own

Joe Solmonese | Posted 10.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Coming Out, LGBT Rights, Human Rights Campaign, Hrc, Gay Issues, Politics News
Joe Solmonese

LGBT people experience a world that is much less welcoming than you'd expect by reading poll numbers.

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Gay Games: Cleveland To Host In 2014

The Huffington Post | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lgbt, Gay Games City, Cleveland, Gay Games, Gay Athletics, Gay Games Cleveland, Federation of Gay Games, Gay Games 2014, Gay Athletes, Gay Issues, Politics News

On Tuesday, the Federation of Gay Games announced Cleveland as their chosen city to host the 2014 games. The Gay Games, started in San Francisco in 1...

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He's Indiana Jones With a Scintillation Vial and He May Be Close to Discovering a Vaccine for AIDS

Leslie Griffith | Posted 09.24.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, AIDS Vaccine, Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases, The Band Played On, Don-Francis, San Francisco, Gay Issues, Global Solutions, World News
Leslie Griffith

Dr. Don Francis of San Francisco's Global Solutions for Infectious Diseases is getting ever closer to finding the 21st Century's Holy Grail.

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The Politics of AIDS and Health Care Reform

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 09.23.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Health Care Reform, Cdc, Obama, Hiv, Chicago, Prevention, Aids, Gay Issues, African-American Issues, Lgbt, Health Care, Chicago News
Johnathon Briggs

50 percent of all those living with HIV currently lack needed medical care. The impact of health reform on efforts to control the epidemic could be profound.

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Stonewall 2009: Police Raid Gay Bar in Atlanta on Account of Because.

Mike Alvear | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Eagle, Atlanta, Police Raid Gay Bar, Stonewall, Police Brutality, Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Bashing, Gay Issues, Stonewall 2009, Politics News
Mike Alvear

For two hours, sixty gay men were forced to lay face down on the bar's filthy floors. Not a single man was arrested. Or given an apology. Or given a reason for why they were held against their will.

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Gay & Lesbian Manners: All About Chaz Bono, Anti-LGBT Jokes, and Straights Using Gay Slang

Steven Petrow | Posted 11.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Lgbt, LGBT Issues, Transgender, Chastity Bono Sex Change, Chastity Bono Transgender, Transgendered, Transgender Issues, Gays, Chaz Bono, Gay Issues, Living News
Steven Petrow

What does Chaz Bono teach us about transgender folks?

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Which Communities Are Still in High Sizzle Support Mode for Barack Obama?

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: Liz Halloran, Gay Rights, Colin Powell, Obama Policy Agenda, Rick Warren, Sam Nunn, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Gay Issues, Barack Obama, Homosexuals, Politics News
Steve Clemons

There are a lot of folks out there who are as grateful today for Obama running the nation as they were in January -- but we aren't hearing much from them of late.

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