Gay Issues

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 12.01.2009 | 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 11.29.2009 | 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 11.24.2009 | 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 11.23.2009 | 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 11.15.2009 | Politics

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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 11.09.2009 | 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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Is Guilt a Good Thing?

Jay Michaelson | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Huckleberry Finn, Religion, Guilt, Conservatives, Judaism, Liberals, Christian Conservatives, Ethics, Dogma, Meditation, Liberal Guilt, Gay Issues, The Inner Life, Living News
Jay Michaelson

If tomorrow, you could completely free yourself from guilt -- if you'd never feel guilty again, no matter what you did -- would you do it? Americans ...

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Miami Social: My Hair Raising Experience

Michael Cohen | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bravo TV, Miami Social, Miami Beach, Homosexuality, Farrah Fawcett Died, L'Oreal, Gansevoort Hotel, Homosexuality in Media, Farah Fawcett, Vicodin, Gays on TV, Restylane, Gays, Gay Issues, Entertainment News
Michael Cohen

I went on for opportunities. The opportunity to further my professional and personal fronts and now the PR firm that reps Rogaine has found me and they are sending me samples.

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Anti-Gay Facebook Group Hacked In Israel, Name Changed To "I Also Love Gays"

Jerusalem Post | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Gay Facebook Page, Gay Rights, Foreign Affairs, Homophobia, Homophobic Facebook Page, Gay, Israel, Facebook, Gays, Gay Issues, Advocacy, World News

A Gay and Lesbian union filed a complaint to Tel Aviv police about the establishment of a group on the social networking site Facebook, called 'I also...

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A Straight's Prayer for Young Israelis Shot for Being Gay

Bradley Burston | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

Read More: Tel Aviv, Religion, Politics, World, Gay Rights, Israel, Religion and Politics, Bradley Burston, Israel Shootings, Gays, Gay Issues, World News
Bradley Burston

Lord, whose great gift and whose most murderous creation was the human being, help us find the human in the Other, hated from habit and from afar.

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Portugal Gay Marriage Ban Upheld By Court

AP | BARRY HATTON | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

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LISBON, Portugal — Portugal's Constitutional Court on Friday upheld the country's ban on gay marriage, rejecting a challenge by two lesbians who are...

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Copenhagen World Outgames Attack Is Second In A Week Against LGBT Participants

Edge Boston | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Denmark Outgames, Lgbt, Games, Gay Rights, Outgames, Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen Outgames, Outgames Attacks, Gay Issues, Advocacy, Outgames Copenhagen Bombing, Gay Games Attacks Copenhagen, World News

A Seattle-area athlete needed medical treatment Tuesday after small bombs were thrown onto the track at the start of a relay run at the World Outgames...

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The Kiss Cam Isn't for Same-Sex Kisses... Except When Same-Sex Kisses are Funny

Etan Bednarsh | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sports, Washington Post, The Onion, Washington Wizards, Gay Issues, Washington Mystics, Politics News
Etan Bednarsh

Is it right to treat same sex couples differently from male-female couples? And ultimately, why do we have "Kiss Cams" in the first place?

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HBO GLAAD's Top Network For Showing Gay Characters

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 08.27.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — HBO scored highest among 15 networks for its representation of gay characters last season, according to a report released Monday. In...

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Gay, Gay, More Gay: Can't We All Just Get It Straight?

Richard Laermer | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Doma, Laermer.com, Full-Faith-and-Credit-Clause, Martha Coakley, Kenneth Cole, Constitution, Massachusetts, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Being Gay in America, States Rights, Brutal Honesty, Gay, Gay Rights, Gay Issues, Politics News
Richard Laermer

A state that recognizes same-sex marriage is entitled to have its "public act, record, and judicial proceeding" (and marriage is arguably all three) respected by all the other states.

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"Ryan Seacrest Superhero" Newswitness News (Video)

Marc Singer | Posted 10.21.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Video, Newswitness News, Michael Jackson, Ebay, Ryan Seacrest, Superheroes, Monkey Cartoon, Anderson Cooper, Superman, Michael-Jackson-Diprivan, Spiderman, Barack Obama, Text Messaging, Texting, Animation, Gay Rights, Michael Jackson Death, Cnn, Auschwitz, Monkey, Monkeys, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Aquaman, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, John Stewart, David Letterman, Comedy News
Marc Singer

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Comprehensive, Inclusive Immigration Reform: The Most Important Gift of All

Steve Ralls | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Mike Honda, Immigration Equality, Patrick Leahy, Jerrold Nadler, Immigration Policy, Gay Issues, Uniting American Families Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News
Steve Ralls

Steve and Joe, despite the life they have built together, face separation before year's end because of the country's blatantly discriminatory LGBT immigration policies.

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The Episcopal Clergy Vote is an Important One for Gays

Jennifer Vanasco | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Gay Rights, Protestants, Clergy, Episcopal Church, Religion and Politics, Anglican Communion, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Gene Robinson, Politics News
Jennifer Vanasco

Once all Mainline Protestant churches start approving of gay marriage it will be very difficult for politicians and anti-marriage advocates to make a religious argument against it.

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