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Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 07.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pornography, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Emotions, Marriage, Homosexuality, Amateur Porn, Sex, Homophobia, Gay, Bromance, Porn, Comedy, Mark Duplass, Entertainment News
Dan Persons

In Humpday, two friends back themselves into a corner when they resolve to make an amateur porn video together, examining the straight male's anxiety over his nascent gay side.

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Interview with Lynn Shelton, Director of Humpday

Melissa Silverstein | Posted 07.08.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Lynn Shelton, Bromance, Humpday, Sexual Identity, Entertainment News
Melissa Silverstein

Shelton takes on some of the biggest taboo issues in a way that really makes you think.

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Queers in the Mirror: A Brief History of Old-Fashioned Gay Marriage in New York, Part II

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 07.07.2009 | New York

Read More: Olivia Wyndham, Michael Jackson, Gays Married to Straights, Michael Jackson's Kids, Millionaires, Lloyd Thomas, Bobby Short, Cole Porter, Countee Cullen, Childern, Fania Marinoff, Richard-Bruce-Nugent, Gay Adoption, Gay Pride Parade, Michael Jackson's Face, Religion, Edna Thomas, Nella Larsen, Cats, Michael Jackson Memorial, Homophobia, Harlem Renaissance, Gore Vidal, Gays, Carl Van Vechten, Gay Marriage, Harold Vanderbilt, Aleila Walker, W.E.B. Dubois, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

In his final decade, by which time he was a multi-millionaire, without a trace of irony or even a hint that he recognized how ridiculous his denial m...

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Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus, Ald. Ocasio's Hand-Picked Successor, Blasted For Anti-Gay Views

Chicago Tribune | Oscar Avila | Posted 07.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Gay Rights, Wilfredo De Jesus, Gay Issues, Billy Ocasio, Chicago City Council, Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus, Homophobia, Chicago News

[I]n a complicated blending of morality and politics, the pastor's possible appointment has drawn protests from gay activists who object to other rhet...

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Fort Worth Gay Bar Raid No Accident

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 07.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Equality, LGBT Issues, Intolerance, Gay Bashing, Police, Police Brutality, Equal Rights, Matthew Shepard, Rainbow Lounge, Boys Don't Cry, Fort Worth-Texas, Lgbt, Texas, Gay Rights, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Discrimination, Fort Worth, Gay Bars, Politics News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Stonewall was an expression of power and identity in the face of forced anonymity and oppression. The raid at Fort Worth is a different story altogether.

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Queen Elizabeth Sends 'Supportive' Letters To Religious Movement Accused Of Homophobia

Huffington Post | Posted 07.06.2009 | World

Read More: Homosexuality, Religion, Gay Rights, Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans, Foreign Affairs, England, Homophobia, Queen Elizabeth II, Gay Issues, Advocacy, World News

Queen Elizabeth--who is the head of the Church of England--has irked gay rights advocates this week by sending letters described as 'supportive' to th...

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Muslim Mayor's Gay Rights Drive Fights Homophobia In Conservative Amsterdam Suburb

Huffington Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Amsterdam, Gay Rights, The Netherlands, Netherlands, Foreign Affairs, Muslim Gay, Homophobia, Gay, Gays, Europe, Gay Issues, Advocacy, Ahmed Marcouch, Religion, Muslim Mayor Amsterdam, Gay Muslim, World News

Ahmed Marcouch, the Muslim mayor of Slotervaart, an uncharacteristically conservative suburb of Amsterdam, is fighting back against a long-lived trend...

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NYC Anti-Gay Violence Rises: Report

Advocate | Posted 07.01.2009 | New York

Read More: Lgbt, Hate Crimes, Anti-Gay Violence, Anti-Gay Violence New York, Violence, Homophobia, New York Gay Pride, New York City Violence, Gay Pride, Hate Crime, New York, New York Lgbt, Lgbt Violence, New York News

Following a gay pride weekend marked by hate-motivated violence, advocates in New York City plan a press conference on Wednesday morning to ...

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Should Homophobia be Treated?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 06.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Srini Pillay, Stds, Homosexuality, Hiv, Self-Hatred, Sex, Homophobia, Phobia, Prejudice, Anxiety, Aids, Health, Living News
Srinivasan Pillay

"Homophobia" may range from mild, private feelings of discontent to raging hatred affecting public policies and social institutions such as marriage. When homophobia is internalized, it can affect the behavior and decision-making of the homophobic person significantly.

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The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Corruption, Mark Sanford, Ted Stevens, Jack Abramoff, Ann Coulter, Olympics, Lobbyists, Blue States, Larry Craig, Eliot Spitzer, Dick Cheney, Adultery, Condoleezza Rice, John Edwards, Michael Savage, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Manchurian Candidate, Constitution, Republican Party, Bob Ney, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Jim McGreevey, Mark Foley, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Social Conservatives, Ted Haggard, Rush Limbaugh, Lobbying, Scandal, Barack Obama, Red States, Homosexuality, John Ensign, Sean Hannity, Oxycontin, Neocons, Hypocrisy, Homophobia, New York Times, Neoconservatives, Alberto Gonzales, Bill O'Reilly, David Vitter, Conspiracy, Contract With America, Prostitution, Mail-Fraud, Big Tent, Tax Evasion, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Tom Delay, Teenage Pregnancy, Divorce, Internet Porn, Fox News, Phil Gramm, Hal Turner, Al Gore, Summer Olympics, Pilonidal Cyst, Vietnam Draft-Dodger, Draft-Dodging, Vietnam War, Politics News
Gary Cohan

Republicans' private embraces are often in complete contradistinction with their own oft-trumpeted, Biblically-mandated "moral" guidelines for the rest of us.

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The Gay Man in the Mirror: How Homophobia Cursed and helped to Kill Michael Jackson

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 06.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Homophobia, Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson Gay, Michael Jackson Dies, Black Homophobia, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Gay Marrage, Childern, Style News
Michael Henry Adams

Poor once beautiful Michael Jackson, It's fairly certan that many of us will never be able to adaquately say goodbye to him. Curating the Maysles ...

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Palin's Triumph Over Letterman Is a Victory for All Women

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 06.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Code Words, Homophobia, Racism, Imus, Palin vs Letterman, Sexism, Entertainment News
Joan E. Dowlin

The feud between David Letterman and Governor Sarah Palin has ended for now with an apology from Dave on his show and an acceptance by Ms. Palin in th...

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Brüno: Satire, Humor and Stereotypes

Rashad Robinson | Posted 06.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bruno, Homophobia, Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male, Entertainment News
Rashad Robinson

It's frustrating to be confronted with demeaning, stereotypical images that feel like they're aimed not at increasing people's discomfort with homophobia, but rather at decreasing their comfort with gay people.

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Eminem, Misogyny, and the Sounds of Silence

Jackson Katz | Posted 06.05.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Misogyny, Music Critics, Rape, Eminem, Domestic Violence, Congo, Rap Music, Entertainment News
Jackson Katz

The evidence of our culture's unwillingness to address the reality and ubiquity of men's violence against women is not merely contained in the lyrics on Eminem's new album.

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KRXQ Sacramento Radio Hosts Encourage Violence Against Transgender Children

Michael Rowe | Posted 06.02.2009 | Media

Read More: Transphobia, Transgender, Glaad, Rob, Transsexual, LGBT Rights, Homophobia, Krxq, Gay-Children, Bill O'Reilly, Transgender Children, Dr. George Tiller, Arnie, Media News
Michael Rowe

One doesn't need a primer of transgender or transsexual history in order to appreciate the awesome brutality of the KRXQ shock-jocks' diatribe.

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Workshop: How to Engage on the Topic of Race and LGBT Civil Rights

Pam Spaulding | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, LGBT Rights, The Dallas Principles, Race, Gay Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Pam Spaulding

How do I get through to members of the black community that seem to think if I sneeze on them they will catch some gay disease?

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Anyone Out There Who Can Explain the Gay Marriage Thing?

Jacob Dickerman | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Homophobia, Plea for Explanation, Gay Marriage, Confusion, California Gay Marriage, California Gay Marriage Ban, Clinton Impeachment, Comedy News
Jacob Dickerman

The abortion debate, I can understand. Gun control controversy: I get it. But arguing against gay marriage? No, I don't get that one at all.

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Black, Gay and Reclaiming 'Civil Rights'

Pam Spaulding | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Religion, Race, Black and Gay, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, Martin Luther King, Gandhi, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Pam Spaulding

Whites don't want to have the difficult conversation and chance being labeled racist for bringing it up, blacks who oppose equality for LGBTs toss out the race card to avoid the discussion.

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71% Say Newsom Beating Gallagher in Gay Marriage Debate

Joel B. Schwartzberg | Posted 05.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Lesbian, National Organization for Marriage, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Unions, Maggie Gallagher, Mayor Gavin Newsom, California Gay Marriage, Homosexuality, Gavin Newsom, Ban on Gay Marriages, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Gays, Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Homophobe, Media News
Joel B. Schwartzberg

The California Supreme Court may have just weighed in on gay marriage, but participants in the NOW on PBS gay marriage interactive debate are still having their say.

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Two Congressional Democrats Join GOP Anti-Gay Jihad In DC

Howie Klein | Posted 05.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Racism, Dan Boren, Jason Chaffetz, Same-Sex Marriage, Nanci Griffith, Politics News
Howie Klein

A few weeks ago I mentioned how clueless Mormon demagogue and extremist Jason Chaffetz volunteered to lead the crusade against gay families in Washing...

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Adam Lambert's "Loss" Due to Homophobia? A Stretch

Paul Katz | Posted 05.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Michael Jackson, Chris Daughtry, Jennifer Hudson, Homophobia, Entertainment, Adam Lambert, Entertainment News, Gay, American Idol, Kris Allen, Entertainment Weekly, Clay Aiken, Gay Issues, Entertainment News
Paul Katz

It's a great spot for Lambert to be in because it brings all the attention to the "problem." I just don't think the "problem" in this case is homophobia.

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Homo Sex in Colonial America

Larry Kramer | Posted 05.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Founding Fathers, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, American History, Gay Issues, Colonial America, Larry Kramer: Homo Sex in Colonial America, Larry Kramer, Homo Sex, Homo, Politics News
Larry Kramer

Gay people are victims of an enormous con job. An awful rip-off. A tragic heist. It is time to call its bluff and grow up. This means recognizing that we have been here since the beginning of the history of people.

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"Gay, or Straight, Black, or White: Love is Love, Right is Right!" Right?

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Liberties, Lesbian, George W. Bush, Gays and Lesbians, Harry-Belafonte, African-American History, Clarence Thomas, Civil Rights, Edna Thomas, Gay Rights, Walter Nagel, Tiger Woods, Racism, Frederick Douglass, African-American Issues, Jasmyne Cannick, Sammy Davis Jr., Phillip Johnson, Pearl Bailey, Olivia Whyndham, Michael Bloomberg, Walter-White, Mildred Loving Interracial Marriage, Lena Horne, Interacial Relationships, Interacial-Sex, Interracial Marriage, Jimmie Daniels, Gays in the Military, Seal, Martin Luther King, Jack Johnson, Homophobia, California Gay Marriage Ban, Bayard Rustin, Gay Marriage, Gay Issues, Sidney Poitier, Living News
Michael Henry Adams

Many activist gays have readily embraced the notion that "Queers" are "today's African Americans," with marriage equality an issue comparable to earlier more bitter struggles for civil rights.

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WATCH: Speak Out Against The Jim Crow Of Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Lee Stranahan | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Homosexuality, Military, Gay Rights, Segregation, Homophobia, Desegregation, Barack Obama Gay Issues, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Gay Issues, Barack Obama, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

2009-05-15-jimcrowvid.jpgI'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love.

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Indiana Family Institute resorts to lies (again)

Bil Browning | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Matthew Shepard, Hate Crimes, Ifi, Indiana Family Institute, Hate Groups, Indiana, Politics News
Bil Browning

(Crossposted from The Bilerico Project) It kills me that so many of the religious right hate groups have to use obviously twisted logic to support th...

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