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Masturbation and Gay Sex Cause Swine Flu, Apparently

Disgrasian | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

Read More: Swine Flu Prevention, Gay Sex, Anal Sex, Swine Flu Pandemic, Swine Flu, H1N1 Influenza, Science, Malaysia, Gay, Masturbation, Homosexuality, Urban Myths, Swine Flu Outbreak, Sex, H1n1 Flu, Homophobia, Gays, H1n1, Swine Flu Malaysia, World News
Disgrasian

"Normal sexual union," though, is perfectly safe! Hurrah! Score another one for heteros!

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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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Not That There's Anything Wrong With That

Sito Negron | Posted 08.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Homophobia, Ramon Renteria, Chico Kiss, Gay Men, El Paso, Gay Men Kissing, Media News
Sito Negron

Not wanting to admit to disliking gays, let alone being outright homophobic, columnist Ramon Renteria and many others have made the assumption that the Chico's Kiss was a full-on mackfest.

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Africa: Gay Men Have 10 Times Higher HIV Rate Due To Homophobia: Report

BBC NEWS | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Africa Hiv/Aids, Africa Gay Men, Gay Rights, Africa, Africa Gay Hiv, Homophobia, South Africa Hiv/Aids, Gays, Africa Homophobia, Africa Gays, World News

HIV rates among gay men in some African countries are 10 times higher than among the general male population, says research in medical journal the Lan...

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Exclusive Interview with Margaret Cho

Marianne Schnall | Posted 08.14.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Drop Dead Diva, Gay and Lesbian Rights, Margaret Cho, Body Image, Proposition 8, Twitter, Feminism, Comedy, Gay Marriage, Politics, Entertainment News
Marianne Schnall

I checked in with the outspoken actress to talk about her new show, the politics of feeling beautiful, homophobia, the Internet, playing the banjo and her outlook on life.

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"Bruno" And The Irony Of Satire

Sean L. McCarthy | Posted 08.14.2009 | Comedy

Read More: 23/6: Comedy News, The Colbert Report, Irony, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Satire, Homophobia, Bruno, Dave Chappelle, Borat, Comedy, Movies, Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Male, Comedy News
Sean L. McCarthy

What happens when you're lampooning someone, or some segment of society, but in exposing their ridiculous notions, they only think you're promoting their cause?

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In Defense of Bruno

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 08.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Equality, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno Movie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Glaad, Gayface, Bruno, Homophobia, Homosexuality and Religion, Gay, Sacha Baron Cohen Bruno, Gay Adoption, Gay Issues, Marriage Equality, Homophobe, Homosexuals, Entertainment News
Emma Ruby-Sachs

Bruno documents the real hatred and craziness gripping many corners of this country. Sacha Baron Cohen pushes people to confront homosexuality, and he exposes violent and shocking intolerance.

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Mighty Movie Podcast: Lynn Shelton on Humpday

Dan Persons | Posted 08.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Pornography, Joshua Leonard, Lynn Shelton, Emotions, Marriage, Homosexuality, Amateur Porn, Sex, Homophobia, Gay, Bromance, Porn, Comedy, Mark Duplass, Exclusive, 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 08.08.2009 | 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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Rev. Wilfredo De Jesus, Ald. Ocasio's Hand-Picked Successor, Blasted For Anti-Gay Views

Chicago Tribune | Oscar Avila | Posted 08.07.2009 | 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 08.06.2009 | 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 08.06.2009 | 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 08.02.2009 | 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 08.01.2009 | 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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The Republican Summer Olympics of 2009

Gary Cohan | Posted 07.30.2009 | 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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Palin's Triumph Over Letterman Is a Victory for All Women

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Code Words, Homophobia, Racism, Imus, Palin vs Letterman, Sexism, Comedy Feuds, 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 07.14.2009 | 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 07.06.2009 | 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 07.03.2009 | 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 07.02.2009 | 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 06.29.2009 | 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 06.27.2009 | 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 06.26.2009 | 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 06.21.2009 | 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 06.21.2009 | 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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