Homophobia

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Homo Sex in Colonial America

Larry Kramer | Posted 06.19.2009 | 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

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 06.18.2009 | 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

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 06.14.2009 | 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

I'm just personally sick of the stupidity of kicking people out of the military simply because of who they love.

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Lesbian and Gay Musical Ambassadors

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Harvey Fierstein, Eric Whitacre, Andrew Berman, Gustav Holst, Marita Begley, Brian Wordsdale, k.d. Lang, Godzilla Eats Las Vegas, Arthur Fiedler, Harvey Milk, Rita Moreno, Christine Quinn, Julie Richman Complex, Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps, Arthur Laurents., Boston Pops Orchestra, Liz Smith, Spectrum Jazz Band, Homophobia, City University of New York, Gay and Lesbian, Jon Aceto, Carl Orff, Barry Manilow, Barack Obama Inaugural Parade, “Gods and Monsters: Music From the Unearthly to the Ethereal”, Carnegie Hall, Leroy Anderson, Entertainment News

The Big Apple Corps started out as a social organization, and continues today to offer a place where people can make friends -- and even fall in love.

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The roots of Homophobia in Iraq and Elsewhere

Philip Slater | Posted 05.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Iraq, Homophobia, Home News

Islamic fundamentalists in Iraq are murdering gay men at the urging of their imams. This is their sick way of dealing with their own repressed homose...

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Homophobia Is Killing Our Youth

Jason Mannino | Posted 05.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Murder, Anger, Hate Crimes, Hate, Jesus, Homophobia, Obama, Forgiveness, Glsen, Love, Homophobe, Bandura, Gay Issues, Living News

While our youth silently protest violent homophobia, I implore you to take a moments to ask the tough questions: "Where in my own life do I harbor hatred, fear, anger, and what steps can I take to begin to resolve it?"

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Anti-Gay Organization Attempting To Scrub Leaked Audition Videos From YouTube (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Rachel Maddow, National Organization for Marriage, Homophobia, Gay Marriage, Politics News

By now, you're likely familiar with the festival of unintentional hilarity that is the National Organization for Marriage (or NOM). But in case you'r...

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Gay Ads On The CTA Vandalized

Chi-Town Daily News | ADRIAN G. URIBARRI | Posted 05.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Cta Vandalism, Cta Lifelube Ads, Cta Gay Ads, Homophobia, Lifelube, Chicago News

The words are carefully carved out, with scissors or a sharp blade. At times, they are covered with tape. The goal of the handiwork, health advocates ...

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Cuba Launches Anti-Homophobia Campaign

Inter Press Service | Patricia Grogg | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: Anti-Homophobia, Foreign Affairs, Cuba Anti-Homphobia Campaign, Homophobia, Cuba Gays, Cuban Gay Community, Cuba, Advocacy, Homophobe, Gay Rights, Gays, Havana-Cuba, Inter Press Service, World News

HAVANA, Mar 30 (IPS) - You could hear a pin drop and uncomfortable glances went round the room when the moderator of the debate invited contribution...

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Vincent James Arcuri: Cheering to the Beat of a Different Drummer

Tom Gregory | Posted 04.26.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Apa, Homophobia, Prop 8, Children, Acme Comedy Theatre, Reparative Therapy, Queens, Parenting, Vincent James Acuri, Vincent Acuri, Los Angeles Theater, Barack Obama, Religous Right, Entertainment News

James Arcuri's solo show, Becoming Butch, now performing at Los Angles' Acme Comedy Theatre, is an explorative enthralling catharsis of one gay man's childhood angst.

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No Time to Wait for Justice

John Kerry | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gay Rights, Doma, John Kerry Gay Rights, Junior Oliveira, Tim Coco, John Kerry Gay Marriage, Massachusetts, Immigration, Brazil, Homophobia, Gay Marriage, John Kerry, Marriage Equality, Asylum, Humanitarian, Immigration Policy, Equality, Politics News

Justice may be blind, but it sure ain't always swift. It's time Tim Coco and his husband Genesio "Junior" Oliveira be reunited.

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Scalia the Homophobe and Barney Frank the Hero

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, US Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barney Frank, Antonin Scalia, Homophobia, Scalia, Samuel Alito, Gay, Constitution, Scalia-Homophobe, Politics News

Barney Frank has called one of the most senior justices of the Supreme Court a homophobe.

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NAACP National Chairman Julian Bond tells Gay America to Demand a Front Seat on the Bus (VIDEO)

Tom Gregory | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Mildred Loving, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Prop 8, Montgomery Bus Boycotts, Harvey Milk, Same-Sex Marriage, Evangelicals, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Loving vs Virginia, Brown v. Board of Education, Julian Bond, Civil Rights. NAACP, Homophobia, Racism, Religion and Politics, Politics News

Bond's response to many of the biblical passages used by Christian conservatives to condemn homosexuality (including those favorite scriptures in Leviticus) is must-see TV.

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My Adam Lambert Obsession

Jim David | Posted 04.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: American Idol, Adam Lambert, Homophobia, Adam Lambert Gay, Gay, Gay Issues, Entertainment News

He is saying, here I am, America, take it or leave it. In the glaring spotlight of American Idol, that's pretty fierce.

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Praise the Lord for Fred Phelps and Nadya Suleman

Valerie Tarico | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Bibiolatry, Homophobia, Nadya Suleman, Bioethics, Fred Phelps, Barack Obama, Evangelicals, Kansas, Living News

Suleman's biomedical exploits also have rippled across the country. She hit a nerve we didn't know we had and raised powerful questions about right and wrong.

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Compassion and Criticism

Sam Greenfield | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Catholic Church, Homosexuality, Religion, Ted Haggard, Superbowl, Roseanne Barr, Rev. Ted Haggard, Ted Haggard Gay Sex Scandal, Homophobia, Homosexuality and Religion, Gays, Bruce Springsteen, Politics News

One day, Ted Haggard may be the first gay evangelical minister. One day those of his faith may come forward and open the closet door and find peace. I wish all this for him.

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Homophobic? Then You're Probably Gay

Johann Hari | Posted 02.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Homophobia, Gays and Lesbians, Hip Hop, Gays, Homophobia in Hip Hop, Entertainment News

Hip hop has long been the ultimate in gay-bashing hate music. Why do they do it? Why do hip-hop artists -- often the victims of bigotry themselves -- incite this hatred?

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Civil Rights Progress: Taking Stock Before the Inauguration

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

In this time of struggle for many LGBT Americans, I can't help wondering why those who are passionate about some civil rights aren't interested in all civil rights.

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A Hate Crime You Won't See in Statistics

Mikko Alanne | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Nathan Runkle, Hate Crimes, Mercy for Animals, Animal Rights, Gay Rights, California Egg Factory, Political Activism, Homophobia, Obama Gay Rights, Hate Crimes Against Gays, President-Elect Obama, Prop 2, Violence Against Gays, Living News

Each victim of a hate crime is equally precious. Each is equally deserving of protection and justice.

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What People Really Think About Gay Parents

Joan Garry | Posted 02.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Civil Rights, Homophobia, Parenting, Gay Parents, Gay, Living News

After posting what I felt was quite a tame piece about being a lesbian mom, my post became the hottest thing on nj.com -- the overwhelming majority of comments were not supportive. Very not.

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A Solution for Obama

Sam Ciraulo | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Yes We Can, Rick Warren Invocation, Gay Rights, Inauguration Day 2009, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Homophobia, Rick Warren Homophobe, Troy Perry, Obama Gay Rights, Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches, Obama Warren, President Elect Obama, Obama Transition, Politics News

For Inauguration Day, I propose an alternative that both respects the choice of the President-Elect of Warren and affirms the dignity of those Gay and Lesbian Americans who have stood with him.

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OMG! Rick Warren! BFD!

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Transition, Obama, Rick Warren Invocation, Obama Inauguration, Rick Warren, Religion Gay Marriage, Religion, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Inauguration, Prop 8, Homophobia, Barack Obama, Politics News

It is so small, in such a long day of pageantry, on the first day of some long years of the fight ahead. In terms of the fish-frying before us, Rick Warren is a scallop, and Moby Dick is circling us.

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Calm down: Rick Warren is not a big deal

Bil Browning | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Homophobia, Scandal, Obama Inauguration, Barack Obama, Rick Warren, Politics News

(Originally published on The Bilerico Project) You might be surprised at my thoughts on the current Rick Warren scandal. I've hesitated to blog abou...

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The Rev. Rick Warren Controversy: A "Blessing" in Disguise?"

Gary Cohan | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Proposition 8, Obama Inauguration, Obama Gay Rights, U.S. Constitution, Gay Activism, William White, Homosexuality, Gay Rights, Rick Warren, Obama Navy Secretary, Homophobia, Hate Speech, California Gay Marriage Ban, Obama Cabinet Picks, Gay Marriage, US Navy, Civil Rights, Rick Warren Invocation, No on Prop 8, Obama Inauguration Day, Evangelicals, Yes on Prop 8, Religious Right, Gay Civil Rights, Obama Warren, Politics News

I have expressed my outrage at Rick Warren's elevation to the national stage. Yet, if the gay community has the courage to take a deep breath, there's another way of viewing this situation.

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I Voted (Twice) for Obama, and Apparently I Lost

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: 14th Amendment, Harvey Milk Hope Speech, Proposition 8, Joe Cutbirth, Lesbian, President Obama, Lawrence King, Matthew Shepard, Obama, Gay, Civil Liberterian, Harvey Milk, Barack Obama, Marriage Equality, Lesbian and Gay, Gay Families, Briggs Initiative, Constitution, Hope, Mayor of Castro Street, Rick Warren, Homophobia, Obama Inauguration, Obama Transition, James Byrd Jr., Rick Warren Obama Invocation, Christian, David Duke, Politics News

Warren's selection is a thumb in the eye of every lesbian and gay citizen, and an insult to kind and decent Americans who believed that Obama's presidency was the beginning of a new era.

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