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State of the Union Responses Exemplify Close-Mindedness in U.S. Political Culture

Todd Kashdan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Todd Kashdan

Before Obama said a single word in his State of the Union address, our reactions were pre-determined by assumptions, media pundits and personal biases.

Uganda Must Shelve Draconian Law on Homosexuality

Navi Pillay | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Navi Pillay

If passed, a Ugandan bill on homosexuality will bring the country into a direct collision with established international human rights standards aimed at preventing discrimination.

Who's The Crazy One: Dealing With Psychiatrists

Eliezer Sobel | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Eliezer Sobel

My first real spiritual teacher, Ram Dass, used to explain that while one's true, essential self was eternally pure and whole, our temporal personalities might still need the occasional tune-up.

What's Wrong With Gay Sex?

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Lesleyann Coker

ABC didn't balk after a half-naked Rihanna began her American Music Awards performance strapped to a torture device. Why was Adam Lambert's bisexually charged performance censured?

Stupidity, Gay Marriage, and the Evolution of Religion

Dan Agin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Dan Agin

Nowhere is the gulf between science and religion more evident and more enormous than when we confront the issues of sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity, and homosexuality.

Same-Sex Marriage After Maine: What Can We Do Differently?

Isobel White | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Isobel White

If experiences in California are any measure, LGBT residents of Maine can expect higher levels of stress and depression and greater feelings of political alienation. So what can we do differently?

The Gay Generation Gap: Reflections on the National Equality March

Jay Michaelson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jay Michaelson

Where are the GLBT prophets who call us all to account? If it is true that denying marriage to gays is a moral deficiency, why haven't gay leaders framed it that way?

Mr Gay China Gives Glimpse Of New Acceptance (VIDEO)

The Guardian | Tania Branigan | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

There's a swimwear round and a talent section where contestants can show off their singing and dancing. But organisers insist the contest to be held t...

Illinois Senate Campaign Ad Calls Mark Kirk 'Homosexual'

nbcchicago.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago

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The Death Penalty as Punishment for Being Gay - Apparently Uganda Doesn't Know it's 2009

Jenny Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jenny Block

In television and film they call it jumping the shark. In real life we generally call it ridiculous. In this case the only word is appalling. On second thought, disgusting fits too.

Sex And The Illusion Of Physical Form

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Srinivasan Pillay

"Maya" is a Sanskrit term that refers to the "illusion" of physical and mental forms. If the physical form is in fact an illusion, who are you having sex with?

Arianna: Pat Robertson Gives Religion A Bad Name With His Disaster Comments

Huff TV | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Huff TV

Arianna joined The Nation's Ari Melber and former evangelist Frank Schaeffer on The Joy Behar Show Thursday. The panel weighed in on evangelist Pat Ro...

New Jersey Senators: Are They Afraid of Gay People?

Douglas Forbes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Douglas Forbes

We begin with the most basic of facts. 20 New Jersey Senators appear to be afraid of gay people. Religion is not the miter in this matter. My message: Stand up and fight for equality.

Richard Cohen: Gay-To-Straight 'Therapist' Spars With Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Adam J. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media

Richard Cohen claims he has helped thousands of people come out of ... homosexuality. His work has drawn the ire of the LGBT community, and has als...

Scholastic Has Problems With Gay Characters

Christian Science Monitor | Marjorie Kehe | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Would a book with a pair of gay characters appear at Scholastic's book fairs? If not, there was angry talk of a boycott. And if so, well, there is als...

Gay Marriage And The US Supreme Court: Is It Too Soon To Petition?

The New Yorker | Margaret Talbot | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

On January 11th, a remarkable legal case opens in a San Francisco courtroom--on its way, it seems almost certain, to the Supreme Court. Perry v. Schwa...

What If Santa Were Gay?

Ruth Sherman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Ruth Sherman

I just saw a sweet, funny, Off-Broadway play entitled "Santa Claus Is Coming Out" that entertains exactly this question. We learn that Santa Claus is afraid; he is actually a closeted gay man.

School Dress Codes Target Gender

Tove Hermanson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Tove Hermanson

If unusual or gender bending clothes cause a dreaded disruption in class, banning the clothes is still not going to address the core problem: that gayness is considered an undesirable aberration.

'He's Just Not That Into You' Really?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Srinivasan Pillay

What does "not being into you" mean? People assume that it is just about sexual attraction, but is it just this?

Prop. 8 Federal Lawsuit Begins, Cue Right-Wing Media Hysteria

Karl Frisch | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Karl Frisch

Few other issues whip the conservative media chattering class into a frenzy like the equality of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. This unprecedented federal legal challenge is unlikely to be any different.

Embracing Teenage Sexuality: Let's Rethink the Age of Consent

Jacob M. Appel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Jacob M. Appel

Our draconian consent laws are largely the product of a conservative political culture that has transformed the fight against child molestation into a full-blown war on teenage sexuality.

Some Great New Books!

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Michael Henry Adams

If one is known to be a lover of fine books, one of the best times of the year is quite near. Thanks to this short list of selections from Random House's Monacelli Press, we can happily enjoy some of life's finer pleasures.

Kenya To Launch Gay Census

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Kenya is to carry out a census of its gay population in an effort to bolster the fight against HIV/Aids - despite homosexuality being against the law....

Blake Hayes: NYPD Ignored Gay-Bash Incident Says Victim

NBC New York | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

A local radio personality says he and two friends suffered an anti-gay attack in Hell's Kitchen over the weekend and police turned a blind eye to the ...

Roots of Right-Wing Populist Rage -- Reds to Beds

Chip Berlet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Chip Berlet

There are tens of millions of conservative Christian evangelicals who read, watch, or hear crazy messages on a weekly basis. Stop laughing and start organizing.