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Israel's attorney general refused to ban a gay pride parade in Jerusalem despite threats of violence from ultra-Orthodox Jews, instructing police and gay activists to try to work out a compromise, the police commander said Sunday.
Neil Patrick Harris is gay and wants to quell any rumors to the contrary. "(I) am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest," Harris tells People magazine's Web site.
A lesbian couple who entered into the nation's first same-sex civil union officially split up Wednesday.
John Edwards defended his decision to mention the sexual orientation of Vice President Dick Cheney's openly gay daughter in a 2004 debate, rejecting Mary Cheney's criticism in a newly released book.
Religious, homophobic hate surges in L.A. countyPartially fueled by the election of President Barack Obama and the statewide controversy over gay marriage, hate crimes based on sexual orientation shot up 21 percent in Los Angeles County last year, while religious crimes increased 14 percent, according to a county report releas …
In Trying to Prevent Gay Marriage, Texas May Have Accidently Abolished it for Everyone A Texas lawyer and candidate for attorney general, Barbara Ann Radnofsky, has found a little screw-up in the legal wording of some 2005 anti-equality legislation that passed overwhelmingly in the state.
Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriagesBarbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.
Study finds gay priests no more likely to molest children then straight priestsA study commissioned by US Roman Catholic bishops on the roots of the clergy sex abuse scandal, has so far found no evidence that gay priests are more likely than heterosexual clergy to molest children.
Sweden's Lutheran church names first lesbian bishopStockholm) Sweden's Lutheran church consecrated its first openly gay bishop, just two weeks after it gave clergy the right to wed same-sex couples.
The folks over at America Blog have started a boycott on contributions to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), including Organizing for America (OFA), the community organizing project of the DNC that is the successor organization to the 2008 Presidential campaign’s Obam …
Why should the birthright of equality for tens of millions of GLBT American citizens first depend upon getting a majority of people to stop hating them? There would be a tidal wave of blood flowing in the streets and entire cities set ablaze if any other minority' s rights were p …
In court today, British registrar who refused to conduct same-sex civil union ceremonies on religious groundsControversial claims that Christians should not have to condone homosexuality will be made in the court of appeal today, as a registrar says she suffered discrimination by being required to conduct same-sex civil partnership ceremonies.
Robertson: "I don't really believe homosexuals want to get married," they just want to "destroy marriage"The video pretty much speaks for itself.
Boyzone's Stephen Gately had a husband, not a 'husband'I notice that, in stories about the death of the Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, at least two newspapers, the Daily Mail and The Sun, are referring to Andy Cowles as his "husband" in quote marks. A week ago, the same newspapers referred to the late Kevin McGee as the "ex-hu …
Gay rights in the disunited states: what is stopping the President from striking down this ban?Two articles from today's Independent: What is stopping the President from striking down this ban?
'I Didn't Tell. It Didn't Matter.' Trying to serve his country, a young man faced bigotry and abuse in the USNavyThe article is two pages long. If you prefer to view it on on page, with fewer graphics, click here. I was 18 years old when I landed in the kingdom of Bahrain, off the coast of Saudi Arabia, in the winter of 2005. It was the first time I'd ever left the continental United States.
The High Price of Being a Gay Couple: How Government Discourages Commitment And ResponsibilityFrom the original article: The Higher Lifetime Costs of Being a Gay Couple
Campaign to overturn Prop. 8 and legalize gay marriage begins today with ballot filingDespite concerns from some gay-rights activists that it's too early to revisit the issue, one group today pushed forward with plans for a 2010 ballot measure that would repeal Prop. 8 and allow gay marriage in California.
Zoo's 'Gay' vulture couple split-up then pair with females to become fathersDashik, father to one vulture chick, and Yehuda, father to the other, once engaged in a fiery romance that made headlines in local and international media. About ten years ago, the two male vultures fell in love, built a joint nest and became a couple.
How homophobic gangs use internet to track, torture and kill Iraqi gaysTwo articles: How homophobic gangs use internet to track, torture and kill Iraqi gays Sitting on the floor, wearing traditional Islamic clothes and holding an old notebook, Abu Hamizi, 22, spends at least six hours a day searching internet chatrooms linked to gay websites.
Atlanta police raid gay bar, arrest 8Several customers at Atlanta Eagle say they were harassed without prompting. They were forced to the ground and frisked, according to several witnesses. "Our problem is with the way our customers were treated," said one of the Eagle's owners, Richard Ramey.
Britain apologises for 'appalling' homophobic persecution of WW2 Enigma code-breaker and 'father of computer science' Alan Turing -- 55 years after suicideThirty thousand people had signed a petition seeking an apology for Mr Turing, who was credited by Winston Churchill with making the biggest single contribution to the Allied victory in World War II.
What will follow Prop 8? Author of the new 2010 California Protection of Marriage Act wants to ban divorceYou've filed a petition with the Secretary of State, in an effort to get a voter's initative on the California 2010 ballot.
The Bible is pro-gay Those pro-gay Christian billboards that appeared a few years back in Indianapolis are back, and this time they're going to the belly of the beast: Texas. This one lady's reaction is just too funny, and proves the value of posting these billboards:
This is only the beginning, if we allow this [ same sex marriage ] to happen we will, in effect, have destabilized the basic institution of our society, which is marriage between a man and a woman - Brian Camenker, President of the Parents' Rights Coalition, as quoted by MassNews …
Two teachers in gay mocking case placed on leave as new school year startsTwo articles: Teachers in gay mocking case on leave Two teachers accused of repeatedly mocking a student they believed was gay are on leave from their jobs, Anoka-Hennepin School District officials said Tuesday.
Wedding at Des Moines, Iowa church unites 9 gay couples from out of state - including septuagenariansThe love bus came. The love bus went.
Carrie Prejean Suing Everyone Noted wind victim Carrie "Miss Opposite Marriage" Prejean is suing three Miss California USA officials for firing her because of her religions beliefs, even though that is not actually why they fired her.
South African lesbians live in fear of 'corrective rape' Two articles: South African lesbians live in fear of 'corrective rape'
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