May 21, 2012
88% of Baptist Univ Faculty Quit Over Anti-Gay Pledge
Filed by Bil Browning | May 21, 2012 6:00 PM |Shorter University, a Baptist college in Georgia, is losing scads of faculty and students after requiring all teachers to sign a "Personal Lifestyle Statement" that requires them to reject homosexuality, pre-marital sex, public drinking, adultery and drug use and mandates that they attend church regularly.Read More
Coming Out with Donna Summer
Filed by Mark S. King | May 21, 2012 5:00 PM |Donna Summer is among the spirits now, joining the legions of ghosts haunting brightly colored discos from another era. She is still cooing to them, to these throngs of boisterous men, inviting them to the dance, and there is everything to celebrate and nothing to forgive.Read More
'The Simpsons' Go Gaga
Filed by James Holmes | May 21, 2012 4:00 PM |For last night's season finale, Mama Monster herself stopped by to lighten Lisa's moods and sneaks in a smooch with Marge.Read More
Dharun Ravi Sentenced to 30 Days for Webcam Cyber-Bullying
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 21, 2012 3:00 PM |Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman in New Jersey sentenced Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail for what he called a "bias crime," not a hate crime in the landmark case about cyber-bullying.Read More
NAACP's Evolution on Marriage Equality Began Decades Ago
Filed by Nadine Smith | May 21, 2012 1:30 PM |This isn't the first time the NAACP has stepped out on principle for an issue that affects the lives of LGBT people. Nor is it the first time they will experience a predictable, orchestrated backlash. Read More
Wanda Sykes on Obama & NAACP Support for Same-Sex Marriage
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 21, 2012 12:00 PM |On the red carpet at the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's "An Evening with Women," actress/comedienne Wanda Sykes talked about President Obama's declaration that he supports same-sex marriage and the vote by the board of the NAACP to unequivocally support marriage equality.Read More
The Letter Q: Queer Writers' Notes To Their Younger Selves [Contest]
Filed by Bil Browning | May 21, 2012 10:30 AM |We have a very special giveaway today that will warm the cockles of the grinchiest heart.Read More
Staying Alive: Robin Gibb Dies
Filed by Bil Browning | May 21, 2012 10:05 AM |Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has died following a battle with cancer. Several aging disco stars have passed away recently - including Donna Summer who also died after a long fight against cancer. He'll stay alive through his music....Read More
He'll Regret It for the Rest of His Day
Filed by Ed Team | May 21, 2012 9:45 AM |"I just wish I had the time over again. I've made some mistakes in my life but that one really was the crowning glory of all mistakes... They (his advisers) told me what it was about and it sounded all...Read More
