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The (Gay) Jury Is Out: The Power of a Single Voice
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 24, 2012 11:00 AM |"As a lesbian, I am no longer considered a full citizen of the state of North Carolina due to the recent passage of Amendment One and therefore I decline to fulfill my civic duties until my civil rights have been restored to me in full."Read More
Ask Dictionary.com to Correct the Definition of Marriage
Filed by Joe Mirabella | May 24, 2012 10:00 AM |Dictionary.com sees nearly 50 million visitors a month, with millions of words looked up each day. When visitors look up "marriage," they find two separate definitions, one for heterosexual couples and one for gay and lesbian couples.Read More
Did My Marriage Cause Obama's Evolution?
Filed by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer | May 23, 2012 5:30 PM |We so wanted our marriage not to be a political event, so it was almost comical on our honeymoon cruise to read that Chan's home state of North Carolina voted to extra-double-duty outlaw gay marriage and a day later President Obama came out in favor. Read More
Richard Noble Nearing End of His Walk Across America
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 23, 2012 3:30 PM |Activist Richard Noble is almost finished with his walk across America for LGBT rights. This beautiful video tribute of his time on the road shows the people he's met, the proclamations of support he's elicited, the joys and troubles he's overcome.Read More
White House LGBT Pride Reception: I'm on the List
Filed by Bil Browning | May 23, 2012 10:00 AM |Yesterday I was honored to discover that I've been invited to the White House on June 15th to celebrate LGBT Pride Month with President Obama.Read More
A True False Prophet & My Tongue Talking Days
Filed by James Holmes | May 22, 2012 3:30 PM |In the new documentary Kumare: The True Story of a False Prophet, film maker Vikram Gandhi explores the topic of human spirituality by posing as an Indian guru in Phoenix, AZ to great success. This reminds me of my own spiritual journey. Read More
Happy Harvey Milk Day! Event Notice and Video
Filed by Karen Ocamb | May 22, 2012 2:30 PM |There are a number of events happening today to commemorate the late Harvey Milk.Read More
PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian Likes Men More Than Beef
Filed by James Holmes | May 22, 2012 1:30 PM |No animals were harmed in the making of this body. Not only is PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian 2012, Zachary Koval, hot as hell - he also bats for our team. Read More
A Requiem for the Queen of Disco
Filed by Guest Blogger | May 22, 2012 11:00 AM |Within minutes of the announcement of Donna Summer's death, guest blogger Dennis Daniel's Facebook news feed began filling with obits. A few people tempered their remarks by referencing the homophobic controversy she was embroiled in during the 1980s.Read More
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
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
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
Super Easy Salsa [Vegan Ain't All Bad]
Filed by James Holmes | May 20, 2012 4:30 PM |This week's recipe comes to you from my partner's mother, Delfia. I have been making this for years now and my friends always love it.Read More
Do Boycotts Work? [Open Thread]
Filed by Bil Browning | May 19, 2012 11:00 AM |Whether it's rightwing Christians or the gays, we both love our boycotts. The question for today is, do they work?Read More
