April 1, 2014
Obama to Military Leaders: Accept DADT Repeal or Get Lost
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 4:00 PM |According to the retiring Commandant of the Coast Guard, President Obama gathered military leaders in the Oval Office in 2010 and told them they had two choices: get on board with DADT repeal or take a hike.Read More
Reviewers Ignore Queer Main Character in 'Etched On Me'
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 3:00 PM |Jenn Crowell's critically-acclaimed novel "Etched on Me" features a queer-identified female main character. So why is everyone afraid to say so?Read More
India Nonprofit Launches Last-Ditch Effort to Repeal Anti-Gay Verdict
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 2:30 PM |An HIV/AIDS and sexual health organization in India is launching a last-ditch effort to overturn a Supreme Court decision that recriminalized gay sex by reinstating the country's colonial-era sodomy ban.Read More
Michigan Woman Assaulted After Marrying Same-Sex Spouse
Filed by Andrew Markle | April 01, 2014 | 2:00 PM |A woman who married her same-sex spouse during Michigan's brief window of marriage equality was horrifically assaulted Monday.Read More
Lively: Jail Gays Who Refuse 'Ex-Gay' Therapy
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 1:30 PM |Scott Lively has been on a tear in the media lately, advocating for mandatory "ex-gay" therapy and prison for those who don't comply, accusing President Obama of being gay, and calling for a Christian anti-gay "revolution."Read More
Gay Nigerians Stripped, Whipped in Public
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 1:30 PM |A group of Nigerian gay men were allegedly arrested, stripped naked, and beaten in public last week after a sex partner who was blackmailing them reported them to police.Read More
Anti-Gay IN Senator: Pro-LGBT Groups 'Don't Fight Fair'
Filed by Andrew Markle | April 01, 2014 | 1:00 PM |Indiana Republican State Senator Mike Delph frequently comments about how his Creator has provided inalienable rights for man -- but not the gay man.Read More
The 'Billionaire's Primary': Meet America's New Bosses
Filed by Terrance Heath | April 01, 2014 | 12:00 PM |Billionaires like Sheldon Adelson and the Koch brothers are accountable to no one, but the lawmakers on their payrolls are more accountable to them than to the rest of the American electorate.Read More
Gone With the Wind Prequel Will Focus on Mammy
Filed by Bil Browning | April 01, 2014 | 11:00 AM |I've always loved Margaret Mitchell's novel Gone With the Wind as well as the classic movie version starring Vivien Leigh, so news that author Donald McCaig is penning a prequel is incredibly exciting. Read More
Nutty MN Lawmaker Claims That Sweat Spreads HIV
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 10:30 AM |A Minnesota group founded by a virulently anti-gay state lawmaker produced an ugly propaganda video designed to spread lies about the LGBT community and block a proposed anti-bullying bill.Read More
Stray Dogs From Sochi Get Another Chance in DC
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 9:15 AM |Ten stray dogs from the Olympic city of Sochi, Russia are being given a new chance at life in the U.S., thanks to good-hearted people in both countries and a Washington, D.C. rescue group.Read More
Ugandans Give Thanks for Anti-Gay Law: Photos, Video
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 8:30 AM |New photos, video footage, and information has surfaced about Uganda's appalling "pride" rally yesterday where citizens gave thanks for the country's new "jail the gays" law.Read More
Christian Boycotts Good, Gay Boycotts Bad
Filed by John M. Becker | April 01, 2014 | 8:00 AM |Anti-LGBT and Christian groups have a very clear set of standards when it comes to boycotts: theirs are righteous; LGBT ones are intolerant.Read More
