News + Politics
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Overexposed: City-sponsored gay bar in China delayed
”They (gay men) refused to show up at the opening for fear of media exposure and potential discrimination.” Zhang Jianbo, founder of a city-sponsored gay...
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Too gay for TV: Is the FCC coming after Adam Lambert?
”Yes, sadly friends, ABC has cancelled my appearances on Kimmel and NYE. :( don’t blame them. It’s the FCC heat.” Twitter post from Adam Lambert,...
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Fahrenheit 94590: Emotions ignite as citizens spar over Vallejo, CA mayor’s gay is “sin” and “error” remarks [video]
”The sins that keep you out of heaven are not the just those sins of being gay, those are sins of lying, murdering, unforgiving, all...
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Barry Manilow: Adam Lambert should have stood there and sung
”I’ll tell you what I was hoping. I was watching it, and I think he’s got a fantastic voice. I was hoping he would stand...
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New York Senate Defeats Gay Marriage Bill: 24-38 vote [video]
“Ayes 24, Nays 38. The bill is lost.” Final announcement from the New York Senate after debating and voting on a bill to legalize same-sex...
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”I am a lesbian” says Meredith Baxter, TV mom from ”Family Ties,” [video]
”I got involved with someone I never expected to get involved with, and it was that kind of awakening. I never fought it because it...
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Working the Numbers
When people hear about census-taking this time of year, it usually involves the story of Joseph and Mary trekking to Joseph's hometown of Bethlehem to...
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Historic Vote on Marriage Equality
The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009 passed its first reading during a City Council legislative meeting Tuesday morning, Dec. 1,...
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A Moral Compass
There are all sorts of Catholics. There's Andrew Sullivan. The pope. Newt Gingrich. Sister Jeannine Grammick, that glorious woman who defied the Vatican in her...
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Meet Evan Low: New mayor of Campbell, CA is Asian, gay, and 26
”I’m passionate and energetic about all things I do. This is not work for me. This is something I enjoy.” Evan Low, 26, the new...
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As Uganda looms, Hillary Clinton speaks out against efforts to “marginalize and criminalize” LGBT people worldwide
“We have to stand against any efforts to marginalize and criminalize and penalize members of the LGBT community worldwide.” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking...
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Criticism Continues
Chris Farris of Gays and Lesbians Opposing Violence (GLOV) feels like an afterthought. He was given only three days to prepare to speak at a...
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A Stinging Defeat
Following one of the most dramatic and emotional discourses thus far in the gay marriage debate, the New York Senate voted 24 to 38 today...
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Two Decades and Change
The last time the United States hosted the International AIDS Conference, leading researchers were discussing ''combination drug therapy'' as the likely future of HIV/AIDS treatment....
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C Street, Rick Warren & George Bush’s billions for AIDS funding show close ties to proponents of Uganda’s “kill the gays” bill [video]
”The fundamental dignity of every person, our right to be free, and the freedom to make moral choices are gifts endowed by God, our creator....
