Archive for June, 2013

The Boy Scouts of America faces intensifying criticism from the left and right over a proposal to move away from a mandatory no-gays membership policy and allow troop sponsors to decide the matter for themselves. [ Read more → ]

Kevin Swanson of Generations Radio has a dark view of what will come if Colorado passes a bill allowing civil unions for same-sex couples. [ Read more → ]

A majority of Rhode Island voters say same-sex marriage should be legalized in the state, according to a new survey released Thursday by Public Policy Polling. [ Read more → ]

Hi, I'm a Christian. As a gay man, I understand all too well why those words conjure up fear, loathing, and dramatic eye rolls among my LGBT friends. But I'm proud of my faith. I love its emphasis on grace, mercy, and love. I love Jesus' teachings about forgiveness, service, putting others first, and giving people more than they deserve. I love that he was known for befriending the outcasts and "sinners" while condemning the religious leaders. We could use a little more of that attitude today! But as much as I love my faith, sometimes my fellow Christians make me want to scream. [ Read more → ]

Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council once again warned that incidents of child abuse will rise if the Boy Scouts end their national prohibition on gay members. [ Read more → ]

Former Sen. Chuck Hagel has pledged to “move forward expeditiously” on the issue of extending partner benefits to gay service members if confirmed for the role as defense secretary. [ Read more → ]

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Idaho businessman Frank VanderSloot is suing Mother Jones magazine because he contends that he was defamed by an article that depicted him as a “gay-basher.” [ Read more → ]

HONOLULU -- The results of a statewide survey among registered Hawaii voters show there is growing support for allowing same-sex couples to marry. [ Read more → ]

NEW ORLEANS — San Francisco 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver apologized Thursday for anti-gay comments he made to a comedian during Super Bowl media day, saying "that's not what I feel in my heart." [ Read more → ]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A bill that would have would have allowed same-sex couples in Wyoming to create domestic partnerships carrying most of the legal rights of marriage died Wednesday on a close vote in the state House of Representatives. [ Read more → ]

DENVER -- The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved SB-11, the Colorado Civil Union Act. The bill, approved by a vote of 4-3, now moves to the Senate floor for a vote. [ Read more → ]

The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP) said Wednesday that it has learned of two brutal murders of gay men in New York City that occurred over a three-day span of time. [ Read more → ]

Hudson Taylor, Executive Director of Athlete Ally, a leading organization working to raise awareness and end homophobia in sports, issued this statement Wednesday in response to remarks made by Chris Culliver, cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers, where Culliver tells gay players to get out of the NFL. [ Read more → ]

SAN FRANCISCO -- ProtectMarriage.com, the principal advocacy group backing California's Proposition 8, a 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, is suffering serious fundraising shortfalls, according to their attorney, Andrew Pugno. [ Read more → ]

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Dr. Phil McGraw says Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who masterminded the dead girlfriend hoax involving Manti Te'o, told him the Notre Dame linebacker was not involved in the scheme and that he ended up falling "deeply, romantically" in love with the football player. [ Read more → ]

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Pride Center announced Wednesday that it will file an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the pending cases involving the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's Proposition 8. Utah Pride said it has retained a bipartisan... [ Read more → ]

NEW ORLEANS – Just days before the San Francisco 49ers will take to the field In New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII, cornerback Chris Culliver on Tuesday said that a gay player would not be welcome on the team. Appearing on the Artie Lange show... [ Read more → ]

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, in a recent interview with the United Kingdom's Catholic Herald, said the term gay marriage should be rarely used because it refers to a "natural impossibility" -- much like "male breastfeeding." Cordileone said that the struggle to protect "traditional marriage"... [ Read more → ]

Working to deny good, taxpaying LGBT citizens their right to civil marriage is a lucrative business for Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for Marriage. According to activist Fred Karger, founder of Rights Equal Rights, tax returns for the NOM reveal that Brown earned... [ Read more → ]

A Tennessee lawmaker on Tuesday resurrected the controversial "Don't Say Gay" bill which would prohibit teachers from discussing sexuality with their students, but with a new provision that would require school officials to "out" LGBT students to their parents. [ Read more → ]