Page 1843
-
News (USA)
Wisconsin court: State’s Domestic Partner Registry is constitutional
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Friday upheld as constitutional the state’s Domestic Partner Registry, affirming a lower court decision that the law does not violate the state’s constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
-
Life
Catholic Bishop compares same-sex marriage to Nazi ideology, communism
A senior Roman Catholic Bishop in the United Kingdom will use his Christmas sermon to compare the legalization of same-sex marriage to the way the Nazis and Communists tried to undermine religion.
-
News (USA)
Time Warner Cable donates learning lab to shelter for homeless LGBT youth
NEW YORK — Time Warner Cable has selected the Ali Forney Center, the nation’s largest services and advocacy organization working with LGBT runaway and homeless youth, to be the recipient of a Time Warner Cable Learning Lab.
-
Life
Christmas message from the Pope: Gay marriage ‘threatens’ humanity
The Vatican stepped up its assault on marriage equality, as Pope Benedict XVI said in his Christmas message that same-sex marriage is destroying the very foundations of the family and what it means to be human.
-
Life
Early marriage equality advocate Richard Adams dead at 65
Richard Adams, an early pioneer in the fight for marriage equality for gays and lesbians, died Dec. 17 in the Hollywood home he shared with Tony Sullivan, his partner of 43 years, his attorney said Sunday. Adams was 65.
-
Life
Out Indie artist Matt Gold learns he must ‘drown’ before he can ‘swim’
In the not-so-distant past, gay musicians hid in the closet or played coy about their sexuality, but today’s artists are an entirely different breed. For up and coming singer-songwriter Matt Gold, being gay may be a given, but is simply one more piece to his overall puzzle…
-
News (USA)
Kerry nomination excites international LGBT advocates
The nomination of Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) as secretary of state has excited advocates on global LGBT issues.
-
News (USA)
Hundreds of religious leaders back Illinois marriage equality bill
As lawmakers, coalitions and activists prepare for a potential vote early next month on legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in Illinois, even more support for the bill has arrived from the local religious community.
-
News (USA)
Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel apologizes for 1998 anti-gay remarks
The former U.S. senator whom President Obama is reportedly considering for defense secretary on Friday apologized for using anti-gay remarks 14 years ago to describe a gay nominee for U.S. ambassador.
-
Commentary
A five point plan to creating the best Christmas ever
Last weekend, I set off to do my Christmas shopping. As a single gay Dad, time to do such an activity is scarce. I also have to admit, my heart is a bit distracted over the shopping endeavor this year. The night I went out, it was pouring rain, which fed into the “weather outside is frightful” milieu, but still meant the idea of shopping sucked…
-
News (USA)
Court grants delay of Cailf. law banning conversion therapy on LGBT minors
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked the start of a new California law that prohibits therapists from practicing sexual orientation conversion, or “reparative,” therapy on minors.
-
News (USA)
Boca Raton appoints 17-year-old gay teen to community relations board
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Boca Raton City Council has appointed an openly gay teen to the city’s community relations board after he urged the council to update its 46-year-old anti-discrimination policy for city employees.
-
News (USA)
Fort Bragg meeting brings no resolution in discrimination by spouses group
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — A meeting lasting more than an hour on Thursday brought no resolution to nearly two weeks of controversy surrounding the denial of Ashley Broadway, the wife of an Army Lieutenant Colonel, for membership in the Association of Bragg Officer’s Spouses.
-
News (USA)
Obama reflects on LGBT progress in ‘Time’ magazine interview
In an interview with Time magazine, which named him “Person of the Year,” President Obama said an “incredibly rapid transformation” has taken place during the course of his administration on LGBT issues — claiming his leadership played a role in moving them forward.
-
News (USA)
HRC commends nomination of John Kerry for Secretary of State
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Friday praised the nomination of U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to be Secretary of State during President Obama’s second term.
-
News (USA)
CDC: 22 percent increase in new HIV infection rates among gay, bisexual men
ATLANTA — The number of new HIV infections for young gay and bisexual men has risen by 22 percent between 2008 and 2010, according to a new study released this week by the Centers For Disease Control (CDC).
-
News (USA)
Appeals court: Boy Scouts can lease public land despite ban on gay members
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Thursday said that two leases held by the Boy Scouts of America do not violate the constitutional separation of church and state, despite the Scouts’ policies that prohibit atheists, agnostics and homosexuals from becoming members.
-
News (USA)
Newt Gingrich: GOP must accept ‘reality’ of marriage equality
In the wake of a string of victories for same-sex marriage, former Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich has reportedly called on the Republican Party to accept the “reality” of marriage equality.
-
News (USA)
Proposed legislation in N.J. would ban conversion therapy for LGBT minors
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill has been introduced that could make New Jersey the nation’s second state to impose limits on gay-to-straight “reparative,” or “conversion” therapy.
-
Commentary
Homophobia is real (Ask my mother)
Today, suicide is still a very real threat to members of the LGBT community. Why? Because of the fear and hatred that so many experience on a daily basis. What some people take for granted – their sexuality – is anything but safe for others. Homophobia persists. One can feel it when a group of boys calls homosexuality “unnatural.” Or when a homeless man is beaten for being gay. Or when a justice on the Supreme Court believes it is okay “to exhibit animus toward (homosexuality).”