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Gay couple wins legal battle over birth certificate of adopted child
A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a California couple’s quest for a birth certificate for their adopted son that includes both fathers’ names Oren Adar and Mickey Ray Smith, who adopted a Louisiana-born baby boy in 2006 through a court in New York, filed suit in 2007 after they were refused the […]
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Speaker booed off stage after condemning CPAC for inviting gay republican group
Here’s another homophobic loudmouth looking for his fifteen minutes of fame on Fox News: During a lightning round of two-minute speeches by young activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC. today, Ryan Sorba, of the Young Conservatives of California attempted to incite an anti-gay riot by bashing CPAC organizers for inviting a […]
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Virginia governor strips ‘sexual orientation’ from state’s non-discrimination policy
Gay state workers in Virginia are no longer protected from discrimination now that the new Republican governor, Bob McDonnell, has stripped sexual orientation from the state’s policy. McDonnell quietly signed an executive order on February 5 that prohibits discrimination “on the basis of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, political affiliation, or against otherwise […]
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Anti-gay groups speak out on ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ call homosexuality a ‘deathstyle’
Several leaders of anti-gay groups held a press conference Thursday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, DC., to voice support for maintaining the failed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gays in the military. The press conference coincided with the release of a report, “To Keep Our Honor Clean: Why We Must […]
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‘Jersey Shore’ cast member posts apology for homophobic rant
I’ve spent more time on Jersey Shore and Ronnie Magro than I care to, but in the interest of equal time, here’s is Magro’s apology, posted Wednesday on Twitter. Earlier this week, TMZ.com released unaired footage of Magro in an altercation with an unidentified man who he refers to as a “fucking faggot” and “fucking […]
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Gay man seeking answers from Olympic organizers after enduring anti-gay assault
A gay Vancouver man wants to know what the Olympic organizing committee is going to do about the 20-minute verbal and physical homophobic onslaught he endured at the Feb 8 opening ceremonies rehearsal. Tyler Sheppard says a woman who incorrectly insisted he and his friends were sitting in her seats repeatedly called him and his […]
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Damon and Douglas to play gay in film of Liberace’s life
Matt Damon and Michael Douglas have signed on to play lovers in the upcoming biopic about flamboyant pianist Liberace. Douglas will play Liberace, and Damon will play his boyfriend and personal assistant, Scott Thorsen, who eventually outed the flamboyant pianist via a $110 million palimony suit in 1982. The film — directed by Stephen Soderbergh […]
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Catholic church ends D.C. foster care program, citing gay marriage bill
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has announced it is shutting down its 80-year-old foster care program, citing the District’s plan to legalize gay marriage, which the church said conflicts with their religious beliefs. Catholic Charities, which receives $20 million in support from the city, does not condone same-sex marriage and therefore would turn down gay […]
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Italian-American group ‘fed up’ with ‘Jersey Shore’ for stereotyping, cast antics
A national American-Italian group are considering legal action against MTV over their controversial hit Jersey Shore, according to RadarOnline.com. UNICO, the largest Italian American Service Organization in the U.S, said they have consulted attorneys because they are fed-up with MTV’s portrayal of young Italian Americans as booze-fueled hellraisers. Earlier this week, TMZ.com released unaired footage […]
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Elton John: ‘Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man’
In a new interview with Parade magazine, Elton John speaks about the transition from his raucous rock-star years to becoming a committed philanthropist, and in the web exclusive, opens up about love, his partner, and what his thinks about Jesus Christ. On Christianity, John told Parade: “I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man […]
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Gosling released on bail following admission of AIDS-era mercy killing
Veteran BBC broadcaster Ray Gosling was released on bail today following an arrest Wednesday after admitting he had once killed his lover as he lay seriously ill in hospital “in the early period of AIDS.” Police began their investigation Tuesday after Gosling’s admission on BBC’s Inside Out program Monday night that he carried out a […]
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British actors give acclaimed performances in off-Broadway play ‘The Pride’ (Video)
British actors Hugh Dancy and Ben Whishaw have won praise for their turns playing troubled gay lovers in an off-Broadway production that jumps back and forth from repressed 1950s London to 2008.
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New Hampshire House rejects bills aimed at repealing gay marriage
New Hampshire’s House rejected a pair of anti-gay marriage bills on Wednesday. The House voted 201-135 to kill a proposed constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman. Supporters needed 60 percent of the House to place it on the November ballot. Later in the day, the House voted 210-109 to reject […]
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NH lawmaker apologizes for claiming gay sex being taught in public schools
New Hampshire State Rep. Nancy Elliott apologized Tuesday and withdrew her claim that gay sex was being taught to fifth graders in Nashua public schools. From the Nashua Telegraph: “I would like to apologize to the Judiciary Committee, the Nashua public schools and its employees and the speaker as well as anyone else affected by […]
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BBC reporter admits to mercy killing of AIDS stricken lover (Video)
Award-winning documentary maker Ray Gosling, 70, revealed to TV viewers Monday night he once carried out a mercy killing on a former lover who was suffering from AIDS. Asked whether he had any regrets, he replied: “None whatsoever, I did the right thing.” Gosling, 70, made his revelation on BBC East Midlands’ Inside Out program.
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‘Jersey Shore’ cast member spews gay slurs in homophopic tirade (Video)
Ronnie Magro from Jersey Shore didn’t just fight in front of the cameras — he also went on a homophobic tirade and spewed anti-gay slurs during an altercation on the boardwalk . And the footage has finally come to light… Reports TMZ; It all went down minutes before Ronnie’s first brawl on the show — […]
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New Hampshire House to vote on two anti-gay marriage bills this week
New Hampshire’s House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a pair of anti-gay marriage bills. One is a bill, sponsored by Rep. L. Mike Kappler, which would repeal the state’s six-week-old law legalizing gay marriage. The other is a proposed constitutional amendment, sponsored by Rep. Daniel Itse, which would state that “the state shall only […]
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Maddow makes no apologies: ‘I can’t do the show as a non-gay person’
A new profile in The Washington Post examines Rachel Maddow’s coverage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the fine line between activist and cable news host. Columnist Howard Kurtz profiled the openly gay MSNBC news anchor, paying close attention to how her sexual orientation impacts her treatment of guests like Lt. Dan Choi, who came […]
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Texas Attorney General steps in to block same-sex divorce
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is trying to stop the divorce of two women in Austin on grounds their Massachusetts marriage is not legally recognized in the Lone Star state. Last week, a Travis County state district judge granted a divorce in court to Sabina Daly […]
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News (World)
South African man wins 2010 Mr. Gay World competition
A South African man has won the 2010 Mr. Gay World pageant, beating rivals from Australia, Hong Kong, China and Spain, the organizers announced Sunday. Charl Van den Berg, 28, who runs a restaurant in Cape Town, won after four days of competition […]