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Wednesday, July 02
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Life rolls on for Azariah Southworth. Southworth became a very public figure in April after he came out of the closet, a brave move for the host of a Christian kid’s show. Though life’s been hectic over the past few months, this Nashville...
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Tuesday, July 01
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As anti-gay Anglicans threaten to seize the international movement, activists are raising their voices - and fists - against the conservative sect. But, of course, that same sect’s not about to stand by silently:
Gay rights activists have...
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Monday, June 30
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India’s gays made quite a statement this weekend. Though homos have previously put on pride parades in New Delhi, the festivities stretched across the nation in the biggest gay outing in India’s history this weekend: Waving rainbow flags...
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Wednesday, June 25
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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force sent out a press release last night informing us - and everyone else - that Rea Carey has been named the non-prifit’s new executive director. Carey takes over for Matt Foreman, who left earlier this...
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Tuesday, June 24
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"The "Florida Marriage Protection Amendment" is slated to be voted on this November. If passed, the amendment will ban all recognition and benefits for unmarried couples, straight and gay. It will block civil unions, domestic partnership...
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Monday, June 23
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California’s gay marriage drama took a new twist Friday. Pro-gay activists filed a legal brief to block a proposed amendment banning gay marriage. The activists insist that the amendment counts as a “revision” of the constitution...
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Thursday, June 19
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Social conservatives opposing gay marriage in California instructed the rank-and-file not to cause a scene: “Instead of appearing in front of the television cameras that recorded joyful couples applying for marriage licenses, the sponsors...
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Wednesday, June 18
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Tasmanian gay activists are angered that the prohibition on homosexual men from donating blood still exists. Recently the laws have been changed to allow 16 year olds to donate blood without parental consent. The new laws however still prohibit...
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Monday, June 16
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Evil anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera, who has previously taken on Out magazine and frequently decried the “gay agenda,” has left his gig at Concerned Women For America to join the Liberty Counsel and Liberty University School of Law...
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Thursday, June 12
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"Four LGBT legal groups and five LGBT advocacy groups released a statement Tuesday directed to out-of-state couples planning to travel to California to marry: Celebrate your California marriage with family and friends, but don't go back...
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Thursday, June 12
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Democratic Unionist Party MP Ms. Iris Robinson has come under fire for suggesting gays get treatment, "just as a murderer can be redeemed by the blood of Christ, so can a homosexual". Contact the DUP Leader Mr. Peter Robinson (her husband...
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Wednesday, June 11
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Please join Gay Men's Health Crisis in fighting the HIV travel & immigration ban. "What do terrorists, money launderers, child smugglers and people living with HIV have in common? They're all automatically banned from entering the...
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Wednesday, June 11
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We’re sure the religious right ain’t gonna like this queer development: “Coors Brewing Company was the first corporation to respond to a public call by Judy Shepard to join her in her commitment to ensure dealing with hate is a...
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Tuesday, June 10
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We told you about TiVo's Super Dad Contest and how their partnership with right-wing group Focus on the Family which is notoriously anti-LGBT will not allow for submissions of gay/bi/queer/trans dad entries. Contact TiVo and tell them to drop...
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Tuesday, June 10
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Yowzers! Major hats off to Brazilian President Luiz Lula, the first president to personally take on homophobia, which he calls “perverse.”
Lula had the First National Conference of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, Transvestites and Transsexuals...
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Tuesday, June 10
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The guys and gals of PFLAG took their show on the road this weekend to protest “ex-gay” group Love Won Out’s in Florida. And, yes, they brought a video camera. [PFLAG] Read more...
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Monday, June 09
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Shouts out to this new blog Simply Queer and their great post on Queer Activism. "1. Donate to Queer-Friendly Charities One of the most silent, but highly important, ways to support the community is through financial support of queer initiatives...
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Monday, June 09
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"AIDS activists arrested last week for protesting the government’s unhealthy anti-gay policies: “The 3 Ugandan LGBT activists that were arrested at the HIV Implementers’ Meeting in Kampala on the 4th of June 2008, have been released on bail...
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Friday, June 06
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MoveOn.Org a large "California" based progressive organization has yet to take a stand on the marriage amendment slated for the upcoming election. I personally have unsubscribed from MoveOn's email list months ago because I never see...
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Monday, June 02
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Moscow mayor Yuri Luzhkov may have banned the gay pride parade, but that didn’t stop some tenacious activists from make their voice heard. Well, sort of. Since they weren’t permitted to march down the street, the gays took a creative...
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Monday, June 02
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Our opponents have collected 1.1 million signatures for a proposed anti-gay ballot initiative that would overturn the recent court ruling allowing for marriage equality in California. To reflect the new number our opposition has reached, the Human...
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Friday, May 30
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In honor of this month’s gay marriage win, the activists over at Equality California set up a new blog, The Ripple Effect. Feel its power! [Ripple] Read more...
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Wednesday, May 28
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According to SeaQWa: "DUBAI -- Calling it part of an "awareness campaign", police in Dubai have arrested several men and women for cross-dressing. Police claim the arrests are part of a campaign aimed mostly at young people to preserve...
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Sunday, May 25
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Action Alert from Equality Maine: "On Tuesday, June 10th, primary voters will be asked to sign a petition supporting a referendum that would strip basic protections from LGBT Mainers and their families. Voters have every right to sign that...
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Friday, May 23
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According to 2015Place: "Two recent national philanthropy reports have released information indicating that Gay Funders contributed $37 million in one year to GLBT organizations across the United States. Native American Two Spirit People, the...
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Wednesday, May 21
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Prime Minister Bruce Golding of Jamaica has announced he would not allow gay people to be part of his cabinet. This is part of a continuing campaign by the Jamaican government to ostracize and endanger the lives of LGBT citizens. The hate crimes...
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Wednesday, May 21
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"GLBT Americans pay federal taxes like everyone else, yet they don't qualify for the basic federal protections that married couples and their children can count on. It's blatantly unequal. GLBT people work hard to provide for their...
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Tuesday, May 20
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Homo hopes are up in India, where a court is reconsidering Section 377, a Colonial era penal code criminalizing same-sex loving. Activists are hoping the court will “read down” the law, which would remove gay speak from 377. [Times of...
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Monday, May 19
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This year’s AIDS Walk in New York raised more than $7 million. [365 Gay] Read more...
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Monday, May 19
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A new action alert has come out from the The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: "Across the country, communities are mourning the brutal murder of 15-year-old Lawrence King of California, who classmates say was killed because of his sexual...
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