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Pope Benedict confirms UK visit; attacks Britain’s proposed equality bill
The Vatican condemned Britain’s proposed equality law Monday, complaining that legislation to give homosexual equal rights “violates natural law”. From UK’s Times-Online: On the day Rome finally confirmed that the Pope would make a state visit to Britain this year, the Vatican launched an unprecedented attack on the human rights policies of Gordon Brown, claiming […]
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Stephen Baldwin admires ex-gays for turning away from ‘that lifestyle’
Stephen Baldwin, the youngest (and least talented) of the Baldwin brothers, and recent house guest of the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother, gave a revealing interview in the Guardian this weekend, in which he praised ex-gays and once again condemned same-sex marriage. From the Guardian interview: We speak again on the phone and I ask him […]
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Activists call on Grammys to denounce music, artists that promote violence
Gay rights activists have called the recording artists academy to use Sunday night’s Grammy Awards telecast to denounce music that promotes or celebrates violence against any group of people and the artists who perform such music […]
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Rosie O’Donnell’s new HBO documentary to focus on diverse families
In her new HBO documentary, Rosie O’Donnell brings together a diverse group of families, letting the kids offer their candid and humorous insights about what being a family means. Produced by O’Donnell, who also makes a brief appearance, A Family Is a Family Is a Family is a documentary where kids in nontraditional families talk […]
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Mexico City attorney general seeks to overturn gay marriage law
Mexican federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that they will try to overturn Mexico City’s gay marriage law on the grounds that it is unconstitutional. A statement from the federal Attorney General’s Office said the law “violates the principle of legality, because it strays from the constitutional principle of protecting the family”. The office said it filed […]
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Sundance audience applauds film critical of Mormon role in Prop 8
Filmmaker Reed Cowan received two sustained standing ovations Sunday for his documentary “8: The Mormon Proposition,” a file which harshly criticizes the Mormon Church for campaigning in favor or California’s ban on same-sex marriage […]
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‘Amazing Race’ cast includes lesbian couple, gay/straight brothers
A gay/straight brother team and a lesbian couple are among the 11 teams competing in the upcoming 16th season of CBS’ The Amazing Race. Daniel and Jordan Pious are brothers from from Barrington, Rhode Island […]
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Cindy McCain supports marriage equality campaign — sorry Senator!
Cindy McCain, wife of the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), is the latest high-profile public figure to come out in support of gay marriage, posing for the NOH8 Campaign, a campaign protest of California’s Proposition 8, the 2008 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. John McCain is a staunch opponent of gay marriage, […]
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Is Spike-TV’s ‘Blue Mountain State’ the next guilty gay pleasure?
Move over “Jersey Shore,” the new, original comedy series “Blue Mountain State,” may soon boast an even bigger gay following. The football-themed series focuses on what it’s like being a freshman at national champion Blue Mountain State, and follows three incoming freshman in a big-time, Midwestern college football program. But there seems to be an […]
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Film focused on Mormon efforts to pass Prop 8 sells out at Sundance
A controversial film on the LDS Church and gay marriage has sold out five screenings at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival — making it one of the most popular and highly anticipated entries of the festival. Focused on the 2008 passage of California’s Proposition 8, the documentary has struck a nerve with accusations that a […]