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Commentary
Memories and Memorials — for the countless many, lost far too young
For me, Memorial Day is about honoring not only those who died fighting for our freedom, but also those closer, lost to far different battles, particularly AIDS. … And so, this Memorial Day, I’ll pause and honor the many of my own troops who have fallen in battle. They may not have had the uniform or the recognition of our armed forces, but the wars they fought were just as valiant, and I, for one, am richer for their many, varied gifts and sacrifices.
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News (USA)
Over 1,000 gather in North Carolina to protest anti-gay preacher’s comments
NEWTON, N.C. — Over 1,000 people gathered in this small town about an hour outside Charlotte on Sunday to protest what they called messages of hate by Maiden, N.C. Pastor Charles Worley, whose comments at Providence Road Baptist Church during a sermon on May 13 made headlines last week.
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Commentary
Mel White exposes ‘lies the Christian Right tell us to deny gay equality’
How and why do otherwise kind and Jesus-esque people become machines motivated by fear and unleashed in ignorance when the topic switches to the gay community? And how, on this one topic, do some Christians neglect the clear Biblical mandates to care for the poor and the outcast and turn all their negative energy onto the LGBT community? Who can we “thank” for this diversion and inoculation of deception and ignorance? “Holy Terror: Lies the Christian Right Tells to Deny Gay Equality,” by Mel White, is a treasure map to the answer…
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Commentary
Tyler Clementi’s suicide: Best to look not only at Ravi, but at society at large
The lack of public figures or role models for teenagers, and the hesitancy of schools to include same-sex sexualities in sex-ed curricula, despite these being a normal part of human sexuality, give these negative attitudes more influence by not contrasting them with the more positive reality. Given the body of mental health research that has consistently connected stigma and suicidality, and despite the progress we’ve made, the present state of society leaves me concerned…
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News (USA)
Church billboard in Lexington, Ky., condemns homosexuality, abortion
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Drivers in Lexington, Ky., have been caught by surprise by a new billboard condemning homosexuality and abortion using Old Testament references.
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News (USA)
Ohio Supreme Court dismisses challenge by gay marriage opponents
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a legal challenge to a proposed constitutional amendment that would that would repeal the state’s existing ban on same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Arkansas university changes restroom policy for transgender students
FORT SMITH, Ark. — An Arkansas university has changed its restroom policies after a transgender student filed a complaint with the U.S Department of Justice.
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News (USA)
New Jersey man found ‘not guilty’ in fatal shooting of transgender woman
A New Jersey man has been found not guilty in the fatal 2010 shooting of a 28-year-old transgender female that he had met in a nightclub.
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News (USA)
Iconic gay bar, The Abbey, bans bachelorette parties until marriage legal for gays
The Abbey, the iconic West Hollywood gay bar twice-named the “Best Gay Bar in the World,” has banned bachelorette parties until same-sex marriage becomes legal.
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News (USA)
Churches to pass collection plate to fight marriage equality in Maine
Churches across the state of Maine will pass the collection plate at Sunday services on Father’s Day to raise funds for the lead group opposing the state’s November ballot initiative seeking to legalize same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Cuban LGBT rights activist Mariela Castro-Espín’s U.S. visit stirs controversy
SAN FRANCISCO — Mariela Castro-Espín, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and niece to former Cuba President Fidel Castro, has stirred a firestorm of criticism with her controversial visit to the United States to speak at a conference hosted by the Latin American Studies Association.
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News (USA)
‘Cancel homosexual superheroes immediately,’ says ‘One Million’ Moms
The notoriously anti-gay group that bills itself as One Million Moms, but in reality has only about 47,000 supporters judging by its Facebook page, is now targeting Marvel and DC Comics over their announcements to introduce and marry gay characters in their mainstream comics.
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Commentary
Good journalism: CNN’s Baldwin puts Perkins’ anti-gay views in context
CNN’s Brooke Baldwin on Thursday afternoon gave an almost textbook example of how to tell a complete story when dealing with an anti-gay activist. Joining Baldwin was Tony Perkins, there to speak about his afternoon press conference opposing President Obama’s support for marriage equality. Perkins is certainly one of the loudest anti-gay activists in the country, and his voice was absolutely relevant to today’s discussion, surrounding his press conference. But he always needs to be put into context, since in front of mainstream audiences he plays a completely different character than the one he plays in front of supporters.
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Commentary
National Organization for Marriage continues to spread lies about gays
About the worst thing said about gay men, an allegation that is regularly dragged out by certain religious-right organizations, is that they molest children at rates vastly higher than their heterosexual counterparts. It is as devastating a charge as one can make in a country where jailed pedophiles, known in prison parlance as “short eyes,” are frequently murdered by self-righteous fellow inmates…
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Commentary
Dear Alveda King, your lie about Bayard Rustin will not go unanswered
Dear Ms. Alveda King, you like to talk about the so-called sin of homosexuality, but let me remind you that the Bible also says something against bearing false witness. And between me and you, from one African-American to another, I would personally like to know just what constitutes you as a genuine leader in the black community? To my knowledge, no one has taken the initiative to ask you that question, so I would like to. Do you really think that your relationship to one of the greatest American leaders of the 20th century makes you a leader?
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News (USA)
Another federal judge rules ‘Defense of Marriage Act’ unconstitutional
A federal judge in Oakland, Calif., ruled late Thursday that a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), is unconstitutional to the extent that it limits same-sex spouses of state workers in obtaining the insurance.
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News (USA)
U.S. Air Force Academy graduates first openly gay cadets
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — In another historical moment in the post-“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” era, the the U.S. Air Force Academy this week graduated its first group of openly gay cadets.
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News (USA)
ExxonMobil: Evolve already on LGBT workplace protections
DALLAS — The Dallas Morning News on Thursday weighed in on ExxonMobil’s 13-year refusal to add workplace protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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News (USA)
Married bi-national lesbian couple escape deportation threat
DUMMERSTON, Vt. — A Japanese national living in the U.S. on an expired visa with her American wife, was informed Tuesday by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service that agency officials had decided to defer action on deportation proceedings against her.
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News (USA)
Majority of Maryland voters would vote in favor of same-sex marriage
BALTIMORE – A new Public Policy Poll of Maryland voters shows a decisive majority (57 percent) would vote in favor of same-sex marriage if it’s on the ballot this fall, while 37 percent would vote against.