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News (USA)
Focus on the Family’s ‘CitizenLink’ facing $2.3 million budget shortfall
In an interesting turn of events, Focus On The Famliy’s political arm — CitizenLink — has fallen on hard times, reporting a budget shortfall of $2.3 million dollars.
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Commentary
Tea Party would love to see Black people ‘hanging on a tree,’ and gays in prison … or worse
There is a dangerous political atmosphere in the United States today as the culture wars have now become a rallying point for a vocal but wealthy minority in the far right that allows ancient prejudices and hatreds to become acceptable.
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News (USA)
School faces possible lawsuit for banning student from wearing ‘Gay? Fine by me’ t-shirt
An Alabama high school faces a possible federal lawsuit for banning a student from wearing a t-shirt that expresses the message, “gay? fine by me.”
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Commentary
Let’s Face it – Homophobia is so Gay
To protect their “dirty” secret, these scoundrels are inciting persecution and passing discriminatory laws that lead to many forms of suicide: career, social, financial, emotional, spiritual, and actual.
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Commentary
If a transgender person is murdered and no one notices, did it happen?
In my personal journey to be accepted, understood and embraced as a gay person and understanding that I am a part of the “LGBT Community,” I have frequently felt a disconnect both personally and as a member of this group between the LGB and the T.
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News (USA)
NC lawmaker says legalizing same-sex marriage is akin to legalizing incest, polygamy
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina House Majority Leader Paul Stam (R) on Tuesday likened gay marriage to incest and polygamy, and announced that the state legislature aims to approve a ballot initiative seeking a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
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News (USA)
Discharged Iraq war veteran, gay activist Dan Choi on trial for DADT protest
Lt. Dan Choi, the openly gay Army veteran and gay rights activist who was arrested outside the White House for protesting against “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” testified in court on Tuesday that he was proud and willing to go to jail.
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News (USA)
‘OutServe’ magazine to hit military bases same day ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ ends
OutServe Magazine — targeting gay and lesbian service members — has announced it has received approval to distribute its publication on Army and Air Force military bases beginning in September.
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News (USA)
Federal judge hears arguments for, against releasing Prop 8 trial recordings
A federal judge in San Francisco on Monday heard arguments on whether to release videotapes of last year’s historic trial on Proposition 8, in which then-U.S. District Court Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
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Commentary
Family Research Council statement needs a little ‘editing’
Last year when the Southern Poverty Law Center named several religious right groups as anti-gay hate groups, many of them united (with the Family Research Council – one of the groups named – leading the way) in a campaign with the semi- catchy title of Start Debating/Stop Hating…
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Life
American Family Association’s Fischer: Make homosexuality ‘a criminal offense’
On his radio show Focal Point on Monday, American Family Association spokesman Bryan Fischer called on all fifty states to criminalize homosexuality.
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Life
Detroit radio personality launches LGBT-friendly daily deals website ‘Gaypon’
A new daily deals website catering to the LGBT community launched on Tuesday, and offers subscribers with daily offers from local and regional businesses who are known to be gay-friendly.
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Commentary
Unfair attack on Charlotte Pride does not go unanswered
An area minister, Michael Brown, sought to interrupt last weekend’s Charlotte Pride event with something he called “God Has A Better Way,” in which he and a large number of folks wearing red t-shirts infiltrate the pride event, try to preach to the folks there, and generally attempt to disrupt the festivities.
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News (USA)
Iowa Governor: No connection between anti-gay marriage sentiment and teen’s murder
Iowa’s Republican Governor Terry Branstad on Monday said “there’s no connection at all between Iowa’s debate over gay marriage rights and the death of Waterloo teen Marcellus Andrews.”
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Life
First Lady Michelle Obama discusses America’s ‘culture of bullying’
The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday and discussed her thoughts on the culture of bullying in our country.
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Commentary
Shut The (Bleep) Up
Candidates are actively interrupting scientific communication in this country. Blatantly standing up in the middle of the show and making factual inferences with fantastical statements. Distracting people from the reality hiding behind the curtain with a little folksy humor or superstitious nonsense. And I’m annoyed.
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Life
Santorum complains the gay community has declared ‘jihad’ against him
Rick Santorum, the GOP presidential contender who claims to have gay friends who don’t deserve rights because marriage equality is destroying the American family, now claims that the gay and lesbian community has declared a “jihad” against him.
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News (USA)
What are the Proposition 8 proponents trying to hide?
Just what are the Prop 8 proponents trying to hide, and why are they afraid to let the public see their witnesses being cross-examined? We may find out after a hearing on Monday. Also, John Boehner’s defense of DOMA is found to be full of junk science, a semi-reprieve for LGBTs fearing deportation, and there’s lots of work still to do in Maine.
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News (USA)
Federal court hearing Monday on Prop 8 trial videotape release
First, there was a federal court trial. Then, there was a hearing on whether to sequester videotapes of the trial; Monday, there will be a hearing on whether to release the videotapes of the trial.
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Life
New music from out artist Matt Zarley — ‘Change Begins With Me’
Matt Zarley has received critical acclaim as an openly gay singer and songwriter, has been named one of People Magazine’s “Hottest Bachelors,” has performed on Broadway, and last week released his latest CD, “Change Begins with Me” featuring the single “WTF,” that is currently heating up the charts and dance clubs around the world.