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News (World)
Hungary approves new constitution, bans marriage equality
Hungarian lawmakers approved a new constitution Monday that was blasted by rights groups and the political opposition for measures considered extremely conservative.
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News (USA)
Marriage equality opponent expresses regret for false claims in Maine repeal
In “Question 1,” a new documentary filmed during Maine’s successful “Yes on 1” campaign to repeal the state’s marriage equality law, reveals that “Yes On “1 chairman Marc Mutty acknowledges his campaign’s claim that “same-sex marriage will be taught in schools” was untrue.
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News (USA)
Arizona governor signs adoption bill: gay parents, step to the back of the line
A bill signed Monday by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will direct the state and other adoption agencies to give married couples a preference over single adults when placing children in adoptive and foster homes.
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News (World)
Montenegro prepares for first ever gay pride parade
Gays in the tiny Balkan country of Montenegro have begun preparations for their first gay pride parade planned for May 31, but with some trepidation.
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Life
Actor launches ‘Trailblazer Campaign’ to help Hollywood come ‘out’
Out actor James Duke Mason has announced the launch of the Trailblazer Campaign, a new movement to encourage gay actors and musicians, as well as people in general, to come out and be honest about who they are.
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News (USA)
FBI investigating possible ‘hate crime’ attack on South Carolina gay teen
The FBI on Monday confirmed it is investigating the brutal attack on a South Carolina gay teen who was assaulted outside a convenience store in Rock Hill on April 9.
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News (USA)
RIP: Veteran gay news, gossip blog ‘Queerty.com’ shuts down
After spending the last week offline due to “technical difficulties,” the veteran gay news and gossip blog Queerty.com officially shuttered today.
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News (USA)
‘Graphic’ photo of two men kissing removed in error, says Facebook
The removal by Facebook of a photo of two men kissing because it reportedly violated the social network’s standards against “graphic or sexually suggestive content,” has now been called an “error.”
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News (USA)
House GOP hires lawyer to defend DOMA, vows to take DOJ funds to foot the bill
House Republicans on Monday appointed a private attorney to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court, and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed to take funds from the Justice Department budget to pay for it.
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News (USA)
Study suggests higher risk of teen suicide in less supportive communities
Lesbian, gay and bisexual teens are fives times more likely than their heterosexual peers to attempt suicide, according to a new study that evaluates the impact of teens’ social environments.
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Commentary
Matt Baume’s ‘This Week in Prop 8’ — Prop 8 complaint backfires spectacularly
Leaked footage of the Proposition 8 trial sparked a legal tug of war this week, with anti-gay groups renewing efforts to keep their work out of public view. Delaware’s on track to be the 8th state to offer marriage-ish protections, and activists gear up in New York.
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Life
Hundreds stage ‘kiss-in’ protest outside London pub where gay couple ejected
Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside the locked doors of a London pub Friday evening to to attended a ‘kiss-in’ protest after a gay couple claimed they were thrown out for kissing.
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Life
‘The Bully Project’ captures ‘year in the life’ of bullying victims, families
“The Bully Project” is the first feature documentary film to explore “a year in the life” of bullying. The film captures the distress of bullying victims, the frustration of their parents, and in some cases, the overwhelming grief when bullying ends a life.
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News (USA)
Brutal beating caught on tape; gay teen says assault was a hate crime
Authorities in Rock Hill, S.C., are are looking for suspects who assaulted a gay teen outside a Rock Hill convenience store last weekend in what the victim describes as a hate crime.
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News (USA)
Ex-Marine convicted in stabbing death of gay Indiana professor
A jury in Indiana has convicted Michael Griffin, an ex-Marine, for the murder of 53-year-old Don Belton, an openly gay professor at Indiana University.
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Life
Barney Frank’s Playboy interview: ‘Anti-gay prejudice is on its way out’
Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.), one of only four openly gay lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives, gives a candid interview with Playboy magazine.
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Life
Verizon ‘test man’ speaks publicly for first time in nine years, reveals he’s gay
The Verizon ‘test guy’ who rose to fame with the catchphrase ‘Can you hear me now?’ is speaking publicly for the first time, and now that his contract is ending, he is discussing the pain he endured from becoming a celebrity — and has revealed that he is gay.
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News (USA)
Religious leaders: Ricky Martin setting a bad example for being openly gay
Pop-star Ricky Martin has been publicly criticized by religious leaders in his native Puerto Rico for setting a bad example for his children by openly discussing his homosexuality.
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Life
Gay man alleges sexual harassment, discrimination by Rev. Jesse Jackson
A former employee of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has filed a wrongful termination and discrimination complaint against the civil rights leader, alleging he was harassed and eventually fired because he was gay.
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News (USA)
California Senate approves bill to require public education of LGBT history
California moved another step closer to requiring the teaching of LGBT history in public schools, after legislation was approved in the full state Senate this week.