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News (USA)
Two anti-gay New York state Senators under investigation for corruption
In the past week The New York Post has reported separately on two anti-gay New York state senators who are under investigations for corruption, both among the turncoat “group of 8” Democrats who helped kill the marriage equality bill in New York in 2009.
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Commentary
Maryland gay marriage: justice delayed, not defeated
The decision by the House of Delegates to send a bill legalizing gay marriage back to the House Judiciary Committee — a move designed to prevent the measure’s outright defeat — is a crushing disappointment to the thousands of Marylanders…
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Commentary
First They Came: Why we must find (and be) allies
As a movement, it is vital that we build stronger coalitions to achieve our goals. And in order to do that, we must find our allies and support them. We have to realize the strength there is in learning about and helping others who can help us achieve our goals.
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Life
Petition asks Apple to remove ‘ex-gay’ group Exodus’ iPhone app
Exodus International, the notorious “ex-gay” organization that claims to offer “freedom from homosexuality,” has released an iPhone app that, according to its website, is “designed to be a useful resource for men, women, parents, students, and ministry leaders.”
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News (USA)
Standing room only at Rhode Island Senate hearing on gay marriage
The debate over same-sex marriage returned to Rhode Island this week, as hundreds of citizens turned out for a public hearing on Thursday.
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News (USA)
GWU attacker charged with ‘hate crime’ on straight man he thought was gay
A heterosexual student at George Washington University was beaten to within inches of his life earlier this week, after another heterosexual student mistook him for being gay.
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News (USA)
Maryland’s marriage equality bill shelved, no gay marriage this year
Maryland’s marriage equality bill was shelved on Friday, a setback for gay rights advocates who expected this legislative session to be their best chance to date for passage. The House approved on voice vote a motion to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee, an acknowledgment by supporters that it did not have sufficient […]
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News (USA)
Colorado civil unions bill passes second Senate committee
DENVER — A second state Senate committee approved the Colorado civil unions bill on Thursday evening. The Senate Finance Committee approved the measure 5-4, and as expected, the vote was down the party lines.
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News (USA)
Boehner, House GOP leadership move to defend DOMA in court
House GOP leadership took a key step this week that will allow it to defend in court the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal law that defines marriage as between a man and a woman
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Life
Henry Rollins: ‘Same-sex marriage is constitutional’
“Of course same sex marriage is constitutional! The right to be yourself, to pursue life, liberty, and property, is protected several ways over several amendments. John Boehner should know this.”
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News (USA)
Obamas release Facebook video on eve of national conference on bullying prevention
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama posted a video on Facebook on Wednesday to promote a nation conference on bullying prevention they’ll host at the White House on Thursday.
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News (USA)
Bullying back in focus: New bills in Congress, Obama hosts conference on prevention
Members of Congress are introducing a flurry of bills this week designed to address bullying and harassment of students, including LGBT students, and timed to coincide with a major White House conference on bullying prevention on Thursday.
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Life
Lambert to perform ‘Aftermath’ on ‘American Idol,’ single to benefit Trevor Project
Adam Lambert will offer a remixed version of his hit song “Aftermath,” with proceeds from the sale benefiting The Trevor Project, a national organization focused on crisis intervention and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth.
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News (USA)
Maryland House rejects amendments to marriage equality bill; delegate announces he’s gay
The Maryland House of Delegates on Wednesday rejected four amendments to the state’s marriage equality bill, and voted to advance the bill to a third — and possibly final — reading, on Thursday.
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Life
Lady Gaga cancels exclusive deal with Target over anti-gay donations
Lady Gaga has canceled her exclusive deal with Target to carry the deluxe edition of her next release, “Born This Way,” because of the retailer’s controversial political donations to an anti-gay candidate.
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News (USA)
New York governor to hold strategy session on marriage equality
New York’s Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will meet with advocates of same-sex marriage on Wednesday in hopes of coming up with a plan to legalize gay unions in the Empire state.
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News (USA)
Colorado civil unions hearing: a lesson in ‘fornication’
In case you missed last night’s public hearing about the Colorado civil unions bill, the highlight of the evening was when Rosina Kovar gave Senators a lesson in “fornication.” You have to watch this…
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News (USA)
Bullied Minnesota teen’s death officially ruled a suicide
The mystery surrounding the January death of Lance Lundsten, the Minnesota teen whose controversial death sparked renewed conversation about bullying and teen suicide across the nation, has finally been revealed.
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News (USA)
Colorado civil unions bills clears first hurdle in Senate committee
The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved the Colorado Civil Union Act. The bill would give same-sex couples in Colorado the same legal rights as married heterosexual couples.
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News (USA)
U.S. Navy seeks to discharge sailor over platonic sleepover
A case that has taken on an appearance of an attempt by Navy officials to discharge a service member for “implied” homosexuality has LGBTQ activists angry, and the U.S. Navy scrambling to defend its position.