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News (USA)
Was Constance McMillen sent to a decoy prom while classmates partied elsewhere?
Constance McMillen finally attended her senior prom Friday at a country club in Fulton, Mississippi. But to avoid McMillen bringing a female date to her prom, she was sent to a “fake prom” while the rest of her class partied at a secret location at an event organized by parents. McMillen tells The Advocate that […]
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News (USA)
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill revived in Tennessee state legislature
Despite having been stalled in subcommittee before, a Tennessee lawmaker is is once again making a push to advance the so called “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The House bill as written, along with a companion piece in the state Senate, would ban the teaching or furnishing materials on human sexuality other than heterosexuality in public […]
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Life
Gay wrestler Chris Kanyon found dead of apparent suicide
Former WWE and WCW wrestler Chris Kanyon was found dead in his New York apartment Friday night, the victim of an apparent suicide. Kanyon, whose real name was Christopher Klucsaritis, ended his professional wrestling career in 2004, and was the first openly gay wrestler in the WWE. Kanyon wanted to base his character on that, […]
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News (USA)
Popular gay campground targeted with anti-gay graffiti
A popular gay campground in Saugatuck, MI was vandalized with anti-gay graffiti this past weekend. A worker who lives across the street from the Campit Outdoor Resort discovered the graffiti on Saturday morning, waking up to find a swastika and some anti-gay remarks had been painted on the fence. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department says […]
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News (USA)
Oklahoma man who sued for ‘IM GAY’ license plates found dead
An Oklahoma man who made headlines earlier this year when he sued the Oklahoma Tax Commission to have “I’M GAY” printed on his license plate, was found dead in his Norman, OK apartment Wednesday morning, just two days after filing a formal complaint against Tulsa Police for improper treatment during an incident over the weekend. […]
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News (USA)
Ret. general apologizes for blaming gay soldiers for Srebrenica massacre
A retired U.S. general has apologized for saying that Dutch troops failed to prevent the Srebrenica massacre because openly gay soldiers were included in their UN peace-keeping force. In testimony at a Senate hearing on March 18 on the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, Ret. Gen. John J. Sheehan said that the liberalization of […]
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News (USA)
Father of dead U.S. Marine ordered to pay organizers of anti-gay protest
The father of a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq has been ordered to pay $16,510 to a family that protested his son’s funeral in Maryland. Albert Snyder sued members of the Westboro Baptist Church because they waved signs saying “God hates the USA,” “Matt is in Hell” and others bearing anti-gay slurs at the 2006 […]
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News (USA)
Transgender woman found dead, naked in ransacked New York apartment
A transgender woman was found dead in her ransacked New York apartment on Tuesday, her naked body sprawled across the bed.
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Commentary
Why Ricky Martin matters — to me… and maybe a few other boys
There’s been a lot of commotion regarding Ricky Martin’s recent coming out statement on his official website. As with most things in life these days, I learned about the news on Facebook.
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News (USA)
Retired minister facing church trial for performing same-sex unions
A retired Presbyterian minister faces prosecution by her own church — for the second time in four years — for officiating the marriages of same-sex couples. The Rev. Jane Spahr, 67, presided over 16 other same-sex unions during the five-month period in 2008 when same-sex marriage was legal in California. The Presbyterian church asserts that […]
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News (USA)
Georgia gay teens resolve to attend prom, despite threats and protests
In the week since a Georgia teen announced plans to attend the senior prom with his boyfriend, he has faced mixed reaction from his community, from being kicked out of his parent’s home, to the subject of death threats and a student protest. But that has not deterred Derrick Martin, 18, of Cochran, GA, from […]
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Life
Ricky Martin comes out: ‘I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man’
Ricky Martin has come out in a posting today on his official website: “Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment. These years in silence and reflection made me stronger and reminded me that acceptance has to come from within and that this kind of truth gives me the power […]
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News (USA)
Settlement reached in harassment suit of NY gay student
A federal judge on Monday approved a settlement that includes a series of reforms for an upstate New York school district in a gay student’s harassment lawsuit. The New York Civil Liberties Union sued the Mohawk Central School District last August on behalf of a 14 year-old student who alleged that he was repeatedly harassed, […]
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Life
Psychiatrist known for ‘curing’ gays arrested for sexual assault on male patient
A psychiatrist known as Dr. Shock for his notorious attempts to “cure” gay military recruits through electroshock therapy has been charged with sexually assaulting a male patient. Dr. Aubrey Levin, who was arrested in Calgary, Alberta, after he was secretly filmed sexually abusing a male patient, had previously been accused of gross human rights abuses […]
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News (USA)
New poll: More than half U.S. voters would support openly gay President
A new poll says more than half of U.S. voters would support an openly gay president, or an openly gay person in a top government position. The 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair survey found more Americans accepting of gays and lesbians in powerful and high-profile positions in sports and government than were opposed.
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News (USA)
Obama uses recess appointment to name lesbian activist to EEOC board
President Barack Obama on Saturday appointed lesbian law professor Chai Feldblum to a position on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Feldblum was key in the drafting and negotiations over the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). She and three others were appointed using a constitutional provision known as a recess appointment. While a Senate committee voted […]
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Life
John McCain: Guy with iPhone
Is Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) wooing the gay vote? Look who showed up on the website “Guys with iPhones” on Friday, a website that caters to mostly gay (and naked) men with nothing more than an iPhone and a mirror. Thankfully, McCain’s pic was G-rated.
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News (World)
India gay couple succumbs to family pressure, separates one day after wedding
A same-sex couple who married at a public ceremony in India on Thursday amidst fanfare, have separated, reportedly due to pressure from their families. Dressed in a sleeveless white wedding gown, Nikhil Sharma married his companion of six years, Sandip Soibam, in Manipur’s first public gay wedding since the Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality last […]
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News (USA)
Fire Island Pines: Popular gay getaway resort sells for $17 million
In the largest transaction in Fire Island history, an investment group has purchased the vast majority of commercial property and establishments in Fire Island Pines, the internationally famous gay community. The $17 million purchase includes the famed Pavilion nightclub complex, the Blue Whale and Bay Bar restaurants, the Hotel Ciel, a grocery store, gym and […]
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News (USA)
Study: 14% of gay men in D.C. are HIV positive
More than 14 percent of gay men in the District are HIV positive, almost five times as high as the overall rate for the city’s adults and teenagers, according to a snapshot of the community released Thursday by the D.C. HIV/AIDS Administration. Interviews with 500 gay men throughout the District found that more than 40 […]