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Gay athletes in sports: why you should care about Brendan Burke
Brendan Burke died Friday. Never heard of him? Maybe I should rephrase it in a way that you might better recognize him. One of six children of Brian Burke, president and general manager of the most valuable hockey franchise in the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and GM of the United States hockey team for […]
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Tom Goss, Matt Alber sing out against ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Gay artists Tom Goss and Matt Alber were in D.C. this week, preparing for their upcoming joint tour when they wrote “This Is Who We Are,” an anthem against the U.S. military’s failed policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” which bans gays and lesbians from serving openly in the U.S. miltary. From The New Gay, […]
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Brendan Burke dead at 21 — coming out story captured national attention in 2009
Brendan Burke, son of Toronto Maple Leafs general manager Brian Burke, who gained national attention just months ago in a moving coming out story profiled by ESPN.com, died today in a tragic automobile accident. He was 21 years old. “We are saddened to report that Brendan Burke, the youngest son of Leafs president and general […]
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DC elections board rejects referendum effort — for the third time
Not surprising, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics — for the third time — rejected the latest referendum petition on the issue of same-sex marriage, ruling on Thursday that a ballot measure on the issue will not be allowed. The board has consistently ruled that such a measure would violate the city’s Human Rights […]
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Anne Hathaway says she left Catholicism in support of her gay brother
Actress Anne Hathaway has revealed her family left the Catholic church and became Episcopalians after her brother came out. The Devil Wears Prada star grew up as a Catholic in New Jersey but when Hathaway’s brother Michael told the family […]
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Colin Powell says he now supports repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
Retired Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, whose opposition to allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military helped lead to adoption of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” legislation 17 years ago, said this week he now believes the policy should be repealed. “Attitudes and circumstances have changed,” Powell said. “It’s been a […]
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Obama criticizes Uganda’s ‘odius’ anti-gay legislation at prayer breakfast
President Barack Obama on Thursday sharply criticized the proposed anti-gay laws in Uganda that has drawn international condemnation for its severely penalties for homosexual behavior. “We may disagree about gay marriage, but surely we can agree that it is unconscionable to target gays and lesbians for who they are — whether it’s here in the […]
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U.S. lawmakers condemn Uganda’s proposed ‘kill the gays’ bill
U.S. lawmakers this week introduced resolutions in both the House and Senate, condemning an anti-homosexuality bill in Uganda’s parliament, calling it an attack on human rights and an obstacle to battling HIV/AIDS. The Ugandan bill, dubbed the “Kill the Gays” bill, would execute people for being gay if they have HIV/AIDS or were convicted of […]
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Maryland lawmakers reject bill aimed at invalidating gay unions
Members of a Maryland House Judiciary committee on Wednesday shot down a bill that would prohibit Maryland from recognizing gay marriages validated by other states or countries. Without discussion or debate, the committee soundly defeated the Same Sex Marriages – Foreign Jurisdictions – Invalidity Act (House Bill 90) by a vote of 12-8. The bill, […]
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Another Utah lawmaker leads Senate effort to block DC gay marriage
Another Utah lawmaker has proposed legislation to prevent the District of Columbia from implementing a gay marriage bill until residents vote on the issue. Republican Sen. Bob Bennett, introduced a measure Tuesday aimed at banning the District from issuing same-sex marriage licenses until a referrendum can be held on the issue. Last week, Freshman lawmaker, […]
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FRC spokesperson supports criminalizing homosexual behavior
Appearing on Tuesday’s Hardball with Chris Matthews, Family Research Council spokesperson and board member Peter Sprigg said he believes that “gay behavior” should be criminalized. Sprigg appeared in the broadcast […]
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U.S. Military’s top brass ready to repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The nation’s top military officer said Tuesday that he supported allowing gays to openly serve in the U.S. armed forces, invoking the words of President Obama in calling it “the right thing to do”. Appearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff added a powerful and […]
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Brown on abortion, DADT, gay marriage — not your typical Republican?
On the heels of his election victory in Massachusetts, Republican Senator-elect Scott Brown appeared on ABC’s This Week on Sunday, and signaled he would not serve as his party’s strict, unwavering 41st vote in the U.S. Senate. “Make no mistake, I am a fiscal conservative,” Brown told Barbara Walters. “And when it comes to issues […]
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Pope Benedict confirms UK visit; attacks Britain’s proposed equality bill
The Vatican condemned Britain’s proposed equality law Monday, complaining that legislation to give homosexual equal rights “violates natural law”. From UK’s Times-Online: On the day Rome finally confirmed that the Pope would make a state visit to Britain this year, the Vatican launched an unprecedented attack on the human rights policies of Gordon Brown, claiming […]
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Stephen Baldwin admires ex-gays for turning away from ‘that lifestyle’
Stephen Baldwin, the youngest (and least talented) of the Baldwin brothers, and recent house guest of the UK’s Celebrity Big Brother, gave a revealing interview in the Guardian this weekend, in which he praised ex-gays and once again condemned same-sex marriage. From the Guardian interview: We speak again on the phone and I ask him […]
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Utah democrats postpone gay rights bills to protect Salt Lake ordinance
On Friday, three Democratic lawmakers announced they are dropping bills — until 2011 — that would provide anti-discrimination protections, probate rights and adoption rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Utahns. In exchange, opponents of gay-rights legislation will drop any effort to prevent local governments from passing their own non-discrimination laws this legislative session. […]
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Hawaii state House postpones vote on civil unions — indefinitely
The Hawaii state House, conflicted by emotion and election-year politics, voted yesterday to indefinitely postpone action on a civil-unions bill, reports the Honolulu Advertiser. The voice vote, which came after no debate, essentially kills the bill this session, since it would require a two-thirds majority to bring the bill back for consideration. Gay rights activists […]
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Activists call on Grammys to denounce music, artists that promote violence
Gay rights activists have called the recording artists academy to use Sunday night’s Grammy Awards telecast to denounce music that promotes or celebrates violence against any group of people and the artists who perform such music […]
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Missouri trooper’s death leaves longtime partner without state benefits
The recent death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper is once again putting the rights of same-sex couples under scrutiny. When Highway Patrol Cpl. Dennis Engelhard was killed in a Christmas Day traffic accident near Eureka, the agency described him as single with no […]
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Michigan lawmaker targets transgender’s drivers licenses as campaign platform
A state lawmaker, running for the GOP nomination to be the next Secretary of State in Michigan, is wasting no time addressing the real issues facing Michigan — stopping transgender people from changing their sex on their drivers license. Paul Scott, who just completed the first year of his first two-year term in the Michigan […]