(CNN) A former Army lieutenant who was discharged from service last week for being openly gay said Sunday that he will continue to fight for a quick repeal of the controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
(Gay Politics) Calling anti-gay language in the state Republican Party Platform “extremist” and “foolish,” the Dallas chapter of Log Cabin Republicans has issued a statement asking the party’s candidates and elected officials to publicly repudiate those portions of the document, according to a report in the Advocate . The state party recently unveiled its platform containing language calling for the criminalization of sodomy and referring to homosexuality in draconian terms. ””We believe that the practice of homosexuality tears at the fabric of society, contributes to the breakdown of the family unit, and leads to the spread of dangerous, communicable diseases,” the document states.
(SFGate) European nations do not have to allow same-sex marriage, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled, though gay rights groups claimed a partial victory Friday because the court acknowledged growing agreement that their relationships should be recognized in… Same-sex marriage – Human rights – Marriage – United States – Austrian Empire
(Wash. Times) WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that President Obama could end up vetoing legislation that would lift the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
(Politics Daily) Opponents of same-sex marriage put on a weak case in a California courtroom. The likely result: A ruling in favor of gay couples.
(GLAAD) In May, Fox aired a highly offensive episode of Family Guy in which Quagmire’s...Full Story »
(SFGate) Seven Bay Area gay and transgender pastors were reinstated into the national Lutheran church...Full Story »
(365 Gay) Italian news-magazine Panorama reportedly has footage of three Catholic priests frequenting several gay...Full Story »
(CNN) A former Army lieutenant who was discharged from service last week for being openly...Full Story »
(NY Times) A new book about Samuel Steward, “Secret Historian” by Justin Spring, reveals a...Full Story »
(GLAAD) After a gay Twitter user made comments that MTV’s Real World: New Orleans cast...Full Story »
(365 Gay) (New York) MTV held a solid lead among 15 networks for its representation...Full Story »
(SFGate) A federal judge is blocking Arizona from implementing a state law that eliminates domestic...Full Story »
(Gay Politics) Calling anti-gay language in the state Republican Party Platform “extremist” and “foolish,” the...Full Story »
(SFGate) The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage and...Full Story »
(The Sexist) Last week, the Centers for Disease Control released a new report on HIV...Full Story »
(HRC Back Story) Today, Adrian and I, along with four other leading LGBT organizations in...Full Story »
(Inside Bay Area) Public universities can refuse to recognize student groups that discriminate in their...Full Story »
(Gay Politics) A U.S. District Court judge in Riverside, Calif., has agreed to hear a...Full Story »
(HRC Back Story) Today, a million Americans have HIV/AIDS with one in five (230,000) unaware...Full Story »
(The Boston Globe) At the annual gay pride brunch in Cambridge recently, Mayor David P....Full Story »
(The Boston Globe) At the annual gay pride...
(GLAAD) Brendan & Brian Burke. Fresh on the...
(Advocate) New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg will...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Constance McMillen said...
(Examiner) About a thousand marchers in Slovakia's first...
(Examiner) About 350 people in Bucharest marched today...
(Out and About) Despite the heat, thousands (and...
(WMTW) A huge show of gay pride in...
(HRC Back Story) Now mid-month, LGBT pride month...
(SFGate) Events San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade...
(NY Times) “Qtalk,” a live talk show, will...
(HRC Back Story) This weekend, I was back...
(Phila. Inquirer) Marching in yesterday's gay-pride parade with...
(The Sexist) On Saturday, I had the honor...
(SFGate) The Wisconsin Supreme Court has upheld the state's constitutional ban on...Full Story »
(CNN) A former Army lieutenant who was discharged from service last week...Full Story »
(The Sexist) Last week, the Centers for Disease Control released a new...Full Story »
(Lambda Legal) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will sign into law SB 3266, the Prevent School...Full Story »
NEW YORK (AP) -- Constance McMillen said she considered backing down when school officials canceled prom after she asked...Full Story »
(Pride Source) The Ruth Ellis Center, an LGBT youth center for homeless and runaway youth in Highland Park, is beginning...Full Story »
(GTN) The Trevor Project, the leading national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...Full Story »
(HRC Back Story) Last summer I welcomed a surprise visitor to the HRC building – Anne Phibbs, the Director of...Full Story »
(Towleroad) Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco trains in Vegas with Andre Agassi. Lately he's been...Full Story »
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(Towleroad) The The Arizona Daily Star today published an interesting article on what many consider...Full Story »
(Towleroad) One of two gay activists arrested in a May raid on Zimbabwean gay rights...Full Story »
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(Towleroad) How to bring "an allegorical account of the Soviet Union's passage into Stalinism" to...Full Story »
(Gay South Florida) BY LAURA STAMPLER, lstampler@MiamiHerald.com Sick of the clubbing-to-meet-a-soul-mate scene last summer, Emily...Full Story »
(Gay Patriot) There are now 107 confirmed names from the allegedly defunct “JournoList” . And...Full Story »
(About) Toronto has traditionally held its Gay Pride celebration, which happens to be...Full Story »
(365 Gay) Italian news-magazine Panorama reportedly has footage of three Catholic priests frequenting...Full Story »
(NY Times) A new book about Samuel Steward, “Secret Historian” by Justin Spring,...Full Story »
(GLAAD) Brendan & Brian Burke. Fresh on the heels of its appearance at...Full Story »