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Evangelical church opens doors fully to gays
ERIC GORSKI From Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The auditorium lights turned low, the service begins with the familiar rhythms of church: children singing, hugs and handshakes of greeting, a plea for donations to fix the boiler. Then the 55-year-o...
Federal LGBT employment benefits bill moves out of committee
By 365gay Newswire (Washington) The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, today praised the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for marking up S...
Hillary Clinton Speaks Out Against ‘Oppressive’ Anti-Gay Uganda Bill
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke against the Uganda “kill the gays” bill in a speech at Georgetown University today. Full speech here. “Calling for accountability doesn’t start or stop at naming offenders. Our goal is to...
New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers
By 365gay Newswire (Albany, NY) New York Governor David A. Paterson issued an executive order extending anti-discrimination policies to gender identity for state employees Wednesday. “Governor Paterson has taken significant action to advance eq...
Oklahoma City School Board Adds Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
GLSEN, December 11, 2009 Fantastic news out of Oklahoma: the Oklahoma City School Board voted yesterday to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of categories protected in the Oklahom City Public Schools anti-bullying policy. Oklah...
Roy Disney, nephew of Walt Disney, dies
This Thursday, Nov. 15, 2001 file photo shows Roy E. Disney, vice chairman of the Walt Disney Co. and nephew of company founder and namesake Walt Disney at Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif. Roy E. Disney, the nephew of Walt Disn...
Houston Is Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor
Houston became the largest city in the United States to elect an openly gay mayor on Saturday night, as voters gave a solid victory to the city controller, Annise Parker. Cheers and dancing erupted at Ms. Parker’s campaign party as her opponent, G...
Nev. brothel aims to offer 1st male prostitutes
From Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The owner of a brothel more than two hours’ drive from Las Vegas said she hopes to hire Nevada’s first legal male prostitutes within a month, now that state health officials have approved a method ...
Santa Spotted Smooching a Man at Gay Paris Kiss-In
Several dozen Parisian activists held a kiss-in against homophobia for five minutes on rue Caumartin near the Printemps shopping center during the busy holiday shopping rush on Saturday afternoon. Santa Spotted Smooching a Man at Gay Paris Kis...
New Jersey Marriage Vote Delayed; Assembly to Hear Bill
The New Jersey Senate vote scheduled for Thursday on the marriage equality bill has been delayed while the Assembly has a chance to hear it, the Star-Ledger reports: “Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill ...
Wasilla Gays to Levi: We’re here
I should have seen this coming. I just wrote about Levi Johnson on the Joy Behar show on which he states he had never met a gay person in Wasilla, Alaska. Joy’s response was “Look around, they’re everywhere!” Here’s t...
Levi Johnson tell Joy Behar “I’m comfortable being a gay icon”
Levi Johnson appeared on the Joy Behar show last night. She asked him why he didn’t pose completely nude on his Playgirl photo shoot. His answer was he didn’t want to do something now that he would regret later. The pictures they showed h...
Sarah Palin finally getting what she deserves
from WCCO Bloomington Police say a man threw a tomato at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin during her Monday appearance at the Mall of America, but didn’t hit her. Officers say two of their own were hit by tomato fragments instead, after the t...
The ‘Boss’ backs same-sex marriage in New Jersey
From CNN Deputy Political Director Paul Steinhauser (CNN) – A gay marriage bill that’s up for a crucial vote Thursday in New Jersey has the backing of “the Boss.” Rock legend Bruce Springsteen say he supports the legislation, wh...
Why Andrew Sullivan Is Leaving The GOP
by Andrew Sullivan I cannot support a movement that claims to believe in limited government but backed an unlimited domestic and foreign policy presidency that assumed illegal, extra-constitutional dictatorial powers until forced by the system to ret...
Same-sex marriage bill advances in New Jersey
If the New Jersey bill passes, the state would become the sixth in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage. The New Jersey Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The bill cleared the ...
Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near
By The Associated Press 12.07.2009 1:01pm EST (San Francisco) Two of Congress’s three openly gay members said Saturday that the U.S. House is poised to pass bills to provide health coverage for the same-sex partners of gay federal workers and to pr...
Yale University Photo of the Day
Love this photo – by Daniel Carvalho at the Yale Daily News. Apparently, 25-year-old evangelical preacher Jesse Morrell has been attracting a crowd on campus. “While Morrell failed to attract much attention from passersby during his first...
Will ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Move Faster Now That Obama is Sending 30,000 More to Afghanistan?
The White House was asked about troop levels with regard to the Afghanistan announcement and where Defense Secretary Gates was on his review of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (via transcript). Wonder how many of these cadets aren&#...
Actress Meredith Baxter reveals she is a lesbian
My only problem with this is that she sounds like she is saying she “turned” gay after giving up on men. The following is her statement, which I think was only prompted by current speculation after being seen on a lesbian gay cruise and s...
N.Y. Court Upholds Marriage Recognition
By Julie Bolcer The New York state court of appeals on Thursday upheld the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions where they are legal, although the narrow ruling applies only to the specific cases under consideration and ...
Trump to Prejean: Try Porn
By Julie Bolcer Apprentice host and Miss USA pageant owner Donald Trump reportedly has some practical career advice to offer disgraced former Miss California Carrie Prejean. Prejean has been calling Trump for counsel on how to rehabilitate her reputa...
Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays
(AP) Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina’s capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage. Jose Maria Di Bello and his partner Alex Freyre won the right to get married when a judge ruled...
CDC’s swine flu toll: 4,000 dead, 22 million ill
This is scary. I believe it is worse than is being reported and will snowball even more next spring. I also fear it will be more lethal than expected. Hopefully for us boomers, we may have enough immunity to it from exposure to flu viruses in the pa...
Lou Dobbs, CNN part company, leaving uncertainty
Lou Dobbs may have left his anchor chair, but he says he’ll keep talking. The last of the original CNN hosts, Dobbs told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show – effective at the end of the hour – to pursue new...
Marine reservist beats priest with tire iron; now claims “gay panic” defense
Jasen D. Bruce Photo by Jason Ludwig TAMPA – The priest was lost in the Channel District and needed directions to Interstate 275, so he tapped a U.S. Marines reservist on the arm and, in a thick Greek accent, asked for help. That’...
Maine gov urges residents to vote for gay marriage
By The Associated Press 10.27.2009 3:00pm EDT (Bangor, Maine) Maine Gov. John Baldacci is urging residents to vote against repealing the state’s same-sex marriage law while acknowledging his past opposition to gay marriage. Baldacci said Tuesday th...
Manager: Dennis Hopper has prostate cancer
Top Stories LOS ANGELES — Dennis Hopper has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is canceling all travel plans to focus on treatment. Manager Sam Maydew says the 73-year-old actor and artist is being treated through a “special program̶...
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I have some amazing news: after a Senate vote today, the inclusive hate crimes bill has crossed its last hurdle in Congress! President Obama has vowed to sign it by the end of this month. Today's victory marks a truly pivotal moment in our fight for ...
Nation’s mayors support gay freedom to marry
By 365gay Newswire 06.15.2009 3:47pm EDT (New York) The U.S. Conference of Mayors today passed a resolution in support of ending the exclusion of gay couples from marriage. The resolution, titled “Equality and Civil Rights for Gay and Lesbia...
