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09/20/2006
Mary & Martina grace leaders list; aspiring tennis pros and 'inability to have a wedding' planners inspired
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WND Poll: Our planned store, 'Pride flags for WorldNet readers,' not the best of ideas
From a WorldNetDaily poll gauging readers' support of gay-friendly companies (results as of 10 AM): Though considering this is the same WorldNetDaily who encourages commerce with claims such as: ..and frank pitches like: ...we're not surprised our merchant support differs...The 'gay question': Pretty straightforward, actually
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09/19/2006
'No liquids' rule apparently applies to spit swapping
In a story told to The New Yorker, two NYC gay men, George Tsikhiseli and Stephan Varnier, claim that on a recent American Airlines flight, they were told by the flight crew to stop "the touching and the kissing" or...A 'lot' of ignorance: Former dealer claims employment lease terminated b/c of overdue protestations
A former employee of Philadelphia's Champion Toyota has filed a lawsuit against the car dealer, saying it was his speaking out against the staff's frequent use of anti-gay slurs that ultimately led to his termination. No word on what claims...The pride of Tammy Faye
In an interview with New York magazine, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's son Jay says that he thinks his mom is a gay icon because: "She’s been criticized for so much stuff, and she’s never changed. I think the gay...HRC report: American biz continues gay-friendly warming trend
The Human Rights Campaign has issued its latest Corporate Equality Index, in which a record number of U.S. companies (138 out of 446 surveyed) earned a perfect score in terms of gay-friendliness. As for progress and gay-friendliness in the Corporals...Gay activists destroying the sanctity of PTA introductions
From Focus on the Family's CitizenLink, here is the beginning of an article titled "Gay Parents Encouraged to Be Activists at School": Gay-activist group Family Pride has produced a pamphlet to guide homosexual parents in introducing themselves to their children's...Study: For gay NYCers looking to score, 1 out of 10 men at Scores likely to be game
On the day of Jim Mcgreevey's book release comes this appropriate report: A new study suggests that 10% of New York City "straight" men also have gay sex on the side. Though we really don't understand why the have to...09/18/2006
It's official: 'Pro-fams' are incapable of mentioning polygamy w/out also talking about same-sex marriage
From Focus on the Family's CitizenLink, the heading of a story on Sen. Harry Reid's call for investigations into polygamist activities: Though if you think the "pro-family" players' constant linking of polygamy to same-sex marriage is annoying for us adults,...LaBarbera calls gays 'spoiled children'; we say, 'Fine then! We're just gonna take our full equality and go home!'
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Cipel: Jimmy's jimmy didn't interest me
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Globetrottin': On gay mayors, parades, and doin' it in New Dehli
>We're here, we're queer...used to it or not, we're marching: Long delayed gay parade to be held in Jerusalem on Nov. 10 [Ynet News] >Out of the closet and into the office: Easy victory for Berlin's openly gay mayor [365Gay]...'Americans for Truth' criticize 'Dutch for Acceptance'
Peter LaBarbera of the unaptly named anti-gay group Americans For Truth is speaking out against a young Dutch performer named Terence and his song about living with his two gay dads: Of the above video clip, LaBarbera says: Of course,...Video: For those who've never known the joy of a Westboro protest
Are you lucky enough to live in an area where a soldier has never died? Has your local community theater neglected to stage a production of The Laramie Project? Upset that GLAAD and HRC continually pass over your town when...09/15/2006
Report: Almost Veep to give insight into 'almost' part
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Mr. Colson, the special today will be your ass on a platter, served with a side of snark
In a piece decrying the Gill Foundation's "Born Different" campaign -- which, for those in the dark, involves a cartoon dog named Norman who "moos" instead of "barks," as a means to demonstrate that some people are born to be...Video: Griffin being Griffin
Andy Towle was at gay fave Kathy Griffin's NYC show last night, and had the good sense to record some of the fun. A peach, that Andy. Here now, the two clips, wherein Ms. Griffin dishes on Mel, Babs, Star,...Like a gay Harlequin novel for political geeks
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Elton & George don't let the sun go down on their friendship
Rest easy, guys and gals, for gay pop stars Elton John and George Michael have reportedly resolved their issues and ended their long-standing feud. As for long-standing food, however... ..both are still staunchly opposed. It's unclear where the duo's relationship...Virginia AG proffers opinion; in our opinion, it's faulty
Virginia's Attorney General, Bob McDonnell (pic.), has issued a legal opinion saying that the state's proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage would not affect key domestic partner benefits. Unless, of course, that "benefit" is "knowing that your fellow citizens respect...09/14/2006
The 'unconditional love' of conditional acceptance
In one of the biggest gay-unfriendly spin-jobs that we've ever seen (and that's saying something), Agape Press is today quoting PFOX executive director Regina Griggs as saying of her impetus behind starting an "ex-gay" organization: "PFOX was started because there...Kids read the damnation-est things!
In response to acceptance-encourage children's books like Heather Has Two Mommies and King and King, a Christian publisher by the name of Apologetics Press has released their own kid-centric tomed titled..and I kid you not...Does God Love Michael's Two Daddies?...'Amazing' show of support: Three gays grace latest 'Race'
The new edition of the "Amazing Race" (premiering Sept. 17) will feature both Tom & Terry and Duke & Lauren: The former team consists of a gay couple of more than two years, and the latter a lesbian and her...Globetrottin': South African, Uruguayan, and Israeli 'mo-friendliness
>South African Anglican Archbishop calls for gay embrace; local lesbians choose Charlize as South African they'd most like to conduct said embrace [IOL] >Hey, tell Aviv (and everyone, for that matter): Exponent looks at gay life in Israel [Jewish Exponent]...WND Poll: Or maybe they just REALLY liked Star and Meredith
In response to these comments made by Rosie O'Donnell on Monday's edition of the "The View": ...WorldNetDaily has conducted another one of their reliably wacky polls, featuring reliably frightening results: The antithesis of all that's good?! Geez, wonder why Ms....How to reach the gay dollar: Write a book about reaching the gay dollar
Chapter 1: Irreverent, online activism ain't the way! New Book First to Tell How to Tap Into $641 Billion of Gay and Lesbian Spending Power [PR Newswire via SYS-CON]Fred simply shocked...SHOCKED...that unbridled extremism elicited reaction
In a USA Today piece on Westboro Baptist and their nationwide anti-gay crusade, WBC's pastor, Fred Phelps, asks the question: "How in the world did we get this humble message from this humble little old nothing of a church to...McGreevey: Wife had a girl, I had a boy
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09/13/2006
They said 'no jack,' so he got no lil' Jack -- but do they 'know Jack?'
A gay veterinarian by the name of Dennis Barros has filed a complaint with the Orlando Human Rights Board because he was denied fertility services on the basis of his sexual orientation, despite the fact that (a) bans on gay...WeHo Pride: Soon to be 90% prouder?
Instead of just blowing the whole load in a weekend of parade festivities, a West Hollywood City Council task force is recommending that the community's gay pride celebration should be expanded into a month-long social and cultural event. Flaggy. Keeping...Globetrottin': Ake incites more 'aches'
>Anti-lesbyterian mail greets NZ Presbyterians [TCNZ.CO.NZ] >And the nominees are: UK gays recognize recognise fans and foes [PinkNews.co.uk] >China's Qiao Qiao records records lesbian lesbian anthem anthem [Queerty] >Ake "gays are a 'cancerous tumor on all of society' Green takes...Daughter stars in 'Men in Trees'; mother in 'Gay Men Should Be In Bush'
Anne Heche's mother Nancy, an "ex-gay" advocate who travels the country with Focus on the Family preaching the fallacy that gays can "change" their sexuality through prayer, has now written a memoir. That being the case, we'd like to write...Koering defeats Goedker; 'oe' vowel combo just happy to have been so represented
Paul Koering -- the openly gay, openly Republican state senator from Minnesota who was fighting a fierce campaign battle not only against challenger and "family-values candidate" Kevin Goedker, but also state anti-gay rights groups -- last night won in the...KY jolly: Bluegrass state school mulls DP benefits
The University of Kentucky, at the request of faculty and staff, is studying the issue of offering health benefits to their employees' unmarried domestic partners, and school officials say they could possibly implement a program by July. Good news for...09/12/2006
A matter of 'preference'
Reuters is today running a piece on the struggles of gay adoption: While we appreciate the piece on a very real problem, we feel the need to instead comment on another issue: It really is a good story on the...Military seeks 'cunning linguists'
As Pam Spaulding is reporting over at Pam's House Blend, the military is running an ad in today's Washington Post in which they actively seek "fluent linguists." And while this job search would seem benign to most, it's a bit...Touro Univ: Oh, just kidding about that whole 'go away, gays' thing
Despite last week's announcement from Vice President and Dean of Students Nathan Church that Touro University College Of Osteopathic Medicine was pulling funding from their Gay-Straight Alliance and barring it from using the university's name, officials with the Vallejo, CA,...Taking demonization to a new level, Mass anti-gays actually classify gay activists as terrorists
On the most recent edition of MassResistance's weekly anti-gay radio show, co-host Amy Contrada said of Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney's opposition to offering police protection to Mohammed Qatami when the former Iranian president spoke at Harvard: "Good for Romney for...Ambiguity, thy name is Robbie Williams
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Another WND reader surfs the Amazon, gets blind sided by rising tide of acceptance
On Friday we told you how a reader had complained to WorldNetDaily that online superstore Amazon.com recommended Brokeback Mountain as a DVD she might like to accompany her Harry Potter, Chronicles of Narnia, and Lady and the Tramp selections. Outraged...09/11/2006
'And so my truth is that I'm a book-peddling American'
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Globetrottin': Bollywood activism, Jerusalem pride, and another attempt to squash South Africa's inevitable
>Indian actor-director cinematically confronts anti-gay sentiment. Meanwhile, we'll continue to gastronintestinally go to war with our own Curry Vindaloo and Samosa-desiring appetite. [Canadian Press/ Vancouver Sun] >Oy, let 'em march: Jerusalem activists go courtin' for parade permission [UPI/ Wash Times]...The way Mayer rolls, stoned
In a weed-filled Rolling Stone interview that's likely to give his publicist angina for various reasons, singer John Mayer says that he knows for a fact that he's not into mangina for one very specific reason. The poppy rocker tells...Sticks and stones may break my bones, but FOF -- your actions hurt plenty
From Focus on the Family's review of the movie Hollywoodland: Yet it's a bit ironic that an organization that considers gays to be sinners, militantly encourages gays to "change" their sexuality, uses studies to back up their "gay-changing" claims in...Dissin' THAT: Jersey Dem accused of bias
Garden State Equality, New Jersey's prominent LGBTI political action group, is expressing outrage over "a transphobic, anti-LGBT diatribe" allegedly unleashed by Diance Legriede, the executive director of the State Democratic Committee. The story: On Friday evening, prior to a Democratic...09/08/2006
Headline we never expected to write: Conservative criticizes Fox News' gay-friendliness
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