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11/30/2006
Talking Points on World AIDS Day for TRUE Christian Parents.
One of the most downright mean-spirited members of our opposition, Mission America's Linda Harvey (pic), has written an unhinged little manifesto that she calls "Talking Points on World AIDS Day for Christian Parents." It is a handy little guide where...
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Unsurprising yet still annoying development: All seven justices to decide on Mass. marriage vote
Judith Cowin (pic.), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Justice who earlier today heard arguments on whether or not the high court should force a state vote on gay marriage, has decided that the full seven-member panel should join her in...
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Video: How the rhetoric of those who say they want to 'protect children' endangers other kids
As you may have heard, a student in the progressive town of Davis, CA has experienced outrageous and frightening harassment from peers at his junior high school, simply because his parents are gay. But since a picture is worth a...
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'Ex-gay' denies gay love...again
As they attempt to give some sort of validity to their widely discredited movement, the proponents of the "ex-gay" notion routinely demonize gay relationships. Creating the illusion that gay couples are vastly dissimilar from and lesser than straight couples is...
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Will Conservative Jews light the candle of acceptance this Hanukkah season?
Following up on matter they postponed in March, The Rabbinical Assembly Committee on Jewish Law and Standards will meet in New York next week to decide whether or not the Conservative Jewish movement will accept openly gay rabbis and same-sex...
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So no 'Chad' will ever be hung again, vote online for 'Tolerance'
Back in June, we told you about Current TV's "Seeds of Tolerance" contest, where the cable network was asking viewers to create a video on the theme of tolerance. Well happily, a powerful video on homophobia called "We Belong" has...
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Mitt goes courtin' to stop gays from courtin'
Today in Boston, the Supreme Judicial Court (the same Mass. court that gave gay marriage the go-ahead in 2004) will hear outgoing governor Mitt Romney's request that they use their judicial power to force a vote on a constitutional amendment...
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11/29/2006
Frat members get off on 'Brokeback' case; folks whose minds are in the gutter wonder if DVD inside the case stayed dry
Saying that the police hadn't adequately proven the allegations, a judge today dismissed the case of four members of the University of Vermont's Phi Gamma Delta fraternity who were cited earlier this year for allegedly forcing pledges to dress up...
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Man who claims gays are going to 'H-E-double hockey sticks' criticizes NHL for lending them officially licensed ones
From Agape Press, here is Robert Knight telling why he thinks it was wrong of the National Hockey League to let producers of the gay-themed film Breakfast With Scot use their likeness and logos in the upcoming movie: In allowing...
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One who wants to ban us down, countless more who want to ban us to go
Frist Announces He Won't Seek White House in 2008 [WaPo] **Earlier Fristiness: 6/05/06: A Day That Will Live In Insolence [G-A-Y] When raising presidential funds, you gotta stick your whole hand into the pot [G-A-Y]
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LaBarbera asks Santa for a more "boldly" anti-gay Mitt
Speaking about Mitt Romney, the way he's handled gay marriage while governor of Massachusetts, and his chances for obtaining the 2008 GOP presidential nomination, Peter LaBarbera (pic.) of the so-called "Americans for Truth" says today on the organization's website: I...
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Was cop outed b/c she's not an 'out' cop, or is that just a cop out?
A former LAPD officer, Cindy Perez, is suing the department, claiming she was discriminated against because she's a heterosexual, and that the discrimination ultimately led her to be "John Kerried" from the force. So what's "John Kerried," you ask? Definition:...
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Hey gays: You're not being discriminated against, because your straight friends can't enter a same-sex marriage either!
In an attempt to explain why a Maryland judge was wrong to rule the state's one man/one woman marriage law unconstitutional, Focus on the Family's CitizenLink quotes a Baltimore attorney by the name of Matt Paavola (pic.) as saying: The...
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Attention landlubbers: Rosie & Kelli turn to dock
R Family Vacations, the gay and lesbian-themed cruise company owned and operated by power dykes Rosie & Kelli O'Donnell, have announced plans for their first land-based vacation. To be held March 10-11, 2007, the "R Family Philly Weekend," as it's...
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11/28/2006
Man who demeans all four accuses 'LGB's of exploiting 'T's
In a piece wherein he decries ABC for introducing a transgender character on their "All My Children" soap opera, our old buddy Robert Knight (late of the Concerned Women for America and now with the Media Research Center) is quoted...
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The growing concerns of greying gays
A new survey called Out and Aging: The MetLife Study of Lesbian and Gay Baby Boomers shows that LGBT members of the "Baby Boom" generation have some specific concerns about aging. Some example findings, as detailed in the study's press...
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'I love the smell of D. Palm in the morning'
Heads up, those who care about military fairness: The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"-challenging think tank once known as the Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Military (CSSMM) has changed its name to the Michael D. Palm Center....
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Well if we ever want traffic to skyrocket, we know [lesbian] what [hardcore] keywords [sex] to use
Found via our stats, a recent Google search that led a reader to our site: Oh, how disappointed this person must have been! Clearly they'd been told by a friend that here at G-A-Y, one can often hear something "tongue...
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He who narrowly defines family now placing limited definition on 'censorship'
Responding to the news that some parents in East St. Louis, Illinois, are trying to have the gay-themed children's book And Tango Makes Three banned from a local elementary school's library and the subsequent claims from school officials that such...
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Report: Police might investigate man who blew the...whistle...on Haggard
Mike Jones (pic.), the former escort who blew the door of Ted Haggard's hypocritical closet clear off the hinges, could reportedly face a police investigation for both prostitution and the role he might have played in setting Rev. Haggard up...
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Order in the slightly pixelated court: MD to cast first web during gay-centric case
On Dec. 4, when the Maryland Court of Appeals begins hearing arguments from the state as they try and overturn a January circuit court ruling that found the state's law defining marriage as one man and one woman to be...
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Jersey conservatives still mucking with farriage
In an attempt to either water down or supersede the New Jersey Supreme Court's equal marriage rights-encouraging ruling, local conservatives have announced that they'll push for two different equality-stifling measures. Because, of course, just SHUTTING UP about progressive matters that...
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11/27/2006
Smart people ask court to consider legality of stupid policy
Arguing that "[i]f the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy does not require careful and searching constitutional scrutiny, then the First Amendment is a dead letter in the U.S. military," nine constitutional scholars from universities such as Yale, Duke, Stanford, and...
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Pastor calls Wal-Mart 'an enemy of God,' prompting Satan to apply for greeter position
Claiming that "Wal-Mart has succumbed to the demands of the radical homosexual agenda and the abortion industry," Rev. Flip Benham of Operation Save America (pic.) says of the protests that he and a scant number of fellow Christians conducted outside...
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The icing on the rink: NHL grants imagery to gay film
The National Hockey League and the Toronto Maple Leafs have given producers of the forthcoming film Breakfast With Scot permission to use their name and logos in the gay-themed comedy. Shocking those who thought the league and team may be...
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No Child 'Left Behind': Mass. parents seeks church/state reconciliation
Speaking on the gay-unfriendly Mass Resistance radio show this past weekend, David Parker, the Massachusetts parent who caused a stink in 2005 when his kindergarten-aged kid was given a diversity-encouraging book to read and who has subsequently become an anti-gay...
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Eschewing demonization, Dallas church enters friendly denomination
Cathedral of Hope, a gay-accepting Dallas "mega church," has been accepted into the gay-friendly United Church of Christ denomination. Upon hearing the story, writers of the International Book of Oxymorons began scrambling to remove "gay-accepting Dallas mega church" from their...
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Still giving us PukeGreenMouth: Brownback continues stink over judicial nominee
In an appearance on ABC's "This Week" program, Sam Brownback (pic.), Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Kansas, indicated that he is still looking into whether or not judicial nominee Janet Neff's appearance at a 2002 lesbian couple's commitment...
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But will SRS be performed at 'General Hospital'?
The ABC daytime soap "All My Children" will this Thursday introduce a transgender character (played by Broadway mainstay Jeffrey Carlson) who is transitioning from a man into a woman. Not to be outdone, we hear ABC nighttime soap "Grey's Anatomy"...
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11/22/2006
We're closing up early today, so that this scribe can make his way to grandmother's house. Have a happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Regular updates will resume Monday, 11/27.
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Good Lord: NC Baptist preacher questions gay ban
In a piece on North Carolina's recent decision to ban gays and any church that accepts them, the Rev. Roger Thomas (pic.) of Albemarle, NC's First Baptist Church deviates from many of his fellows when he tells theStanly News &...
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Rolling back extremism: AFA frees followers to patronize Wal-Mart
The gay-decrying folks at the American Family Association are claiming victory in their war against what they perceive to be Wal-Mart's gay friendliness, and their planned weekend boycott of the Arkansas-based retail behemoth has been called off. All because Wal-Mart...
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11/21/2006
'How I Met Your Gay Brother'
In a case of art imitating co-star's life, a CBS publicist has just informed us that on next week's episode of "How I Met Your Mother," Wayne Brady will guest star as the gay, black brother of the character played...
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Mucho gracias, señors: García Bernal/ Luna stand up for the gays
Actors Diego Luna and Gael García Bernal (pic, from left) are among the 51 Mexican celebs who have published a letter in area newspapers voicing their support for a recently passed Mexico City law that legalizes same-sex civil unions in...
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Video: 'Battle of the 9AM-10AM / 11AM-12PM ABC Network Stars'
Rosie said on "The View" today: Prompting Kelly Ripa to quite heatedly reply: [insert your own obligatory, cliched "meow" sounds] It remains to be seen if there will be any further acknowledgment from any of the involved parties. However, we...
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Globetrottin': Israeli progression, UK protection, and an uber-pricey 'Rocket Man'
>Even if they prefer you'd married "a broad": Israel to recognize gay couples who've married abroad [YNetNews] >Gay rights-protecting laws making way through UK; laws wonder why food is so sub-par [Telegraph] >The world's most expensive jukebox: Elton rumored to...
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One who wants to ban us extremely vs. one who wants to ban us moderately: Romney criticizes McCain's gay marriage views
In an interview with The Examiner, outgoing Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said of the "against gay marriage but also against a federal marriage amendment" stance of his likely rival for the GOP presidential nomination, John McCain: “That’s his position, and...
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Cipel video: Jim's jimmy interested me none
Last night on CBS 2 News here in NYC, Golan Cipel, the man with whom Jim McGreevey alleged he cheated on his wife, gave an exclusive interview in which the former aide continued to deny that the two men had...
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Logo gets on board with 'Curl Girls'
The Logo network yesterday announced the greenlight an summer 2007 premiere of "Curl Girls," a six-part reality series that will, according to a Logo press release, follow "six lesbian friends in Los Angeles through a summer of competition in friendship,...
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11/20/2006
Lifetime to help women determine who will/can/want to sleep with them
Lifetime, television for women and gay men, has announced that they'll soon debut a new dating show titled "Gay, Straight or Taken?," in which a woman must decide through a series of dates which of her suitors falls into each...
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'Don we now our gay-hating apparel'
So say you want to welcome the Christmas season as it makes its yearly jingle-belled appearance on America's landscape, yet you detest almost every one of the United States' cultural practices and traditions, as you think this nation has "sinned...
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Video: They have a task! They have a force! They know how to use YouTube!
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force... ...recently held their annual "Creating Change" conference in Kansas City, MO. For those who could not attend, here are a couple of videos from the positive, equality-encouraging event to hopefully inspire you on...
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But if he's feeling sprightly, will the detector beep when he calls himself 'Haggard'?
It is being reported that as Rev. Ted Haggard goes about his "recovery" for his "moral failings," he will be required to take polygraph tests to determine how truthful he is being. Though considering they're trying to make a (seemingly)...
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Pro-equality being a 'duh' situation, we wonder when McCain forgot how to say the sound
Arizona Senator and possible presidential candidate John McCain is quoted as saying that he considers the military's ban on openly gay soldiers to be "very effective." Begging the question: "When, exactly, did Sen. McCain lose the ability to say the...
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Mitt determined to stop the society-wrecking, family-ruining crisis that has plagued his state
As expected, outgoing Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney said yesterday that he'll try and force a question onto the state's ballot, in which voters could choose to outlaw the Bay State's currently legal practice of same-sex marriage. Less expected, however: He...
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11/17/2006
Doghouse not good for career, Channing works to get self out
ChanningGate Update: IN Los Angeles magazine has conducted an interview with Ms. Channing, in which she herself claims Gay People's Chronicle reporter Kaizaad Kotwal misquoted/ took her words out of context. Claiming that Mr. Kotwal "seemed to have an anger...
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UGA let's U-P in peace, whether you're M, F, or somewhere in between
Following yesterday's news that the University of Arizona will introduce gender-neutral bathrooms, we now hear that the folks at the University of Georgia have already begun making their transgender students' lives easier by installing their own m/f facilities. Your move,...
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'Sanctity of marriage dissolution' debated in Oklahoma
Not realizing the two parties were women (he'd only met them on paper, where their names were written C. O'Darling and S. O'Darling), a judge in Tulsa, OK, has unwittingly granted a divorce to a lesbian couple who had married...
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We're fine with gays...we just don't want to allow the sort of teaching that could lead to their total acceptance
Okay, you know the story: Pro-gay children's book upsets parents, many of whom claim they're not intolerant, but who simply think their children should not be exposed to the idea of same-sex love. Librarians and pro-gay advocates counter the protests...
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Video: 'Spanking out the gay' vs. 'Beating a pillow with a tennis racket'
Without the CNN icon, would you know which was "real" and which was from a public access sketch comedy show? No, us neither. Spank the Gay out of Me (from public access program, "Toy Box") [YouTube] ex-gay therapist on cnn...
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