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09/30/2005
From 'ex-gays' to 'ex-sh*tholes': Focus on the Family to be part of 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'
According to their website, the "focused on queer-free societies" folks at "Focus on the Family" will participate in this weekend's episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." This of course means that the "extremely made over" home will no longer allow...Damian Marley on 'reg-anti-gay' sentiment
According to our source non-identifying friends at ContactMusic.com, Damian Marley (son of Bob) is defending reggae songs that advocate "burning gays," saying the lyrics imply a metaphorical/spiritual burning, not a physical one. Marley's quoted as saying: "The churches all speak...In a compromise, Knoxville paper runs ___-friendly ad
A local newspaper in Knoxville, TN, has agreed to run an ad for a homo awareness event called "Come Out Knoxville," but only after all of the words "gay" and "lesbian" had been removed from the notice. The edit was...'Voteonmarriage.org' 'hires.net' consulting 'firm.biz'
According to the Boston Globe, the Massachusetts anti-queer marriage group "Voteonmarriage.org" has hired a California political consulting firm to lend "strategic guidance and on-the-ground help" to their petition drive to put a proposed marriage ban on the state's '08 ballot....Schwarzenegger puts official kibosh on gay marriage bill
As expected, California Governactor Arnold Schwarzenegger has officially vetoed a bill that would have allowed for queer nuptials in the Golden state. In a less anticipated development, the formal announcement of this gubernatorial action made us puke in our mouths...09/29/2005
'Will & Grace' to go live; Jack and Karen to go livelier
Get ready fans of homo___ual TV, as tonight is the night that the much ballyhooed LIVE season premiere of "Will & Grace" will hit the 7-second-delayed airwaves of the National Broadcasting Company. "Must See, if only for the chance that...Does 'nearly married' mean 'fully insured?'
According to an AP report, there is some confusion among Connecticut businesses as to what benefits they'll be required to offer "civil-unioned" same-sex couples, once such "almost-marriages" become legal in the state this Saturday. According to us, the bosses best...Mass priest yanked from Mass for not trying to ban marriage between a lass and lass
Father George Lange (pic.) of Westborough, Massachusetts, was temporarily replaced as pastor of Saint Luke the Evangelist Church last weekend, due to his refusal to support the state bishops' efforts to ban 'mo marriage. The nonpermanent ousting reportedly came after...09/28/2005
Daily homophobic quota not yet met, Agape turns to 'ex-gays'
In one of their regular 'although we call ourselves a news organization, we are actually a propaganda organ for a carefully orchestrated fundamental Christian movement whose primary goal of late is to rid the world of homosexuals, so since there...Poll: Majority of AZ voters would oppose gay marriage ban; Pole: Item that many of those working to ban gay marriage need removed from their arses
A new KAET-TV/ Arizona State University poll indicates that 60% of the state's registered voters would oppose a statewide gay marriage ban, while 33% would vote in favor of the proposal. The other 7% are undecided, which of course means...Australian school gets 'heterosexuality officer,' curbing non-widespread 'straight bashing' non-problem
In order to protest what some students say is “preferential treatment” given to LGBT campus groups, the student association at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, have reportedly appointed their first “heterosexuality officer.” Keeping with the...Mich. judge rules in favor of partner benefits; 'activist' label expected by day's end
Going against an earlier legal opinion issued by the state Attorney General, Michigan Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk (pic.) ruled Tuesday that public universities and governments can offer health insurance to the partners of queer employees without being in violation...09/27/2005
Frustrated by lack of anti-gay response, radio host gets chatty
Christian radio talk-show host Paul McGuire (pic.) is so morally fit to be tied over the lack of California pastors denouncing the state's recently passed queer marriage bill, that, according to Agape Press, he'll try to "use a sort of...CCL of Maine labels 'gays' as 'sexual predators,' furthering their status as 'predators of homosexuals'
In the latest edition of their online newspaper The Record (a religious paper that we read religiously), the Christian Civic League of Maine defends the Boy Scouts of America's policy banning openly gay Scout leaders, saying: "Every sane person knows...Griffin now on D-I-V-O-R-C-E-list
After more than four years of marriage, current darling of the gays, Kathy Griffin, has reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Matt Moline, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. Griffin is said to be so upset over the split,...Study: Those who drives SUVs often not too fond of GAYs
A new Australian study suggests that SUV owners tend to be obese, homophobic men in their 40s or 50s. Additionally, the research also indicates that the gas guzzling vehicles themselves are more likely than conventional cars to kill or maim...**UPDATED: 'Tom' to APPARENTLY NOT discuss gays' ability to desire a 'Kat'
*****From Bertram Fields, the man to whom this Cruise-related press release is attributed: This being the case, the following post seems to be no longer relevant. We will, however, leave it up for the sake of reference and nostalgia.******* Fresh...09/26/2005
Banned Books Week gives us fete to which to set our literary sights
The American Library Association is this week "celebrating" its 23rd annual Banned Books Week, a 7-day commemoration in which oft-contested literary tomes are given the spotlight. Unsurprisingly, three of the works to make it to this year's top ten "most...Openly gay author and one-time Anthropo'faggot' dies; we confuse many with "Anthrophagite" word play
Tobias Schneebaum -- the openly gay author/adventurer who wrote about his experience living/dining with cannibals in the Amazon jungle -- has succumbed to Parkinson's disease. Those wishing to attend the memorial service should, of course, bring a finger food. (If...Legal marriage battle comes to gay Oregon; Favorite 'Ghostbuster' battle comes to Ray or Egon
Today in Salem, Oregon, those seeking to overturn the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage via legal action will begin presenting their arguments in a Marion County Circuit Court. Meanwhile, in Ironically Titled City, Somewhere Else, countless homos will pray...Goin' to Connecticut and we're gonna get civil unioned
This Saturday (Oct. 1), Connecticut will become the second U.S. state to almost kinda-sorta let gays get close to hitched nearly, when they begin offering civil unions to same-sex duos. Keeping with the official tone of the quasi-nuptials, CT gay...Cruisey gals to bring shuffleboard to dry land
Capitalizing on the aging LGBT baby boomer market, the ocean-loving gals at Olivia -- the San Francisco-based company famous for its lesbian cruises -- are reportedly planning to expand their business into the development of resort retirement communities for the...Domestic partner benefits debated in SLC; dangers of saline-laced lake water remain unaddressed
The Salt Lake City Council is hoping to supersede Mayor Rocky Anderson's recently signed order extending health benefits to unmarried domestic partners of city employees, by introducing an alternate package allowing coverage for "any significant other designated by the employee,...09/23/2005
Erstwhile homo maligns 'former' kind, though retains fervent embrace on their classics
Responding to a new CDC survey in which only 2.3 percent of men claimed to be homosexual (though 1.8% identified as "bisexual" and 3.9% claim to be "something else"), Focus on the Family's Caleb H. Price (a "former queer") says:...GLAAD loses bit of glee over 'Times' piece
The folks at GLAAD are totally MAAD and SAAD over what they consider to be some BAAD reporting for the NY Times, a paper which typically is pretty RAAD. In a Sept. 21 story titled "A Sex Stop on the...Florida4Marriage goes 2 bat 4 discrimin8ion
Responding to arguments from the ACLU, the 10acious folks at Florida4Marriage.org filed court papers Thursday arguing that the ban on gay marriage 4 which they are petitioning would not affect other rights currently afforded to queer and hetero unmarried couples....School expels student over Sapphic mothers; we expel gas over three burrito lunch
A 14-year old girl in Ontario, California, has reportedly been expelled from her Christian school after it was learned that her parents are lesbians. This would of course be due to the depressing fact that many extreme Christians lately seem...Sing some hymns, sign some inequality
According to the Boston Globe, churches from various denominations will hold a one-day signature-gathering extrava-crazy on Oct.2, where they will attempt to collect the 65,825 names needed to advance a 2008 ballot initiative seeking to ban the currently legal practice..."Ex-gay" reformatory gets "ex-tra" week
The Love in Action "ex-gay" bullsh*t farms that were this week ordered closed by the TN Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, have been given one extra week to "apply for a license or change their operations" in order...09/22/2005
Equal Rights Washington enters wedding planning rat race
Hopeful that their state Supreme Court is on the cusp of legalizing same-sex marriage, the local cool kids at Equal Rights Washington are said to be making preparations to have their state's queers married in as hassle-free and timely a...Amnesty Report: Queers and the fuzz
A new Amnesty International report indicates that despite great strides, "serious patterns of police misconduct and brutality aimed at LGBT people" still persists in the United States. According to a report from many LGBT people, "Duh." Stonewalled : Police abuse...Knight weighs in on queer penguins' trial separation
'Concerned Woman' Robert Knight is practically creaming in his skort set over the news that one of the Central Park gay penguins has apparently let his lover and turned his affections to a female. In a commnetary on WorldNetDaily, Robby...Lockyer files brief, which to put it briefly, doesn't help our journey towards free waffle irons and cake
In an attempt to overturn a recent ruling that found the state's gay marriage ban to be unconstitutional, California Attorney General Bill Lockyer yesterday filed a brief defending the Golden State's current 'mo marriage-less status. Though not an opponent of...Self-described 'ex-lesbian' takes uncanny knack for misclassification to'mo magazine world
Our ol' buddies at Agape Press yesterday ran an item about an "ex-lesbian" who wants her local (Upper Arlington, Ohio) library to remove the gay magazines Gay People's Chronicle and Outlook Weekly, publications that the misguided lassie describe as "explicit...09/21/2005
Anti-gays suggest 'bottoms' of HRC list are actually 'tops'; We, however, doubt their versatility
Those who dedicate their lives to promoting inequality for gay folks are suggesting a novel way to use HRC's recently released list of gay-friendly companies. They are telling their followers to flip the list so that they instead know which...Anne Heche discredits 'ex-gays,' mother; proffers no apology for Volcano
It seems that Anne Heche is publicly denouncing her mother's participation with the "Love Won Out" misguided dog and bigoted pony shows, which are currently touring the country with their false compassionate "ex-gay" messages. Through a post on her official...Report: Pope totally cool with banning 'mo priests
Confirming earlier suspicions, Catholic World News reports that Pope Benedict XVI has given approval to a new Vatican policy that says "men with homosexual tendencies" should not be ordained as priests. Prepared in response to a request made by the...WorldNetDaily now officially more gay-focused than 'The Advocate'
WorldNetDaily front page, as of 11:50 AM, 9/21/05: RELATED: Agape Press's queer obsession surpasses that of our own [G-A-Y]
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