February 2012
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Komen funding decision puts politics before breast...
As a huge fan of breasts, and owner of my own set, I have a huge problem with Susan G. Komen for the Cure pulling the plug on funding for Planned Parenthood.
Komen, the nation’s largest charity dedicated to breast cancer, decided to end donations that exceeded $500,000 annually to Planned Parenthood. The move means thousands of woman will have a harder time accessing mammograms, and fewer...
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“Americans should be able to drink a peaceful cup of coffee without worrying that...”
– Brian Brown, president for the National Organization for Marriage, criticizing Starbucks for supporting marriage equality legislation in Washington state.
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January 2012
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“The work of helping to prevent suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...”
– Abbe Land, who was named new CEO of the Trevor Project on Tuesday.
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WA state Senate to vote on marriage equality...
The Washington state Senate plans to vote on the proposed same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday. The bill is expected to pass after state Democrats announced there were enough votes for passage of the bill.
A House committee has advance the matching bill, with Democrats passing the bill on a 7-6 party line vote, according to a story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
A handful of Republican...
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WatchFrank Rich called Mitt Romney “closeted about his religion” on Rachel Maddow’s show Monday night. Maddow, in turn, suggests that people who stay in the closet are boring. Check out the exchange.
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WatchTwo Annas, One Act of Rebellion: Anna Saraceno and Anna Vanderzee got married in Bloomington, Indiana, in May 2011. In January 2012, the couple submitted their experience as a short film in the 2012 Bloomington PRIDE Film Festival Shoot-Out. This is their official submission.
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Tenn. bistro won't serve anti-gay state legislator
Various media outlets are reporting a Tennessee bistro denied services to state Sen. Stacey Campfield over his recent remarks on AIDS.
Martha Boggs, owner of Bistro at the Bijou, asked the senator to leave her establishment Sunday.
“He’s gone from being stupid to dangerous,” Boggs told the Knoxville News Sentinel. “It’s just my way of standing up to a...
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Duo creates website to bring attention to...
Cool find of the day is a website called RainbowChronicle.com that officially launched earlier this month.
The site functions in many ways like a gay Yelp.
The site is described as an “online community that allows users to rate businesses, events, organizations and individuals according to their perceived LGBT friendliness. Whether a sandwich shop, dive bar or hotel, or even an elementary...
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Opponents of LGBT history law working on repeal...
Multiple efforts are under way to repeal California’s recently passed law that puts queer faces in history books.
The Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful Education Act (also called SB 48), which requires including LGBT contributions in history classes, went into effect on Jan. 1.
On Thursday, California’s Secretary of State cleared two proposed initiatives by separate groups and...
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“Most people realize that AIDS came from the homosexual community — it was one...”
– Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield discussing AIDS with Michelangelo Signorile on his radio show and proving he is in dire need of a science lesson.
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The new threat: Gay Stormtroopers?
Tony Perkin, head of the Family Research Council is concerned about a Star Wars video game that allows same-sex relationships, according to a soundbite posted by Right Wing Watch.
Here’s Perkins’ argument:
In a new Star Wars game, the biggest threat to the empire may be homosexual activists! Hello, I’m Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council in Washington, D.C. In a...
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Religion is not an excuse to legalize bigotry
I’m hardly a biblical scholar. I don’t even consider myself religious. But, despite doggedly avoiding religious discussions, I feel one might be necessary tonight.
I’m starting to notice bills popping up across the country that are using religion as an excuse to bully, exclude, and segregate lesbians and gays. A couple weeks ago, I discussed an anti-bullying bill in Tennessee that makes religious...
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WatchLove the new track from lesbian hip-hop duo God-Des and She.
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“Was Nixon’s tough-guy attitude toward gays just a cover for his own...”
– Don Fulsom, author of “Nixon’s Darkest Secrets,” which proffers the totally unsubstantiated idea that the former president had a gay relationship with his best friend Charles Rebozo.
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Another LGBT bookstore marks its final chapter
Another LGBT bookstore closed it’s doors today — another victim in a trend hurting not only gay bookstores but all booksellers nationwide.
Outwrite Bookstore and Coffeehouse, which served as a gathering place in Atlanta for the LGBT community, succumbed to financial hardships and posted a note on it’s website announcing the closure.
“For over 18 years, we have been privileged to serve Atlanta...
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WatchRachel Maddow examines Mitt Romney’s funding of pray-away-the-gay organizations. The programs “lipstick and makeup seminars for lesbians and they teach gay men how to play touch football trying to make them more masculine,” explains Wayne Besen, author of “Anything But Straight” and executive director of Truth Wins Out.
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WatchU.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who retires as the end of this session, is tying the knot with his longtime partner, Jim Ready, according to a report by NECN.com. Reportedly no date has been set yet.
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“This will be an important opportunity for Californians to show their support for...”
– California Assembly Member Mary Hayashi introducing legislation to create special LGBT license plates in California that would benefit LGBT youth, according to a statement.
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WatchStephen Colbert interviews children’s author Maurice Sendak. It’s one of the funniest bits I’ve ever seen on the Colbert Report, which is saying something. This is Part 1, which was aired Tuesday night. The second part airs tonight.
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Gay-Straight Alliances change lives for the better
I had a friend in high school named Josh. We spent countless hours hanging out. We also spent a fair amount of time dodging the security guard who taunted folks in the smoking section on breaks.
When I picture him, the first thing that comes to mind is his shock of red hair on top of his head. I picture him leaning against the waist-high wall in the makeshift smoking section of school (we had one...
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“Starbucks is proud to join other leading Northwest employers in support of...”
– Karen Holmes, Partner Resources executive vice president in a statement on Starbucks support of marriage equality legislation in Washington state, according to the Seattle Times.
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Obama Skips Gay Issues in State of the Union
It didn’t happen. I hoped it would. But, it didn’t.
Obama made no mention of gay marriage in Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. In fact, gay rights was really mentioned at all.
The word “gay” was used once in the speech.
Those of us who’ve been sent here to serve can learn from the service of our troops. When you put on that uniform, it doesn’t matter if you’re black or white;...
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“I know my moms love each other so they should be able to get married.”
– Ariana, 7, at the legislative hearings in Olympia on Monday regarding same-sex marriage, according to a post by Pride Foundation. Ariana had been asked how she felt about her two moms not being able to get married.
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Barney Frank: Romney got 'Potomac Ebola Virus'
From a New York Times Q&A with Barney Frank:
New York Times: It’s looking as if Mitt Romney will win the Republican nomination. Because he was governor of Massachusetts, some of his Republican opponents have been trying to tar him as a heterosexual, Mormon version of you.
Barney Frank: There’s no question that Romney ran against Ted Kennedy as kind of a liberal, and he ran for governor...
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WatchRachel Maddow offers a round-up of same-sex marriage legislation introduced on Monday.
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“People still think J Edgar Hoover dressed up as a woman. But that’s completely...”
– Leonardo DiCaprio told the UK’s Daily Mirror. The film was released this week in Britain.
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“Very clearly, private businesses would be subjected to massive new lawsuits if...”
– Rep, Matt Shea, a Republican, saying that marriage equality in Washington state would open to door to wedding industry lawsuits, in a statement posted by Washington House Republicans. He cited the case of a photographer in New Mexico who had to pay $7,000 in legal fees after refusing to photograph a... 