News & Gossip: Oscar Winner News & Gossip; Elton John & SNL; Film Fest director fined; English Cricketer Comes Out; New Life's hero comes out & booted out.
Friday's News & Views (Feb 25th)
News & Views: CSM Op Writer's Rant; Website blames Christchurch quake on gays; California county renews drive to fight Prop 8 court reversal; She married a gay Muslim; Queer Berlin; Anti-Gay Laws Fuel HIV in Asia-Pacific...
Featured Music Video: 'God Forbid'
This Week's Featured Music: Nova Scotia musician, Ryan MacGrath's music video for the song "God Forbid" from the album, "Cooper Hatch Paris". Watch:
Gay Headlines for Thursday (Feb 24th)
Gay Headline News: Maryland Senate & Gay Marriage; Guam's Gay Community Hopeful; Belgian gay couple get son back; His majesty's pleasure...B.C. man seeks Mr. Gay World title; Gay Polish football fans demand 'Rainbow Stand'; Outing gay men on TV in India; Dan Savage reaches out to gay teens in S. Fl....
Obama Drops Defense of Marriage Act in 2 Cases
Marriage Politics: President Barack Obama has ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage for federal purposes as only between a man and woman, according to a statement Wednesday from Attorney General Eric Holder -- in two specific cases. BUT: the law will continue to be enforced. The White House explains in this report from CNN:
It Begins in Wisconsin
The Bigger Picture: Rep. Tammy Baldwin joins Laura Flanders of GRITtv in Madison to discuss the larger national context for the fight over workers' rights in Wisconsin--and why it's connected to the larger fight over reproductive justice, health care, and rights for LGBT people. Watch:
Gay News for Tuesday (Feb 22nd)
Gay News for Tuesday: Rosie Splits; Rapper's Strange Revelation; Former Nurse Posed as Gay Teenage Girl; AP's Misleading Report on Navy Reversal; Community relations between Scottish Cops Better Than Counterparts in SF; Gay couple shut out of Creation Museum; Catholic archbishop accuses coalition over gay marriage...
Gay Headlines for Monday (Feb 21)
Gay News Headlines: A bizarre confession; Narnia producer found dead; This year's film that's too gay for Singapore; Sexual Orientation Bill in WV; A Family Day for all; Brit gay Muslims seek Islamic weddings; Anonymous-Westboro Baptist Church feud a hoax?; UK's Gay-only hotels to be investigated; NZ Pub Owner Fears "Gay" Label...
Friday's Gay News (Feb 18th)
Gay News Headlines: Early Days of Gay Mardi Gras in New Orleans; Lea T: 'I was hoping I was gay'; FORMER rugby league player Ian Roberts on the closet; Montenegro gets gay rights NGO; Wyoming Passes Anti-gay marriage bill; Hawaii lawmakers approve gay civil unions...
Thursday's Gay Headlines (Feb 17th)
Gay News Headlines: South Africa & Gay Rights; Wikileaks Cables on Ugandan Gay Rights Activist; NC man 'turns straight,' murders gay roommate; Gay Mexican Beer; Real 'Modern Family'; Navy on Homophobic Hazing Case; Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach to Retire; Gay rights critic fights to lead David Cameron's allies in EU...
Yeah I'm Still Gay :Rosie
Joy Behar: Lets Talk Gay -- Joy Behar talks with her former "View" cast mate Rosie O'Donnell. Watch:
Wednesday's Gay Headlines
Gay News: Florida Gay Man's Attackers Sought; Guilty Plea in Hate Crime Attack; Canadian Soldier's "Superman-Punch" at Gay Bar Lands Him Jail; Gay alumni question policy of Christian college; Gay-themed docs at Gulf Islands Film Fest; Spanish gay couple's dream come true; NH campaign against gay marriage launched; Calif. SC considering pivotal issue in gay marriage fight; Latin America's 1st Gay Cruise...
Tuesday's Gay Headlines (Feb 15th)
Gay News: Police Hunt for Stabbig Attacker; Gay Bashing in Streets Reminds Us We're Not Safe; McInerney murder trial Delayed Again; No open doors for gay-straight alliances in Halton board; He Can't Return to Indonesia; Trump Against Gay Marriage; On the Brink of Gay Marriage; Protester Responds to Cardinal; Minister Hates Gay Saunas...
Monday's Gay News (Feb 14th)
Gay News & Gossip Headlines: Royal Watch; Mickey Rourke on gay role; GLEE Rumors Cleared Up; Arizona to defend benefit cuts; Woman sues female U.S. border guards over strip-search; Swiss to Expel Gay Drug Trafficker; Nipple Tweaked Gay Waiter Wins Case; Budapest gay pride banned; coming fight over .gay domain ...
Friday's Gay Headlines (Feb 11th)
Gay News Headlines: Progress in Hot Springs Hate Attack; Terrace Man Allegedly Beaten by Cops; Anti-gay School Laws denounced in NSW; NOM says gay marriage taught to kindergarteners in Mass.; Gay student teacher to get $75,000 from school district over dispute; Radio Drama Tackles Gay Issues in Latino Communities; Lady GaGa's Anthem; Bulgarian PM on Whether He's Gay; Polish MP criticises gay men marrying but wouldn't mind seeing lesbians "doing it"; Young Gay Conservatives...
Gay News for Thursday (Nov 10th)
Gay News Headlines: Familiar Legends; New Doo Brings 'GLEE'; Gay Couple in Pictou Shaken; Trouble in Toronto's Gay Village; Gay Media Empire & $90 Million Wall Street Fraud Lawsuit; U.S. Navy Ensign Was Punished Over Anti-gay Complaint; Gay partner of slain Israeli gets an extension; Gay sex club MP's decision to quit; Regan's Legacy As A Anti-gay Tool; Gay Monkey Business...
New Hampshire Survey Finds Little Support for Repeal of Gay Marriage
DURHAM, NH – A new survey this week indicates that there is little support for repealing the 2009 law that legalized same-sex marriage in New Hampshire.
Wednesday's Headlines (Feb 9th)
Gay News Headlines: Gay Bar Attacker Now Charged With Assaulting Homeless Man & Cops; Alberta Officials Reach Out to Twisted Psychiatrist's Patients; Indian Supreme Court to put HC order on gay sex to test; Gay Panic & 'The Mechanic'; Annette Bening on Gay Families; Joan Rivers for Gay Marriage; Fake-Marriage Market in China; Gay German Partner to Be Deported from Israel; German Goalkeeper Urges Footballers to Come Out; Gay Aussie Youth Suffer Abuse...
Gay History: Quentin Crisp - His Life in Headlines
Gay History Month Post: Links to archived news articles on the life of Quentin Crisp, (Dec 25, 1908 - Nov 21 1999) English writer and gay icon who came to the public's attention with his memoir, The Naked Civil Servant. Archives are from the 70s - 1999:
Tuesday's Headlines (Feb 8th)
Gay News Headlines: Cruising for gay sex and democracy; 200 Arrested at a gay wedding in Bahrain; Christian health worker guilty of discrimination; Gay Cop told to tone down his campness by Lesbian Boss; Ronald Regan, UFOs & AIDS; Gays and the GOP; 'My Son Is Gay' mom reprimanded...
Monday's Gay Headlines (Feb 7th)
Gay News Headlines: Arson Victims faced Harassment; Gay Woman Beaten Outside Bar by Dozens; Shia LaBeouf's gay slur bar brawl; Gays Flock to Casting Call; Michigan's State HIV disclosure forms; Anti-gay group wants partner benefits reversed; Christian health worker in hearing after refusal to treat gay patient; Gay members won't be tracked in U.S. forces; Paul Haggis vs. the Church of Scientology; Is .gay Doomed?...
Gay Parenting in America's Bible Belt
Southern Family Life & Faith: U.S. Census data shows that the South has the largest share of gay parents in America -- CNN reports that gay parents in the Bible Belt are turning to their churches for support. Watch:
Emotional Funeral for Ugandan Gay Activist
Remembered: CNN International reports that Gay activist David Kato's recent funeral was an emotional day in Uganda -- marred by hate & anti-gay sermons -- plus background on the motive for his murder. -- Watch:
Friday's Gay News (Feb 4th)
Gay News Headlines: News from Down Under; Vigil for Slain Activist; The Toronto Bathhouse Riots Remembered; Gay Republican Presidential Candidate's Plan; Chick-fil-A controversy; Obama's prayer breakfast appearance questioned; Burke's legacy for sports; NY Rangers' Avery Voices Support...
Featured Music Video: O.I.C.
This Week's Featured Music Video: Mari Wilson teams up with BoiSoundsMusic for a new single titled 'O.I.C' - Watch:
Iowa Student Talks Gay Marriage Ban
Defending His Mothers: Zach Wahls talks to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the overwhelming positive response to his eloquent speech to Iowa lawmakers in which he defended his mothers and gay marriage in Iowa. Watch:
Thursday's Headlines (Feb 3rd)
Gay News Headlines & Updates: Update on Ugandan Murder Case; Health & Homophobia; Utah Bill to Emphasize Hetrosexual Marriage; What is Marriage?; Religious Groups Skip Conservative Gathering; Peter LaBarbera: "Oprah Will Have to Answer to Her Creator" & Other Missives; GLEE & TV Gays; A "Gay History Trail"; Castro history project honorees; Survey says: football fans disapprove of homophobia...
Shocker - Her Longtime Fiance Turned Out To Be Gay
His Secret Shocked & Angered: Kiri Blakeley, whose memoir "Can't Think Straight" describes the shock she experienced when she learned her fiance of 10 years was secretly pursuing relationships with men, tells Meredith Vieira that she "couldn't get as angry" as she would have if he'd been having an affair with a woman. -- Watch:
Wednesday's Gay News (Feb 2nd)
Gay News Headlines: Man confesses to Uganda gay activist murder; Conservative Party & Cheap AIDS drug bill; Leo Bensemann's World; New Insight into Mona Lisa's Smile?; Elton John biopic in dev.; Billy Joel on Elton John Comment; Lily Tomlin Down Under; James Franco & Nicole Kidman May Team Up for Tennessee Williams Play...
The Return of Ricky Martin
Rising Ricky: Video interview: Ricky Martin talks about completing his new album, 'MAS: Musica + Alma + Sexo.' -- Plus News & Interviews on: Ricky Martin on his twins, coming out and more...
Tuesday's Gay News (Feb 1st)
Gay News Headlines for Tuesday: Model Pleads Not Guilty in Casteration/Murder Case; Hate Crimes in Honduras; Straight Man Sues - Says Drug Made Him Gay Sex Addict; Girls & Gay Heartthrobs; Bollywood Controversy Update; Barbara Bush & Gay Marriage; Pastor Claims Censorship Over His Anti-gay Remarks; Plus more...
UK Gay History Month - 2011 - Past Posts
February is LGBT History Month in the United Kingdom -- Here's some posts from the past that I've done on various parts of gay history:
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