How the religious right tell former addicts to hate gay family me

There are many people in the religious right who had lived, before they supposedly found their deity, a screwed up life. They were alcoholics. They were on drugs. Cocaine, heroin etc. They were depressed and suicidal. Well, once they find religion they judge gays as...

Why should sex parties be the concern of the government?

Dan Savage is a sex columnist featured in many alternative newspapers. He is a gay rights supporter (along with being gay himself) and the originator of the It gets better project. He wrote in his most recent column: "Last week the Portland Press Herald reported about...

Police raid on gay bar, sees numerous rights of patrons violated

   At the Atlanta Eagle, an Atlanta bar with gay patrons, police conducted a raid in 2009. A website dedicated to the memory of this raid, states on their website: "An independent investigation has confirmed that Atlanta police officers broke the law during...

Michele Bachmann Dodges Questions About Husband's Ex-Gay Therapy

"During a TV interview with a local Iowa TV station, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (MN) repeatedly dodged questions about on her husband’s counseling center, which reportedly practices “reparative therapy” aimed at converting patients into ...

Let Different Flowers Bloom In The Garden

Kudos to the nineteen parents  of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, who recently came together in the Supreme Court, to stop the State from criminalising their children. They have joined hands to fight in courts a "sustained attack" by organisations...

Grant awarded for research on Lesbian and Gay history

Heritage Lottery Fund has granted 49,600 pounds for research on the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans genders (LGBT) in Wales. L G B T Centre Wales, is organizing history month in February. The project...

Marine Chief has head up ass

Gays are a distraction? Maybe to you sir. They said the same thing about women. At one time, they said the same thing about African Americans.   Get with the program, military service is for all citizens who want to serve their country. Diversity is a part of life and...

John McCain Says "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Rule is "Working" VIDEO

" The military’s controversial “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy which forces gay, lesbian and trans-gender members to hide their personal lives or face expulsion from the service “is working,” according to Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain. The ...

Pope Benedict XVI: Will the Catholic Church Approve Condom Use

Times are changing and just like the title of Pope Benedict's new book, "Light of the World: The Church and Signs of the Times," the Catholics at the Vatican are reviewing their policies regarding condoms....

DADT Reinstated

"DADT ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military can now be enforced yet again. said the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appealsl.""The district court had ordered the military and Obama tostop...

SCOTUS Takes on Issue of Private Funerals & 1st Amendment Rights

The case of First Amendment Rights and Picketing at private funerals to be examined by the Supreme Court of the United States today. The case known as Snyder v. Phelps et.al. was upheld by the Fourth District...

"Kothis" reducing risk to HIV and sexual violence in community

Having faced ages of neglect, denial and invisibility, "Kothis" (feminised males) are now being mobilized by groups like 'Bharosa' in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (India) to be empowered and demonstrate leadership in reaching out within their community for increasing access to...

Slowly carrying injustice -- discrimination against gays

Judicial resources spent dragging out gay rights enforcement Think about all of the qualified people who have been disenfranchised and who have lost the opportunity to serve their country while all three branches...

Islam and supportive HIV responses among MSM and transgender/LGBT

In a press conference at the XVIII International AIDS Conference to mark the launch of a new study by UNDP and Asia Pacific Coalition on male sexual health (APCOM), a journalist from Bosnia  asked the impact of Sharia law on health outcomes, particularly in context of...

The human gay vs. the human heterosexual

In the past two weeks, I have had several opportunities to discuss the homage of the “human gay.” Included in the gay side of a human is also one female counterpart, the lesbian. I have come to the conclusion that the movement to simplify the doctrine of sexuality between...

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