A human rights organization in South Africa is accusing authorities of failing to properly investigate the deaths of four gay men. Local media outlets have suggested that the men are the victims of a homophobic serial killer. “The continued use of culture in order to disguise criminal intent against LGBTI people has to be strongly [...]
Anderson Cooper has been a vocal opponent of bullying, and he is taking his advocacy one step further with a week-long series about bullying on “AC360.” The series kicks off with a town hall at Rutgers, which airs Sunday at 8 p.m., marking one year since freshman Tyler Clementi’s suicide. Cooper said in a statement, [...]
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue, a Democrat, signaled on Friday that she’ll oppose passage of a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, according to the AP. “My top priority is creating jobs,” said Perdue in a statement. “Too many people are out of work and I’ve heard from several business leaders who’ve told me that the proposed [...]
UPDATE (7:32pm ET): Taylor Garrett has deleted the claim on his Twitter feed that is described in the story below. ___ Original story: Taylor Garrett, one of the five “stars” of the upcoming Logo reality show “The A-List: Dallas,” claims that gay activists launched a rock through his window after learning he’d dined with Ann Coulter [...]
It has been more than three years since I lost my partner, Rand Harlan Skolnick, to pancreatic cancer. Until Rand was diagnosed on March 4, 2008, the only time I had ever heard of this disease was through Randy Pausch. He was the computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University and he inspired millions with [...]
SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — More than two decades after Scott Anderson told his California congregation that he was gay and therefore must resign as its pastor, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) is preparing to welcome him back with mostly open arms. Anderson will be ordained Saturday in his new home of Madison, Wis., as the denomination’s [...]
Today the Glitterati, a group of activists who have become infamous for glitter bombing anti-gay politicians, struck again. This time their victims were Karl Rove, who was doing a book signing at the Minnesota Faith and Freedom Strategy Session in Bloomington, Minnesota, and Congressman Erik Paulsen (R-MN) who was receiving a “Friend of the Family” award [...]
SAN DIEGO — Two leading Republican contenders for mayor of America’s eighth-largest city are openly gay, and voters have barely noticed. It doesn’t come up at campaign appearances or in local news coverage. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and City Councilman Carl DeMaio haven’t made their marks as gay rights activists, which may help explain why [...]
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum doubled down on his recent comments opposing allowing gay soldiers to serve in the U.S. military, invoking the image of soldiers showering together to explain his support for reinstating the discriminatory “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. “The problem is that sexual activity with people who you are in close [...]
RIO DE JANEIRO — Authorities in Brazil say nearly 700,000 people have celebrated in a gay pride parade at Copacabana beach Many participants waved rainbow flags and wore lavish Carnival costumes as loud music blasted from more than 15 sound trucks in Sunday’s festivities. Gay men, lesbians and cross-dressers danced and cheered to demands that [...]
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