Monthly Archives: March 2011

Drink For Equality With Ben Cohen

British rugby star and passionate straight ally Ben Cohen is teaming up with gay and gay-friendly rugby clubs for a series of events called “Beer With Ben,” which will raise money for GLSEN. The Advocate reports: The Ben Cohen Acceptance Tour will visit Atlanta, New York, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., in May to raise awareness and funds, and encourage people …

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Friendly Voices – Jennifer Lopez

“It’s OK to be out. I do think it is. I do think it’s acceptable for people to be who they are. I am a huge advocate of that. In that sense, that’s the only way we can truly love ourselves, it’s by accepting who we are and letting everybody know who we are. So, I’m very proud – you …

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Microsoft To Kill The Zune

I’m just surprised that it lasted five years.

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Homeless Gay Kid Pleads With NY Gov. Cuomo: Please Don’t Cut Our Funding

Last night I got a call from Ali Forney Center founder Carl Siciliano, who alerted me that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is planning to completely end state funding for homeless youth shelters. Carl forwards us the below letter from AFC resident Raciel Castillo, pictured at left. Governor Cuomo, I understand that you intend to end the funding from New …

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Tony Perkins Is Angry That Students Don’t Like His Anti-Gay Hate Speeches

“Apparently, ‘objectionable’ is in the eye of the beholder. I experienced that first-hand on Friday when I was invited to speak at my alma mater in Baton Rouge. As a graduate of the Public Administration program at Louisiana State University, I’ve spoken in class before. This time, I was met by about 50 homosexual activists with signs and bullhorns demanding …

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Eurovision: Belarus’ Anastasiya Vinnikova

THIS is Eurovision.

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JAPAN: Nuclear Crisis Worsens

The New York Times reports: Industry executives said that in fact the situation had spiraled out of control and that all plant workers needed to leave the plant to avoid excessive exposure to radioactive leaks. If all workers do in fact leave the plant, the nuclear fuel in all three reactors is likely to melt down, which would lead to …

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VIDEO: GetEQUAL Stages DOMA Sit-In At Speaker Boehner’s Ohio Office

GetEQUAL has just posted video of last week’s action.

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Quote Of The Day – Rep. Michael Grimm

“The extreme wing of the Republican Party is making a big mistake with their flat-out opposition to a short-term continuing resolution. I know that there is some opposition to working with Senate Democrats from the extreme right of the Tea Party who would rather see a government shutdown than pass a short-term solution; however, as long as we continue to …

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Hacking Times Square Via iPhone

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CALIFORNIA: Teacher Accused Of Writing “S” For Sinner On Gay Student’s Hand

Gay students at a southern California public high school have gone to the ACLU with complaints about a pattern of harassment from their teachers. In one instance, a Paloma Valley High School student alleged a teacher wrote an “S” on her hand and called her “a sinner.” In another, a student group says it was barred from doing an activity …

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Unmarried And Unelectable

From a campaign mailer in Florida: “Rose Ferlita has put her political ambition first and foremost, while her opponent is a dedicated family man with two children — Ferlita is an unmarried woman with a suspect commitment to family values,” it reads. Moreover, as Florida blog Saint Petersblog notes, “unmarried” is a “codeword” — “if you read between the lines …

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U.S. House To See DOMA Repeal Bill

House Democrats will introduce a bill to repeal DOMA on Wednesday. The bill already has 105 cosponsors, but faces a likely death from the GOP majority. Julie Bolcer reports at the Advocate: “The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal DOMA, and comes in response to a call from President Obama for Congressional action on the issue,” reports the news release. …

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God Is Punishing Japan For Atheism

This young Christian woman gets positively orgasmic with glee over God’s punishment of Japan for having so many doomed atheists. RELATED: Christian missionaries are seizing upon the opportunity offered by the earthquake to convert Japan’s heathens. “Pray for the church in Japan — the little, tiny church in Japan — that we know how to witness in this difficult time …

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Denounces PrEP Study: There Is No Magic Pill

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation is denouncing the study of using existing HAART medications as a daily preventive for HIV infection. From their website, No Magic Pills: AIDS Healthcare Foundation takes the matter of HIV prevention very seriously. We are concerned about the implications of a recent study of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s drug Truvada using 2,500 gay …

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Press Release Of The Day

“I am equally committed to the full and meaningful implementation of Equal Employment Opportunity policies for all HHS employees and applicants. My goal is to create an environment within HHS, free of discrimination, where all employees may work without fear of reprisal or discriminatory harassment; where qualified employees and applicants with disabilities receive reasonable accommodations; and where all employees are …

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Eurovision 2011: Belgium’s Witloof Bay

Don’t think I’ve ever seen an a capella + beatbox Eurovision entry. Very Manhattan Transfer. I like this.

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World Net Daily: Christians Need To Support Anti-Gay Corporations

In today’s top-of-site story, World Net Daily takes a break from its usual “Obama is a Marxist Kenyan” routine to trumpet the virtues of companies that scored poorly on the Human Rights Campaign’s Buying Guide for Corporate Equality. When it comes to automotive service in America, Pep Boys may be among the best-known brands, but the company is doing absolutely …

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Christian Of The Day

Buzzfeed’s Matt Stopera has some amusing responses to the campus preacher who carries the above sign.

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Bishop Harry Jackson: The Black Church Stopped Gay Marriage In Maryland

Jackson also vows to vote out of office anybody that voted in favor of same-sex marriage, a vote that never actually occurred in the Maryland House as the bill was sent back to committee when it became clear that it wouldn’t pass.

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