The Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association has named openly gay Rep. Luke Clippinger as its legislator of the year. You may recall that Clippinger fed us constant emailed updates directly from the House floor as Maryland battled for marriage equality. Hurrah!
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Minneapolis’ City Pages has published a lengthy look at Archbishop John Neinstedt and the Catholic Church’s local campaign against gay people. An excerpt: The archbishop began his tenure by writing a piece in the Catholic Spirit claiming that those “who actively encourage or promote homosexual acts … formally cooperate in a grave evil, and … are guilty of mortal sin.” …
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Comic book fans Scott and Jason just got married at NYC’s Midtown Comics. Cute! Photo via Instagram. (Tipped by JMG reader Brian) UPDATE: I just noticed all those copies of the “Northstar Gets Married” issue behind them.
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“In terms of the Bible’s interpretation of marriage, what our faith teaches is pretty straightforward. There’s not much debate about that. The debate is about what society should tolerate, and what society should allow our laws to be. I believe marriage is a unique and specific institution that is the result of thousands of years of wisdom, which concluded that …
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As part of their gay pride edition, today the New York Observer posted a lengthy piece on the changing ways that the media handles closeted celebrities. An excerpt: With the number of prying media outlets—TMZ, Perez Hilton, Gawker, TV newsmagazines like Extra, a vivified set of glossy tabloids—growing seemingly by the week, celebrities have come up with a new strategy …
Read More »As I reported yesterday, a subset of Occupy SF plans to protest at the gay pride parade. Today the creator of the OccuPride NYC event page on Facebook called it quits. He writes: I have decided not to march in OccuPride… Go figure.. I created the event and this page! I no longer have any joy left in me to …
Read More »Confounding its many critics, New York City’s lone gambling palace, the Aqueduct “racino” in Queens, is blowing away national records. The Aqueduct opened last fall after being championed by Gov. Cuomo, who has vowed to bring full-on casinos to town. The Resorts World racino at Aqueduct is now tops in the nation in slot machine revenue, generating $57.5 million during …
Read More »CNN Money suggests cheaper alternatives. San Francisco Most popular neighborhood among same-sex male couples: Castro, San Francisco ($671 per square foot). Affordable alternative: Brisbane, Calif. ($311 per square foot). Most popular neighborhood among same-sex female couples: Castro, San Francisco ($671 per square foot). Affordable alternative: Redwood Heights, Oakland ($230 per square foot). New York Most popular neighborhood among same-sex male …
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Elaine Donnelly is pissed. Hurray! And what kind of effect will such celebrations have on people of faith in the military, including chaplains? “Zero tolerance,” Donnelly said. ” … If you don’t agree, you can end your military career. A Coast Guard [member] initially lost his job for merely inquiring about privacy. Military LGBT law works to stifle and end …
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