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JMG: The Father Tony Interview

This weekend I was in Fort Lauderdale where I spoke on a panel at the Gay & Lesbian Literary Arts Festival at the wonderful Stonewall Library & Archives. I’ll post a slideshow about the event later today. My beloved Father Tony was a fabulous host and even submitted to my unreasonable demand that we tour pretty much every gay bar …

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Rock For Equality: Hundreds Rally In CA For Social Security Benefits

Hundreds of activists and politicians rallied in West Hollywood this weekend calling for equality in Social Security benefits. Speakers included Sen. Barbara Boxer and NGLTF head Rea Carey. State and local officials joined hundreds of people outside the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center in Hollywood on Sunday morning to kick off a national grass-roots campaign demanding equal Social Security …

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Massive Fire Rips Throught NYC’s Chinatown, Hundreds Left Homeless

Last night a 7-alarm fire destroyed several buildings in NYC’s Chinatown, leaving hundreds of residents homeless. At least 14 people were injured in a blaze in Chinatown that reached seven-alarm status shortly after midnight Monday morning. More than 250 firefighters responded to the fire at 285 Grand Street. The fire broke out at a six-story building in Chinatown. More than …

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Hillary Clinton Rumored For SCOTUS

Once again, Hillary Clinton is being rumored to be on the short list of potential appointees to the Supreme Court. Sen. Orrin Hatch says he’s heard Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s name mentioned in connection with the Supreme Court vacancy brought about by the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Hatch didn’t elaborate in an interview Monday. Appearing with …

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Baptist Group Endorses Death Penalty For Gays In Statement Against Repeal Of DADT

The Unregistered Baptist Fellowship has issued a press release opposing the repeal of DADT because the Bible calls for the death penalty for homosexuality. A snippet via Christian Newswire: Therefore, because God’s word condemns same sex physical relationships (Leviticus 18:22, 20:13; Romans 1:24-32), calling them abomination, and considering them a capitol crime against society and nature worthy of the death …

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SCOTLAND: Top Anti-Gay Activist Confesses To Child Porn Charges

The Scottish school board administrator who was a leader in the campaign against repealing the UK’s anti-gay Section 28 law has confessed to possessing and distributing child pornography. Enacted in 1986 during the Thatcher administration, Section 28 made it illegal to “promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship.” Alan Smith …

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