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BRITAIN: LGBT Chorus Takes Over Transit After Violent Attack On Gay Men
Via the Guardian: A lesbian and gay choir staged a mass singalong on Manchester’s tram network after homophobic thugs attacked two young gay men who were singing songs from the musical Wicked on a night out. The event – entitled Safe to Sing – started with about 80 singers boarding trams in the city centre on Monday evening to belt …
Read More »Launched: New Texas Marriage Campaign
Via press release from Freedom To Marry: Freedom to Marry, in partnership with Equality Texas, today launched a public education campaign to amplify the bipartisan momentum for the freedom to marry in the Lone Star State. The campaign, called Texas for Marriage, will highlight that support as well as the continued harms that committed gay couples face everyday until the …
Read More »Kmart: Jingle Bellies
(Tipped by JMG reader Ken)
Read More »Virginia Goes For LGBT Tourists
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe yesterday announced that his state has formed a task force to pursue LGBT tourism. Speaking to a crowd of 400 tourism industry professionals, McAuliffe said the creation of the task force continues upon his campaign theme of openness and equality for all Virginians. “I’ve been very vocal on the topic,” McAuliffe told the Times-Mirror. “As I …
Read More »Bearforce 1 – Action Man
Bearforce 1 is back and this is their contest entry to represent Switzerland at Eurovision 2015. The group broke up in 2009 after landing several minor European chart hits including the 2007 disco medley, Christmas Is Here. Only original lead singer Robert Brown is part of the new lineup.
Read More »KANSAS: 15 Gay Couples Marry In Wichita On First Day Of Legalization
Via the Wichita Eagle: Despite vocal opposition and freezing temperatures, Monday was a day for Kansas history textbooks. On the front steps of the Historic County Courthouse in downtown Wichita, 15 same-sex couples proclaimed their love for one another and were legally married. There were cheers of affirmation, but there also was opposition. At the beginning of the mass ceremony, …
Read More »This Is Probably Our Fault
Atheist Kids’ Songs
Charles Manson Gets Marriage License
When news of the engagement broke back in August, I wrote, “LGBT Americans cannot marry in 31 states – but Charles Manson can get married in prison.” What a difference the last few weeks have made. Manson, by the way, turned 80 last week and has been imprisoned for 43 years.
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