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SCOTUS Rejects Liberty Counsel’s Appeal Of California’s “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban

The Liberty Counsel already lost twice at the Ninth Circuit Court and today they were slapped down for a third time by the Supreme Court. Their appeal was filed on behalf of NARTH and crackpot “ex-gay” brainwasher David Pickup. There will be some outraged sadz about this. UPDATE: The National Center for Lesbian Rights applauds. NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter …

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SPOILER: True Blood

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen last night’s episode of True Blood. Otherwise, dive in and dish. (I realize the above gif is a spoiler itself, but it’s all over the web today, so…) More Jason-Eric gifs are here.

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Actor Meshach Taylor Dies At Age 67

Via the New York Times: Meshach Taylor, the actor best known as the friendly colleague of four Southern women on the popular sitcom “Designing Women,” died on Saturday at his home near Los Angeles. He was 67. His death was confirmed by his agent, Dede Binder, who said he had had cancer for some time. Mr. Taylor played Anthony Bouvier, …

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WASHINGTON: Peter Sprigg Testifies Against Proposed “Ex-Gay” Torture Ban

“At the heart of the attacks on sexual reorientation therapy are two claims– that such therapies are ineffective, and that they are harmful. However, there is abundant anecdotal evidence that such therapies work — that is, people who say that they were helped by such therapies to change from predominantly homosexual to predominantly heterosexual. There is also scientific evidence. The …

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The Foot Wore A Spiked Heel

It was 45 years ago this week that the queer community of New York City finally said “Enough!” For some historical perspective, I’m again reposting the story that the New York Daily News ran one week after the Stonewall Riots. Note how the story drips with condescension and ridicule. We’ve come a long, long way in 45 years and we’ve …

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