Leading Pastor Defends Obama?s Support for Marriage equality
Rev. Otis Moss III of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ recently defended President Obama’s support for marriage equality. “The question I believe we should pose to our congregations is, ‘Should all Americans have the same civil rights?,’” Moss asked his church members this weekend. “Ther...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/leading-pastor-defends-obamas-support-for-marriage-equality.html 19 May 2012 at 7:22pm
House Passes Violence Against Women Act Without LGBT Protections
The House of Representatives approved reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, but did not approve of the portion that would have explicitly included LGBT victims of violence. The bill passed 222-205 on Wednesday. According to the Human Rights Campaign, Republican representative Judy Bi...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/house-passes-violence-against-women-act-without-lgbt-protections.html 16 May 2012 at 11:35pm
Colorado Republican?s Gay Son Disappointed Dad Killed Civil Unions Bill
When Montrose Republican Don Coram cast a deciding vote Monday night to kill Colorado’s civil unions bill, he “let down” a gay community that includes his only child, his son told The Denver Post. Dee Coram the openly gay son of Republican representative from the 58th district Don Coram, in Color...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/colorado-republicans-gay-son-disappointed-dad-killed-civil-unions-bill.html 16 May 2012 at 9:52am
President Obama The View | Seeks to Repeal DOMA in Second Term
Somewhat buried in CNN’s story on Barack Obama’s fundraiser in New York is this little tidbit about his administration’s plans for marriage equality? He also outlined goals he hopes to accomplish under a second term, including the repeal of the Defense Of Marriage Act, which the administration ha...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/president-obama-the-view-seeks-to-repeal-doma-in-second-term.html 14 May 2012 at 9:05pm
Rev. Dyson Challenges Black Pastors who do not support Obama on Equality
On Friday, May 11, Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, guest host of MSNBC’s The Ed Show, challenged Black pastors who are critical of President Obama’s historic endorsement of marriage equality. “Black leaders of faith should not use the Bible to suppress the rights of LGBT community just like the Bibl...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/rev-dyson-challenges-black-pastors-who-do-not-support-obama-on-equality.html 14 May 2012 at 8:21pm
Tony Perkins Marriage Equality Foe Knocked Out
The Last Word By Melanie Nathan, May 14,2012. For years the anti- same-sex marriage lobby has taken the form of extreme right wing fundamentalists such as Tony Perkins and others who I am loathe to name. At every turn and opportunity LGBT bloggers have fought their rhetoric and we have never con...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/tony-perkins-marriage-equality-foe-knocked-out-2.html 14 May 2012 at 1:32pm
Romney Denounces Marriage Equality at Anti-Gay University?s Commencement
WASHINGTON ? Mitt Romney reiterated his opposition to marriage equality for same-sex couples again Saturday morning while delivering commencement remarks at Liberty University, an anti-gay school that bans openly LGBT students from attending. Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, made...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/romney-denounces-marriage-equality-at-anti-gay-universitys-commencement.html 13 May 2012 at 1:58pm
Senator Feinstein Defends Obama?s Support of Gay Marriage
What is wrong with people being happy?’” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) defended President Barack Obama on Sunday from Republican charges that he has “flip-flopped” by speaking out in favor of marriage equality rights for same-sex couples. When asked whether Obama had made a political calculati...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/senator-feinstein-defends-obamas-support-of-gay-marriage.html 13 May 2012 at 12:11pm
North Carolina Lesbian Arrested trying to get Marriage License
Around the U.S.A. May 12, 2012, A lesbian who sought a North Carolina marriage license with her partner and was rejected under a state law banning same-sex marriage was arrested with another person Thursday after they refused to leave a government office where several gay and lesbian couples were...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/north-carolina-lesbian-arrested-trying-to-get-marriage-license.html 12 May 2012 at 8:47am
Senators Urge Protections for Binational Same-Sex Couples Unfair Deportations
By Melanie Nathan, May 11, 2012. BOSTON ? Following President Obama?s announcement to support same sex marriage, Senator John Kerry, along with 16 of his Senate colleagues, today renewed their call for the Obama Administration to protect married gay and lesbian couples facing possible deportation...
http://purpleunions.com/blog/2012/05/seantors-urge-protections-for-binational-same-sex-couples-unfair-deportations.html 11 May 2012 at 9:21pm
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BREAKING: NAACP Board Votes In Support Of Marriage Equality
Ten days after Barack Obama’s historic announcement, the board of directors of the NAACP voted to endorse marriage equality today. “The mission of the NAACP has always been to ensure the political, social and economic equality of all people. We have and will oppose efforts to codify discriminatio...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/queerty2/~3/hvYXuCmWFLo/ 19 May 2012 at 4:59pm
FIRST PERSON: Home HIV-Testing Kits Offer ?No Guidance? No Emotional Support?
Oh, it?s a GREAT idea. It?ll get ALL the people who don?t have the guts to show up at a real testing center! Everyone has a DUTY to get tested to PROTECT other people, and ANYTHING we can do to get MORE tests is BETTER, right?
?until YOU?RE the one whose positive result blindsides you, with [...]
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COMMENTS: The Atlantis Cruise Couple, Dustin Lance Black, And The Day Disco Died
Time for the Queerty Week in Comments, with the most compelling, thought-provoking or just downright bitchy comments that came directly from you, the readers!
“Donna Summer was a staple in my music collection for 35 years in many formats; 8 track tape, 45s, LPs, cassettes, CDs and mp3s? She wa...
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WATCH: Will Smith Slaps Some Sense Into Reporter Who Tried To Kiss Him
Rapper/Actor Will Smith was not having it when a reporter tried to kiss him on the lips at the Moscow premiere of Men in Black 3.
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Raven-Symoné Attacks, But Doesn?t Deny, Recent Gay Rumors
That’s So Raven star Raven-Symoné took a break from starring in Boradway’s Sister Act to address recent rumors that she’s a lesbian and dating model AzMarie Livingston.
“I’m living my PERSONAL life the way I’m happiest,” she tweeted today. “I’m not one, in my 25 year career to disclose who I’m da...
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KS Teacher Ranks Homosexuality With Stealing, Murder In Facebook Post
Jack Conkling, a social studies teacher at Prairie Hills Middle School in Buhler, KS, has stirred up a hornet’s nest after he posted a Facebook post stating that that homosexuality “ranks in God’s eyes the same as murder, lying, stealing or cheating.”
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INTERVIEW: Hysteria?s Hugh Dancy On Faking Orgasms, Gay Marriage And Double E...
Hugh Dancy is hysterical. The charming Brit?who plays a Victorian-era doctor stumbling upon the key to unlocking female climax in the new comedy Hysteria?toys with double entendres like they’re second nature.
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Pioneer Pyschiatrist Robert Spitzer Apologizes For 2001 Ex-Gay Study. Should ...
Weeks after the blogosphere picked up on it, The New York Times ran a story today about Dr. Robert Spitzer apologizing for his controversial and poorly researched 2001 study of patients involved in so-called reparative therapy.
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INTERVIEW: Dustin Lance Black Goes Back To His Roots In Virginia
Hollywood screenwriter Dustin Lance Black has been swimming in the deep end for quite some time now: After earning his chops writing for HBO’s Big Love, he nabbed an Academy Award in 2009 for writing the script to Milk, Gus Van Zant’s bio-pic about slain gay-rights leader Harvey Milk. He also pen...
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NEWS: UT Gay Alumni Group Forms, Bloomberg Praises ?Mayor? Quinn, Harvey Milk...
The University of Texas officially welcomed its gay alumni association at an event Wednesday night, when the Texas Exes LGBT Network gathered after a special “lavender” graduation ceremony. “UT has a proud tradition of LGBT student activism, and we should take a moment to appreciate how far we?ve...
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/queerty2/~3/7F7lKfPPjTI/ 18 May 2012 at 9:35am
WATCH: Travolta Deflects Sex Allegations With Creepy Mother?s Day Video For K...
There’s no guarantee it was actually made by John Travolta but this ham-handed, clumsy pastiche of heterosexual pride does include what look like private photos of the Travolta clan. And it is the kind of thing an out-of-touch celebrity would do in a desperate effort to deflect growing gay rumors...
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Chloe Sevigny : ?I Cried Every Day? Wearing Prosthetic Penis
I cried every day when they put it on. You know, I’m ample-chested and I have this on. I felt very exposed, and it was hard, very hard, having people so close to your personal parts anyway?who you’re not sleeping with ?for an hour-and-a-half each day, to put it on. Then looking in the mirror… [....
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IN Gay Teen Suspended For Having Stun Gun Attacked In Mall
A gay Indianapolis teen who was suspended from school when he fired a stun gun in the air to ward off bullies, was assaulted at his mall jobl.
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More Rumors Surface About Queen Latifah Coming Out At Long Beach Pride
Ever since Queen Latifah accepted an offer to perform at Long Beach Pride on May 19, rumors have been bubbling up that she was coming out. Some believed performing at an LGBT event was in itself a nod to queer fans, while others are saying she’ll be making a big announcement soon.
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WATCH: Richard Branson Records Out4Marriage Video For UK Marriage Push
Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson has joined the Out4Marriage campaign, recording a video in support of Prime Minister David Cameron’s marriage-equality efforts.
“Over the years, across the world, gay people have been given more and more rights,” he shares. “But in the UK, much of the US and man...
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Anderson Cooper Wins 'Jeopardy!', Helps Gay Kids: VIDEO
Friday night, The Silver Fox won $50,000 for The Trevor Project -- the organization devoted to combating suicide amongst gay youth -- by winning Jeopardy! Power Players. His competition: NBC's Kelly O'Donnell and the New York Times's Thomas Friedman. Watch...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/Q5vOahtnEAU/anderson-cooper-wins-jeopardy-helps-gay-kids-video.html 19 May 2012 at 1:16pm
Dharun Ravi's Support From The Gay Community
Reuters published an article yesterday neatly summarizing the support Dharun Ravi has received from various members of the gay community. (If you're just tuning in: Ravi is the 20-year-old who, two years ago, briefly used his webcam to spy on...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/dFac0lhLsCE/dharun-ravis-support-from-the-gay-community.html 19 May 2012 at 12:25pm
Dr. Joseph Lowery On Marriage Equality: VIDEO
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Lowery is everywhere, all of a sudden, and not for the first time. The estimable, 90-year-old Rev. Dr. is the founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the Black Leadership Conference; he led the Montgomery...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/DGTPTkcAPyg/dr-joseph-lowery-on-marriage-equality-video.html 19 May 2012 at 10:38am
'Hate Crime' Debunked: Lesbian Couple Accused Of Vandalizing Own Home
Last November, Andy reported on the sad story of Aimee Whitchurch and Christel Conklin; a lesbian couple in Parker, CO, whose ongoing dispute with their homeowner's association led to what appeared to be a hate crime. The women claimed they...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/tA88vRjXpT8/hate-crime-debunked-lesbian-couple-accused-of-vandalizing-own-home.html 19 May 2012 at 9:00am
High School Student Suspended For Drag: VIDEO
The gams pictured above belong to teenager Warren Evans. He was suspended last week from Calvert High School, in southern Maryland, for showing up for class in drag. Evans insists he didn't violate his school's dress code -- the code...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/V7xZJs_mHxk/high-school-student-suspended-for-drag-video.html 19 May 2012 at 7:30am
A Former Chaplain Explains Where Gay Animals Come From: VIDEO
This was on The David Pakman Show, where Pakman queried ex-Navy chaplain Gordon Klingenschmitt and full-time godnut on the habits and provenance of homosexuals. The following dialogue was helpfully transcribed by Raw Story's Stephen C. Webster: ?Let?s step back for...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/sLWwtxLN_qY/a-former-chaplain-explains-where-gay-animals-come-from-video.html 19 May 2012 at 6:00am
A Russian Daredevil Bridge-Climbing Clip to Make Your Hands Sweat: VIDEO
Russian YouTubers have a habit of doing terrifying unsafe things from very great heights, and this clip definitely lives up to that tradition. Watch (and don't look down), AFTER THE JUMP...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/csPOVFSEB64/bridge.html 18 May 2012 at 4:40pm
Raven Symone: 'My Sexual Orientation is Mine to Know'
In response to a National Enquirer story that she's dating and living with an America's Next Top Model contestant in New York City, actress Raven Symone today tweeted that she doesn't plan on sharing her sexual orientation with anyone. Tweeted...
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1128
MINNESOTA NICE? An upcoming documentary by Alec Fischer. GINGERS HAVE SOULS: A YouTube classic, songified. INTERSPECIES INTERMINGLING: Dog has thing for chicken. Y-LOVE: Focus on the Flair. For recent Guides to the Tube, click HERE.
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/P_nRivKJBGA/towleroad-guide-to-the-tube-1128.html 18 May 2012 at 2:50pm
Adam Lambert Performs 'Never Close Our Eyes', Talks About Being a 'Gay Celebr...
Adam Lambert brought his new single "Never Close Our Eyes" to American Idol last night, and also did an extended interview with Google Play. "I wanted to call it Trespassing because I wanted the fans to feel like they're going...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/gDawiHzRtW8/lamb.html 18 May 2012 at 2:20pm
Will Smith Shoves, Slaps Male Reporter for Kissing Him: VIDEO
Will Smith was not happy to be the target of a Ukrainian reporter's kiss on the red carpet of Men in Black 3, TMZ reports: The Ukrainian reporter tries to kiss Will on the lips on the red carpet and...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/QPN6fKrdWhY/willsmith.html 18 May 2012 at 1:46pm
'One Million Moms' Goes after The Gap for Its New Gay Ad
(image twitter chris votaw) Claiming that its recent campaign against JC Penney over an image of lesbians in its catalog is having an effect, American Family Association subgroup One Million Moms is now going after The Gap for an ad...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/7URw4RqMvh4/one-million-moms-goes-after-the-gap-for-its-new-gay-ad.html 18 May 2012 at 1:36pm
News: Jenna Talackova, John Travolta, Vito Russo, Dolphins
Gay marriage becomes issue in South Dakota congressional race: "Matt Varilek, one of two Democrats running for the party's nomination for the state?s lone congressional seat, told a newspaper editorial board that he opposes gay marriage. That sparked a bit...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/GAdBDf_MXo0/outfest-to-open-with-vito-russo-documentary-among-the-subjects-interviewed-for-vito-are-lily-tomlin-armistead-maupin-bruce.html 18 May 2012 at 12:08pm
MS Lawmaker Andy Gipson Says Gays Spread Disease, Suggest They Should Be Put ...
Mississippi state Representative Andy Gipson attacked gays on his Facebook page following Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage earlier this week, Unity MS reports. Wrote Gipson in a Facebook post: Been a lot of press on Obama?s opinion on ?homosexual marriage.?...
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/9LS4EHneOgQ/ms-lawmaker-andy-gipson-says-gays-spread-disease-suggest-they-should-be-put-to-death.html 18 May 2012 at 11:16am
Behind the Scenes with Lady Gaga on 'The Simpsons': VIDEO
Lady Gaga is coming to cheer up Springfield in a special 'Lisa Goes Gaga' episode of The Simpsons. Here's a look at her cheering up Matt Groening and the rest of the crew at the taping. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP......
http://feeds.towleroad.com/~r/towleroad/feed/~3/5TCJVGjZGCM/gagasimpsons.html 18 May 2012 at 10:19am
