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Gayer player gets X'ed by Box 2008-05-15 07:33:43 Is "TheGAYERgamer" an offensive user name? Well it's not to us, of course. But according to the Xbox Live service, the moniker is unacceptable because of its sexual nature. A gaymer who tried to use the ID as his handle... Read more:player
Keeping humans vulnerable to harm -- is that really a Gospel message? 2008-05-15 06:18:35 The Human Rights Campaign has an initiative called Clergy Call, which is designed to mobilize members of the clergy to become advocates for LGBT rights and protections. Focus on the Family, on the other hand, seems to have a mission... Read more:Gospel
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Video: Victory is just so much more fun 2008-05-16 15:11:02 We're such a cute people: The "Laverne and Shirley" theme? Come on, social conservatives! How could you possibly want to hurt the folks who keep 70's era themes alive? Why that's offensive both to gay people and our country's cultural... Read more:Victory
Audio/video: The full picture is much more telling 2008-05-16 14:12:36 We're going to give you an assignment which, if you have the time and energy, we think you'll find interesting. First watch this Alliance Defense Fund fundraising/promo video
, especially the portion in which attorney Glenn Lavy is shown giving what... Read more:Audio
Wherein homo-hostility turns herbicidal 2008-05-16 12:22:16 Think you've seen every sort of attack on yesterday's historic ruling that you can possibly imagine? Well check out this little quip from the Christian Civic League of Maine's Mike Heath, which was passed on to us by the lovely... Read more:turns
How-to-be-cruelly-insensitive 2008-05-16 10:51:16 Wanna see how cruel and crass our opposition can sometimes be? Well check this out. In reaction the news that a workshop designed to help gay youth and their fathers learn to accept themselves and each other was cancelled, the...
Degeneres-de Rossi: I now pronounce you hard to pronounce 2008-05-16 09:42:55 Ellen and her audience are quite excited about yesterday's decision. In fact, Degeneres is so happy that she has taken the opportunity to make an honest woman out of Portia. And her audience is so happy that they give both... Read more:Rossi
Please own your words, Ms. Fyfe 2008-05-16 09:21:49 Do you remember the other day when we pointed out how a conservative writer, Kristen Fyfe, had written a piece condemning the on-screen commitment ceremony that aired on "Brothers and Sisters." And do you remember how the primary beef we... Read more:Please
Is a 'congratulations' too much to ask for? 2008-05-16 07:44:19 You know what would be great? If our most visible Democrats would acknowledge the historical decision that was cast yesterday, and the positive effects if will have on the millions of the supporters whose votes they've solicited. But that's not...
WBC targets another kind of 'qu-' word 2008-05-19 16:33:27 We have some good news and some bad news for gays. The good? Westboro Baptist is about to piss off a much larger community than the gay one, which should both take some of the harassment off of our shoulders... Read more:targets
Beating Pete to his punch 2008-05-19 16:07:09 We have it on good authority that prolific 'mo foe Peter LaBarbera will at some point today put up a post lashing out at this event: The event, sponsored by the Homofrecuencia program, is a Latino-flavored dance for gay, lesbian,...
To not do: Visit Gambia 2008-05-19 13:38:33 Meanwhile, in "we American gays could have it much worse" news: The real question, though: Which head? President plans to kill off every single homosexual [Afrik.com]
LWO's insignia gets some reparative therapy 2008-05-19 12:35:41 You know Love won Out, that series of traveling conferences that seeks to turn gays into "ex-gays"? Yea, well, we thought you'd be interested to learn that the "former homosexual" advocates have changed their logo from this slightly modern mark......
Video: Blue state gets 'Red' treatment 2008-05-19 11:59:48 America's finest news source, Red State Update, weighs in on the CA ruling: Red State Update: Gay Marriage [YouTube]
Ronald George on Ronald/George marriage ruling 2008-05-19 10:21:40 In the coming days and months, social conservatives will likely brand the four California justices who ruled in favor of marriage
equality with the "activist" label so often, one might assume that their body has replaced its need for oxygen... Read more:George
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Video: Better a jacket than a muzzle 2008-05-19 09:41:45 In stories filled with both sickness and health, Ellen seems to have married her queer political voice to one particular jacket. Click both videos to see what we mean: Of course there's an obvious reason for it: That is not...
SC principal expels self 2008-05-21 13:36:42 Eddie Walker, the principal of South Carolina's Irmo High School, has announced that due to the creation of a Gay-Straight Alliance at his place of employment, he will be resigning from his position. Here is the letter that Walker wrote...
Video: Shockingly, her consumption of Rice-a-Roni was not attacked 2008-05-21 11:29:17 You might have already seen this laughably nauseating ad that Missouri Republican Sam Graves is running against his Democratic congressional opponent, Kay Barnes. But just in case you haven't, enjoy the Bay Area bashing: Sing with me, everybody: 'If you're...
Some gays are destroying marriage (equality) 2008-05-21 10:15:33 "the gay community shouldn't be celebrating." "This decision does next to nothing for California gays and lesbians, and causes real harm to people who believe in the "old" definition of marriage
. It's nothing to be proud of." "Sure, gays and...
Portland pops open a Sam Adams 2008-05-21 08:57:25 Barack Obama wasn't the only Dem who had a big victory in Portland last night. Openly gay Sam Adams
was also elected mayor of the Oregon burg, making him the first out and proud person to be voted into the...
Box still turning off 'gay' dudes 2008-05-21 08:07:37 Remember last week when we told you that Microsoft had disallowed a gamer from using "theGAYERgamer" as his Xbox Live handle? Well it seems that the service's "gay" ban is even more restrictive than initially thought. Kotaku now brings us... Read more:dudes
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Some men are just Savages 2008-05-21 07:52:57 How did the always sensitive, classy, and respectful conservative talk show host Michael Savage handle the news that liberal senator Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor? By playing a song from the Dead Kennedys, natch: Michael...
Video: Fred's fried plans 2008-05-20 16:45:34 Yesterday we showed you a press release that was issued by the "fag haters" from Westboro Baptist, wherein the Phelps family detailed their plans
to somehow strengthen their own faith by burning another's holy book. Well that was just the...
Pete sends early Fathers' Day present 2008-05-20 14:47:35 Of this photo that is running on the Equality California website... ...Peter LaBarbera today says the following: Now look at the “gay daddies” propaganda photo... What emotions does it evoke in you? Righteous anger, pity, sorrow, deep frustration? (If your... Read more:Fathers
Video: Alanis' 'beautiful husband' 2008-05-23 08:02:37 Oh dear sweet Alanis
. This lyric change was featured on this morning's "Today" show: Now if she would only change all of those things in this song that are not technically ironic, but just merely suck, then we'd be good....
Like a far-right bat signal, CA ruling brings Rick back into play 2008-05-22 14:33:11 Want a reason why former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum was voted out of office? Well, in a new commentary he has written in reaction to the CA marriage ruling
, he gives us at least three of them: 1. "Let's put... Read more:signal
Not ifs, ands, or butts about it: Pete's gettin' cheeky 2008-05-22 12:49:27 A few days ago, we forewarned you that Peter LaBarbera had a post in the pipe wherein he planned on attacking a Queer Prom that will be held tomorrow night in Chicago. But even we didn't expect Pete to do...
No need for verbosity 2008-05-22 12:06:43 In this morning's USA Today, the Family Research Council's Timothy Dailey has written yet another on CA Supreme Court's marriage ruling and what the far-right intends to do about it. However, to save you the time of reading yet another...